Speaking of #Luddites…

In 1812, poet #LordByron told the House of Lords that #framebreakers had reason to be angry: “These men never destroyed their looms till they were become useless, worse than useless; till they were become actual impediments to their exertions in obtaining their daily bread.”

The Destruction of Stocking Frames, etc. Act 1812, made it a capital offense.

Byron’s response was a scathing poem that is, sadly, still on point.

#peopleoverprofit #workersunite