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THE MACHINE BREAKERS

Even the most powerful land in the world has its problems. And one of them is a terrorist movement commonly referred to as the Machine Breakers. The group defines itself as the Frontmost Resistance Front against the Domination of the Machines (FRFat-DotM). Members of this terrorist group, most prevalent in structurally weak regions, blame machines for the loss of their jobs. Consequently, they repeatedly break in to automated businesses in order to smash the robots to pieces.

The Machine Breakers have a long history. Even as far back as the Industrial Revolution, there were protests in some European countries against advancing mechanization, in the course of which angry workers destroyed machines and factories. The authorities fought back against the rebels, named “Luddites” after their legendary leader, Ned Ludd, with full force. In England in 1812, for example, the destruction of weaving looms was made a crime punishable by death. Those executed back then are regarded as martyrs by the modern-day Machine Breakers.

Unfortunately it is important to add the warning that, in regions where Machine Breakers are most active, foreigners aren’t usually that popular either. But if you are interested in machine destruction as a tourist event, there are now numerous providers that offer participation in these so-called resistance actions for an accessible price. Previous participants claim that there is nothing more liberating than breaking in to an open-plan office and bludgeoning a multifunction printer with a baseball bat, or hopping around like Super Mario on top of Hoover robots as they scuttle away from your feet in panic.