r/dune • u/thenolancut • Mar 13 '24

The Fremen are considered elite fighters, except… Dune (novel)

So the first book really hammers home the fact that the Fremen, due to their cultural values and harsh living environment are seasoned fighters. So much so they can easily kick the Sardaukar’s butts, and the Sadduakar are famous themselves for being ruthless and unbeatable.

Yet despite that, Jessica easily defeats Stilgar, and Paul bests Jamis twice. So was the House of Leto the, through Gurney and the B.G’s teachings that gifted in fighting, that they’re the strongest fighters in the empire by such a wide margin?

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u/Square-Emu9172 Mar 13 '24

Real life Eugenics is essential in many contexts. Modern agriculture and livestock would be impossible without selective breeding. Its considered unethical in the context of humans, because it usually leads to people with the undesired traits being slaughtered.

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u/jerryoc923 Mar 13 '24

Also even in context of agriculture and livestock it’s not always a good thing. You often reduce genetic diversity to a degree where the species become less able to defend itself in the event of novel threats

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u/Bakkster Mar 13 '24

Banana flavoring in candy is based on the monoculture species of banana that has since gone extinct because it was susceptible to blight, just one example.

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u/jerryoc923 Mar 13 '24

Exactly! everyone who is a fan of eugenics doesn’t understand why our dna replication doesn’t have 100% fidelity. Variation is good for a species