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14. Many Amish men use electricity and gas. Cell phones. Power equipment.

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:29 PM

Oct 2015

I grew up in Amish country. Every little patriarchal unit is different, but for the most part the jobs and tasks of me use modern power and technology. The women and children get the primitive jobs.

And there is a big problem with familial rape and incest, domestic violence, child abuse, and abuse if their animals. If victims try to go to authorities they are shunned. Basically, most Amish are jerks. The ones who get away confirm this.

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If we all lived like the Amish, would be facing Climate Change? [View all] Yavin4 Oct 2015 OP

Not a practical template HassleCat Oct 2015 #1

And NO ONE uses deoderant. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #13

It is possible Kalidurga Oct 2015 #2

We would be facing mass starvation. nt hack89 Oct 2015 #3

Formula 1 would get a lot less exciting. Codeine Oct 2015 #4

..... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2015 #12

Not at this population level, no jberryhill Oct 2015 #5

How would we know? kiva Oct 2015 #6

But by not having a computer or internet... Yavin4 Oct 2015 #7

It's not how we live, it's how many of us are on the planet. FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #8

You're welcome to join them... brooklynite Oct 2015 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #10

Yes. Rex Oct 2015 #11

Many Amish men use electricity and gas. Cell phones. Power equipment. yardwork Oct 2015 #14

Animal abuse is rampant in Amish country. Codeine Oct 2015 #16

Maybe not, but we'd be frogmarch Oct 2015 #15