Re: LUDD: Luddite Directory?

From: John Marlow (johnmarlow@gmx.net)
Date: Sat Mar 31 2001 - 13:20:13 MST


Speaking of Marx, I find it endlessly fascinating that he of all
people should have been the one to say "The road to hell is paved
with good intentions." No argument he should know...

(Nitpicker's note: Yeah, "Hell is paved with good intentions" goes
back to 1651 at least--but not "The road to...")

jm

On 31 Mar 2001, at 12:39, Anders Sandberg wrote:

> "John Marlow" <johnmarlow@gmx.net> writes:
>
> > Oddly enough, they ARE online--even Chellis says having web access is
> > not a no-no. Been reading up on the originals lately; they were no
> > laughing matter.
>
> Just like their marxist forebears, they use the system they dislike to
> further their ends. The idea is of course that they will dismantle it
> after the revolution, but I think we all can guess what would happen
> in reality...
>
> (Just finished Pohl's _A Plague of Pythons_)
>
>
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John Marlow



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