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What is a Luddite?

What is a Luddite? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of a group of early 19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
  2. (pejorative) Someone who opposes technological change.
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Eventually the Luddite bands were tracked down and the reputed leaders executed or transported.
I accept the fact that the Australians have also had a somewhat Luddite approach to their regulatory regime in this particular instance.
However, here in North Yorkshire do we apply the Luddite mentality and return to the pitchfork and scythe?
The Luddite in me has been stirred from his distant slumbers by this recent death, too.
Even the most arrhythmic Luddite has to cheer up when suddenly confronted with the Dr Who theme.
He has a cranky Luddite streak, and he may be amplifying it for comic effect.

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