/Dune/ranks as one of Richard Spencer’s favorite novels; although
Spencer styles himself as a prep these days, he got his start in geek
culture. Early in Spencer’s career as the public face of fascism, he
hosted the Vanguard Radio podcast, where he regularly performed close
readings of science fiction texts with other reactionary intellectuals
such as Counter-Currents editor Greg Johnson. A typical episode might
devote an hour and a half to commentary on Stanley Kubrick, Alan Moore,
or Christopher Nolan.
Just as Marxist critics have long searched for subversive elements
hidden in mass culture, Spencer and his co-hosts interpret speculative
narratives to find racist and antiliberal messages that are otherwise
unspeakable in a liberal democracy. AsNorman Spinrad
<https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Dream-Norman-Spinrad/dp/1490439455>suggested,
fans are willing to accept a narrative about strongmen exterminating
alien hordes when it is presented in fantastic form.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/race-consciousness-fascism-and-frank-herberts-dune/
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