Luddite Bicentenary
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Commemorating the Luddite uprisings of 1811-1817 in the bicentenary years.
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Enjoying the continuing uploads to libcom.org of the Wise Brothers work, especially the latest 'John Clare Collective' which contains this gem libcom.org/article/john-c… libcom.org/article/namele… (All JCC articles here libcom.org/tags/john-clar…)
Luddite Bicentenary The hammer should, of course, be given the name Elon
👀 So BBC Radio 4's 'Great Lives' looks at Ned Ludd on 28th April, nominated by Alex von Tunzelmann bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Obviously The Labour Party were 200 years too late to proscribe General Ned Ludd's Army of Redressers, but you can bet they would have done given the chance Their message 'you might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb' You can't kill an idea 🔨 Solidarity with @Pal_action ✊️