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It is sometimes scary how long propaganda continues to work. In the case of the Luddites, ot was factory owners propaganda about, rightfully, discruntled worker
by hef19898 3y ago
It is sometimes scary how long propaganda continues to work. In the case of the Luddites, ot was factory owners propaganda about, rightfully, discruntled workers opossing abuse and exploitation.
In a sense, this propaganda win in England gave us the current oppossition to unions we see in the US and among corporations.
- __loam 3y agoIt's funny this guy was worried about the luddites hurting people when several luddites were ultimately gunned down.
- davidgoudet 3y agoYou people need to understand that the Unabomber was also a Luddite. Propaganda works in both ways.
- hef19898 3y agoNot to speak of all the injuries and fatalities happening in those factories day in day out. On top of all the other negative health effects from dust and such. But somehow the rich dudes in their villas, and especially their money, need protection.
- klik99 3y agoLuddites were very careful not to hurt any people (I think in one case they were cornered by defensive action, but that was clearly in self-defense), and they even only targeted specific machines they had problems with, leaving all other machines intact. But just the same I don't agree with their methods since any violence is easily co-opted to paint them as bad and ultimately hurts the goals they were trying to achieve.
- __loam 3y agoViolence certainly wasn't the first thing they tried here