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Comment by oblio

6 days ago

If you think about it, Luddites were the original victims of capitalist propaganda.

Exactly. Most people who haven’t studied the history think the Luddites smashed the machines because they were against progress and industrialization. Hence the modern interpretation of Luddite meaning, “against technology.”

Many Luddites were shot against the wall or jailed. History often lies because it is written by the winners.