thejeff wrote:
LazarX wrote:And if you understood WHY and WHO the Luddites actually were, you'll see that I don't count the name as the insult you intended it to be.Yeah, basically the Luddites saw the problem correctly, but didn't have a good solution.
By definition, they really couldn't have a good solution. That as you note, would be a matter of externally imposed reforms, which as one might observe were fought against tooth and nail by the corporate magnates.
Pretty much all the Luddites could do was prove that they weren't going to be quietly swept under the rug without a fight.
And frequently when progress is made by the labor movement, it starts with hopeless battles like these.