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Posted by Balanced View on June 18, 2008, 11:07 pm
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Eeyore wrote:
> Balanced View wrote:
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>> Eeyore wrote:
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>>> Balanced View wrote:
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>>>> Just an update, Alt.culture.luddites is down to one subscriber ;~)
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>>> Is that a surprise ?
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>> Actually if a person really knew what Luddites were really all about the
>> place should be packed. Luddites got a bad rap,
>> what they were protesting was not the machines, but the drastic change
>> to their lifestyle. Most worked from home, much like
>> webmasters do today, had a garden plot, some chickens etc..and were
>> basically self sufficient. I'd be pissed too if I had to go
>> from working 4-5 hours a day to be locked in a factory 14 hours a day
>> for less money than when I was self employed.;~)
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> I know.
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> I presume you also know the origin of the word saboteur ?
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> Graham
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Modern or past? There are stories of wooden shoes (Sabots) being thrown
into machinery, but I don't think the
Luddites wore clogs.
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