Let's get one thing straight. Amish survive because they are not a threat. If they were they would all be dead. When they get as big as Mexico, look out.

the amish are not a threat to anyone

I think it is less than being numerous

lol Chopin, we dont mean surive as in no one takes them over. We mean it in a sense of them not falling apart internally

i think if they were going to grow to such large numbers they would have by now

@Panaffles Only survival matters. If you get killed early, it is just as damning as failed system.

i live in an area thats surrounded by minanites

when any minority group starts to coagulate around a form of government separate from their own country, that's when they get WACO'd

not just numbers

which is like amish lite

im not sure how that relates

waco, was the branch davidians

what's wrong with WACO?

they didn't want to pay taxes for land they paid for in full and for that they got killed?

clearly we know the amish are not a threat, the reason we brought up the amish in the first place was how they can manage to not fall apart

they were much different they had more of a militia style life

they were hosite anti government

they worshipped someone as an authority figure who was separate from the state. that's why they took him out.

well

the whole building out*

theyre are other communities that do the same

the branch davidians ran afoul of the government

what a shitty name for a cult anyways

same happened in ones town

it's not even a cool name, like, come on

Imagine if Amish had guns and enforced territory with arms....

jonestown

then theyde be in trouble

they dont though

but the amish do not have weapons

imagine if the Amish had a church that started to assume authority over Amish people

just cows and stuff

id hate to be amish

the amish do have a church that assumes authority over them

i feel they like to seperated

tbh i envy the amish

So if the government wants an oil field, in the middle of Amish land, what would they do? Step aside and say, please master yes master.

i would never do good in a commune, i like being connected to a large nation

idk why

no i doubt that

you know