2min chapter

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour cover image

James Wakefield - The Political Theology of Dune

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

CHAPTER

Is There a Better Metaphor for Lito Than Stalin?

Stalin is a better metaphor for Lito than anybody just because of the whole idea of the dictatorship of the proletariat is to oppress the bourgeois class, right? So that is effectively what Lito was doing by attacking not only, you know, the Ixians with he motivates them to seek out the technologies to render the spice useless. He also takes down the guild's importance, their source of power within the Imperium, right? He rests away the breeding program from the Benny Jesuit and brings it under his direct control. It reminds me of the way that people or some philosophers characterize the fascist reinterpretation of Hegel in the 20th century.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode