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Just back from a visit to an Amish settlement in Lancaster County
A question - These guys pride themselves so much on their anti-militarism, pacifism and non violence
How do they reconcile that with their heavy meat eating? No different from the American average..
A question - These guys pride themselves so much on their anti-militarism, pacifism and non violence
How do they reconcile that with their heavy meat eating? No different from the American average..
Why is violence not OK even if it is intended to defend the nation or in self-defense?
But somehow OK in daily life despite the availability of less violent alternatives to feed oneself?
But somehow OK in daily life despite the availability of less violent alternatives to feed oneself?
Here are a lot of blogposts on Amish for those interested in this curious community
marginalrevolution.com/?s=Amish
marginalrevolution.com/?s=Amish
They now number 330K worldwide (a pretty sizeable number), nearly all of whom are in US
But notice the growth in population (from wiki)
As late as 1952, they constituted 0.01% of US population
In 2018, they constitute 0.1% !!!
A ten fold relative increase
But notice the growth in population (from wiki)
As late as 1952, they constituted 0.01% of US population
In 2018, they constitute 0.1% !!!
A ten fold relative increase
A provocative post with lots of data on Amish fertility rates and demography
medium.com/migration-issu…
medium.com/migration-issu…
