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The Luddites: Misunderstood Working Class Heroes

The Luddites: Misunderstood Working Class Heroes

Update: 2024-08-229
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Today we think of Luddites as people who don’t know how to use technology or are maybe even afraid of it. That’s pretty far from what the original Luddites were all about. They were the first workers to fight for fair treatment. They were not successful.

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