Maybe what is needed is the Fremen (“free men”); they kicked the Sardukar’s butt once Muad’Dib showed them the way.Chinese government intent on being all-powerful centralized authority able and willing to tell its people how to live every aspect of their lives while surveilling them to insure compliance. I predict the response of progressives will be "What's not to like"
I think it's possible that such conditions might breed the Sardaukar of hackers, though