>The industrial revolution was as much a social   
   >revolution as it was an economic or technological   
   >revolution.   
   >   
   >In ancient Rome you had sufficient technology but   
   >the upper echelon could not fathom social reforms.   
   >In China, the people themselves were instilled   
   >with the belief that such reforms were immoral!   
   >In the west, the industrial revolution took off in   
   >the "Age of Enlightenment."=20   
   >   
   >    ...it didn't happen alone.   
      
   It has been observed that social organization and ideology change when   
   technology changes.   
      
   At any given time the ideology is sufficient to rationalize what is   
   happening.  It is the tail of the dog; not the dog.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)