Tony wrote:
> "Freakzilla" <jlkiv@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>
> <snip>
>
> "That was the terrible choice he had to make in the stilltent with
> Jessica. Turn himself over to the Harkonnens or dupe the fremen into
> thinking he was the messiah and be responsible for the deaths of 61
> billion people. IMO it all boiled down to desire for revenge against
> the Emperor and the Harkonnens for the death of his father, that was
> more im****tant to him."
>
> If Paul was a master a religious manipulation as mentioned by a poster
> above, Paul would be well equipped to stop any Jihad he didn't approve
of.
> And if it was the Fremen who initiated the Jihad in Paul's name,
wouldn't it
> be expected to hear an observer comment on this fact in Dune Messiah?
Tony FH was explicit as any author could be that the oracular vision
was set if he took that path. In a way, the jihad was like a force of
nature. Individuals could make small differences, but human nature and
the nature of the Duniverse dictated that it would play out in a certain
fa****on. Like a boulder down a hill. The path can vary depending on
terrain, but its going down the mountain....
WM
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