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lurkercodemnkytoday at 1:55 PM4 repliesview on HN

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sampotoday at 2:03 PM

"Butlerian jihad" comes from a science fiction novel from 1965 (Dune, by Frank Herbert). They didn't know about current political correctness 60 years ago.

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baal80spamtoday at 2:01 PM

Fun fact 1: "jihad" does not exist in Villeneuve's "Dune" adaptation.

Fun fact 2: what happens after The Butlerian Jihad? Return of the empire!

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bethekidyouwanttoday at 1:59 PM

Even if? It’s from a book if you’re wondering. We’ve all read it.

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Nicooktoday at 2:01 PM

I think the word has been twisted a bit, to compare it to holocaust is imo insane. I've known people named Jihad.

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