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"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.

I know that. Just pointing out your double standards compared to the holocaust.

The comparable word is "crusade". If it's OK to use the word crusade, it's OK to use the word jihad.

(My opinion is that neither should be used, but a majority of Americans disagree with me).

To be pedantic, crusade means "holy war" and jihad means "to struggle", so jihad should be more acceptable than crusade, but in English, jihad essentially only has the holy war meaning.

"Nuclear holocaust" is a somewhat common expression both in and outside of fiction.

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!

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

Abomination!

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

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

> I've known people named Jihad.

I have known Indian / SE asian Ice cream shops named Hitler.

Sure but my point is still that its Arabic and not inherently violent etc. whereas the holocaust is a specific genocidal event.

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