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I am always a little conflicted about articles that portray the Amish as this wise group of people. I lived close to Amish country for a while and there were lo
by spaetzleesser 5y ago
I am always a little conflicted about articles that portray the Amish as this wise group of people. I lived close to Amish country for a while and there were lots of stories about child and spousal abuse. They seem to live to some degree outside the regular legal system so you hear less but it seems to be a pretty oppressive group.
- fuckcensorship 5y agoFrom the article: > In the 1960s and 1970s, 75% of Amish children would decide to become Amish adults. The most recent statistics show that’s up to 95%. Why do you think this number continues to increase if your assumptions about the Amish are true?
- bitcurious 5y agoPerhaps they are comparatively less prepared for the technophilic world.
- Arbalest 5y agoOpportunities for young people have been getting worse perhaps?
- voisin 5y agoWorth reading up on Rumspringa [0] which is when Amish youth leave the community to experience modern life and make a decision on their own separate from the community if they wish to return or not. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumspringa
- poulsbohemian 5y agoThis is a good observation, and it’s also important to realize that there’s no single “Amish” group - there are various groups of similar religious and cultural origin across a number of US states and Canadian Provinces, each of which has its own unique rules and practices.