http://www.isil.org/channels/archives/7021 A project of the International Society for Individual Liberty Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 http://www.isil.org/channels/archives/7021#comment-270648 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:36:46 +0000 http://www.isil.org/channels/archives/7021#comment-270648 The Luddites were beaten, well ruthlessly destroyed really, by the British Government. Now we all know that history is written by the victors and so it is that we now accept the term 'Luddite' to mean a fool is opposed to or doesn't understand technology. They were in fact opposed to technology that enslaved humans, as the industrial revolution did. The industrial revolution gave us the notion of leaving home and family to go to a place of work and exchange time for money. Follow the link on my name to learn more. The Luddites were beaten, well ruthlessly destroyed really, by the British Government. Now we all know that history is written by the victors and so it is that we now accept the term ‘Luddite’ to mean a fool is opposed to or doesn’t understand technology. They were in fact opposed to technology that enslaved humans, as the industrial revolution did. The industrial revolution gave us the notion of leaving home and family to go to a place of work and exchange time for money. Follow the link on my name to learn more.

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