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Originally Posted by jbjb
I'd say the "class war" description is slightly misleading, in that social class, while certainly involved in the Luddism movement, was not its prime motivator. It was principally a revolt against the introduction of new technology in the belief that it would lead to unemployment - the so-called "Luddite Fallacy".
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Those who fought this conflict were motivated by class interests: the workers fearing replacement and a worsening of work conditions (i.e. an increased tempo of production) and the owners of early industrial capital seeking to more thoroughly exploit the resources over which they had control: workers, raw materials, and machines.
Luqman