Original sentence: In 1867,  Karl Marx wrote that it would be some time before workers were able to distinguish between the machines and "the form of society which utilizes these instruments" and their ideas.The Luddite movement began in Nottingham at a time in England and culminated in a region-wide rebellion that lasted from 1811 to 1816.The lower classes of the 18th century were not openly disloyal to the king or government, generally speaking, and violent action was rare because punishments were harsh.The majority of individuals were primarily concerned with meeting their own daily needs.Thomis argued in his 1970 history The Luddites that machine-breaking was one of a very few tactics that workers could use to increase pressure on employers, to undermine lower-paid competing workers, and to create solidarity among workers
Edited sentence: Although the average Englishman received the right to vote in 1867,  Karl Marx wrote that it would be some time before workers were able to distinguish between the machines and "the form of society which utilizes these instruments" and their ideas.Lack of suffrage together with oppressive laws from Parliament culminated in a region-wide rebellion that lasted from 1811 to 1816.Lacking suffrage, the majority of individuals were primarily concerned with survival and meeting their own daily needs.The Luddite movement began in Nottingham at a time in England when voting was reserved for a grammar-schooled elite representing a mere three percent of the total population.The lower classes of the 18th century were not openly disloyal to the king or government, generally speaking, and violent action was rare because punishments devised by a voting 3% were harsh.Thomis argued in his 1970 history The Luddites that machine-breaking was one of a very few tactics that suffrage-less workers could use to increase pressure on employers, to undermine lower-paid competing workers, and to create solidarity among workers