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Who, exactly, were the Luddites?

Ridiculous History

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The Combination Laws Against Collective Action by Textile Workers

Thousands of people in the u k are suffering from chronic hunger, what we call food and security to day. Combination laws were directly aimed against collective action by textile workers. It's kind of like if congress passed a law specifically aimed at a, i don't know, podcasters, or something like that. And it's jus just a back check on e thing that i said earlier, you know, in terms of the croppers being able to get all these demands met.

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