The Amish are exploited by Marxists as an example of socialism. However, the Amish are the antithesis of leftism. Each family is an independent self determining unit, and communities are run democratically, not by some ideological a-holes who want you to give them all your money because they know how to spend it fairer.

But aren't you glad it did?

@@helicart I've never had that presented as a defense before. A family is a collective barely bigger than the individual so that defense is rather pathetic

@@chrisallum9044 would you prefer the communal hierarchy within Papua New Guinea or Australian Aboriginal tribes, as supportive of socialism? Either of which is not socialism at all. If it was, then neighboring tribes would have seen the benefits of ever large cooperative groups.....but they didn't. They continued to war with each other. Socialism's failure is due to homo sapien sapien's inability to care equally for individuals within groups larger than 30-50, as smaller. And we see that in advanced economies. The larger the group of people govt is responsible for, the less efficient govt is at measuring relative need.

This bigger question is, why do I continue to click on and watch these random videos

What's it called? and where is it located?

@@runwaysrituals Shrewsbury Dutch Market on Susquehanna Trail in Shrewsbury, PA.

@@amputeeright Thank You!

I have a question maybe you can answer it. Aren't Amish "anti" technology for a lack of a better term. But they seem to have digital chashregister etc. Do they accept technology in their markets where they have non Amish customers for convenience or are they less strict than I thought. I'm not from the US so I never met an Amish and only know how they are portrayed in media.

@@marving.8868 there are Amish that will use technology to an extent, mostly in the commercial arena, like this market. The roadside stands you see, at least in PA, are cash only.

Until we meet again. Farewell

Indeed. Until we meet again.

peepee poopoo haha

take care of yourself

I'm sure your math is wrong but alas an algorithm brother is to be respected

I'm in rural New York and the Amish here speak German too

@@miketate8554 you probably mean „Low German“ (Plattdeutsch) not German. These are two different languages. Low German has somewhat similarities with Frisian and Dutch but it sounds a lot smoother in my opinion.

Leider stirbt die Mundart in ganz Germania aus.. irgend n Kauderwelch- Denglisch hörst überall

@@linajurgensen4698 And what's the difference between Plattdeutsch and Plautdietsch?

@@Axel-mn9op I don’t know what „Plautdietsch“ is? Is it some German dialect? I’ve never heard of it.

I remember the man who created LEGO once demanded his son to unbox a bunch of wooden ducks and coat them 3 time after his son told him to save money he coated the ducks 2 times. Quality was very important and still is

@@whynot5197 i also remember that animation

Community economics is the bread and butter of creating wealth among the entire populace. Not necessarily riches, just wealth. This is why people typically pay less for housing in housing coops, get more financial services for less with credit unions, and entire communities working as an economic unit can create wealth from small inputs, such as "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When workers shop local, those business owners spend their money locally, and a self reinforcing cycle continues. Much of America's wealth is being drained into the Hamptons by companies like Walmart, Amazon, Dollar General, etc. This isn't to say that the money can't flow there eventually, it's just that it is not getting time to circulate before ending up there, like an area that receives plenty of rainfall but does not capture it and let it soak in the soil, so the plants remain starved of water despite getting what should be adequate rainfall.

@@TheSpecialJ11 That's true. And as the video said: "Humble Leadership." Greed, Dishonesty, and Head Games are usually something that the Amish would banish people for. Hence why cooperation is easier, among their Community.

With good common sense, good faith and good will.

AB lll yea it’s great for us poor college students hahaha

Where is this?

No preservatives and other garbage that is in so many foods these days.

DanMan south jersey

You lucky dog!

It's more than just "hard work" and "valuing people." The Amish do not abuse credit. They believe in saving until they have enough cash to move forward. They also know the WISDOM of helping each other in their "community" - especially those who are down on their luck. Yet let's not be so quick to make them human idols. Very few Amish will fight for their country and carry a rifle and ammo for that very purpose, nor serve as policemen. They let the "advanced types" of society do that type of messy stuff.

Yes but they don’t care for the down on their luck for life, back to the work hard part.

@@PeopleFindingPeaceWithGod it's so obvious that you know nothing about the amish. they won't serve in the military because they are exempt from military service due to being non-resistant. in the future, please have the maturity to not spread incomplete or just false information in the future.

@@cboyslim5490 Huh???? "Non-resistant?" What is THAT supposed to mean?

@@PeopleFindingPeaceWithGod Are there any criminals in the Amish community?

NORTHERN MAINE HAS A VERY HEARTY AMISH COMMUNITY, I LOVE THEM

hazardharry Unfortunately I'm on the West Coast in California, far far away from their communities.

They're here in Maryland, very nice people. Very good pretzels

@@BobDiaz123 the Amish would most likely be outlawed in california.

@@johnmagill7714 You have a point, California's Government hates anything that we might consider moral, but they love everything we would consider perverted. So glad I'm moving OUT of California to a Free State in 2 months.

They do it with heart and not get. mb

It also helps to have a whole community of like minded people who help each other. There are a lot of hard working people out there that start businesses and fail. You will be much more successful if you have business connections, let alone a whole community that is willing to help you from top to bottom. Meaning they will supply you with everything you need to start the business and will become a consumer as well. A good example of this is the Jewish community.

Such a simple concept yet for some reason is treated as some kind of mystery

@@rks5457 actually that would be worse in business model because if you are obliged to buy from someone to help him almost always isn't going to be a good deal for you.

@@filipelimartins what are you talking about? If a product or service is of lesser quality of course one would not be obligated to buy. If the product/service is equal to or better than similar choices then the deciding factor might be where the money is going. It's the same thing as buying goods made in your own country, state or city. It keeps the money circulating in your community. Basic economics.

They are hardworking. But their values and beliefs are backward.

hard work means nothing.its just something you do if you can and if you want.

@@starsfalldown1234567 were do you think there hard work ethic comes from? Sitting around watching TV and having all the pleasures of the world handed to them

@@starsfalldown1234567 well, you're wrong about not using modern medicine

Yeah. I can't hate on em. They're admirable. If I was white, I think I'd wannabe Amish too. :/ I grew up in Ohio. I guess this what school field trips do to me

@@jellyfishi_ absolutely 💯💯💯 our capitalist economy creates BILLIONAIRES, further widening the inequality gap each year. Meanwhile the poor stay poor. For what reason does anyone need a billion dollars that sits untouched while there are people starving , without water; and without sanitation? So fucking wrong

@@Jackson-mi3dr why do you think the Amish succeed? They value profit and maximize profitability by offering good products, at a good price whilst keeping their costs lower and offering good service. While the richer get richer, the poorer class is significantly richer and better than they were 50 years ago. Poor people in America have access to clean water, have smartphones, TV's, can shop at stores like Walmart and buy good on Amazon cheaper. Whilst there are many greedy people out there, what is your solution? Do you think government is not greedy?

@@ren2871 First off, I was thinking globally, in which my previous comment still stands valid. And even still, adequate food water and sanitation is not ubiquitous across the US. I don’t agree with any of your statement, it was very generalizing. I bet if you sat across the table from a poor person they might tell you a lot different. And yes the government greed and inefficiency is a huge factor

@@Jackson-mi3dr Do you really believe that money just sits there untouched? It is used for investments and charities, aswell as goods and services, which create a market for them. If I'm rich and want a luxury jet, people have to extract the metals from the ground, transport them, refine them, transport them, then use them for the final product. But some of those metals split off to go to another chain in the production. All that is just 1 of the many product chains required for my jet. You can't boil down complex economies to "just a billion dollars lying around".

@@jellyfishi_ I read about how the amount of food being wasted in the US alone can feed the entire world. It’s incredibly idiotic thing that although I partially blame the government with their quotas and subsidies, the food culture here is also to blame. People want perfect looking produce and even fewer consume all edible parts of livestock.

Yes and no. The incest is not so good. Scary genetic mutations that exist only in Amish world. They won’t even use généalogies to determine if it’s a bad genetic match.

@@agricolaregs damn. Did not know that..

Maybe

Sumedh Habbu Human beings aren’t as diverse as we think genetically. This community is limiting itself even more, very small gene pool.

@@sumedh17 it is not true. This ahole is just projecting his own ignorance.

Google sexual abuse among Amish. It needs to be dissolved.

@@deborahoshea2507 What are you talking about? Also are you sure dissolved is the word you're looking for there? Dissolve (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution. Or close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body).

@@deborahoshea2507 give sources, I don’t work with unsupported claims

But you can also see humility pronounced all over her features. What a humble woman!

@@deborahoshea2507 omg google is my source....

If you're being paid a livable wage. Which many people aren't.

@Liberalism is a disease Lobotomies are the cure No? If you've been doing a job for multiple years someone completely new to the profession isn't "competition" unless you do your job poorly. Your company is going to want to keep you because you're bringing in more than the value you're subtracting. Enough to justify your employment.

Sounds like a foreign concept in this day, where everyone is out for themselves only, or so it seems.

@@kfl611 yes, we should have greater support starting from governmental policy upwards. That’s how we can create an environment where people can shift their focus onto supporting one another, and not being tunnel visioned on keeping afloat.

@@Charlielinja The world sure could use more of that sympathy and understanding and abiding by letting your word and work speak for itself. No better selling point than word of mouth as a good recommendation.

that's what they say but not believe

Dutchik it's clearly what they believe

Biggest difference is that you have a business that is legally allowed to discriminate and hire only hard working white people. Any business like that would be successful.

Spellcaster86 Delusional? Like he said "they want to create a value that help them make some money.". Its like they are just being smart, put some love in it yet being useful than just filling the jobs to fullfill the market needs. That why it hard to beat them. They didnt blindly do it for their passion.

@Commie Punks Fuck Off Two internet Nazis in an argument because at least #2 is too fucking stupid to realize he's attacking one of his own pack. Hah.

And sober as fuck! That helps a lot😂

Wrong. They are successful because they’re Amish.

Peter Stewart Yeah they are amish, so they follow simple life. They are happy and content with their life.

Disclipined with family values

Hira Nath happy and content, to not report sexual assault to the police.

God fearing is the key to all success even if not in this life.

@ŇøHă Ģ. just like all other family owned businesses so you didn't make your case.

Love to hear this...we all you to live like this one hundred years ago..

@Tyler washing it clean like rest of the civilized world away from Europe 1, with water.

@Tyler we use bidets tyler...

victor damn are you that stupid and poor? Lol

Tyler it’s common in other parts of the world to use bidets. It’s not very common in America and many people don’t know what it is so it makes sense if you didn’t know it. I didn’t until a few years ago when my friend got one as a gift 😂

@Tyler Other parts of the world use water to clean . And Toilet paper if available to dry the area

YEA.... without pay... and a side of torture

@Dog Crucifixion ....

@Dog Crucifixion Im thinking this is based

Not necessarily

@@ItsDigitalGameBreak you could never see the beauty of this religion and way of life if you havent lived it. Its a hard life. And rewarding. Men and woman work hard and help each other.

oof. a little close to home mate.

KZfaq is just a tool. It depends what you use it for.

AdventureSportFlashlights even less, I would say 95% less expenses. Now consider placing that difference into the business. You would smoke any competition.

they're*

*there're

AdventureSportFlashlights or cause it’s a cult with low labor cost

*they're'd've'ly

Isnt this strange after all this Turbocpitalism experiments this works best?

Its THAT simple....

Beautiful community....Wish I could spend a week with them ...

Mn

Amish are increasing in numbers fast as they actually have alot of kids

The Amish population is actually exploding having doubled since 2000 and expanding into new areas, found in 30 states now Is the fastest growing faith group in the USA

The entire Amish community and way of life depends upon the tranquility provided by society at large.

@@Ivan-ud1gr Pretty dumb comment considering it is the opposite. If the lights go out the Amish dont care, meanwhile you will see 95% of the urban population die within a month of no electricity.

@Jacko Sargs Maintain the sealanes shipmate.

Or KZfaq

@@EbayItemDisplay KZfaq is the #2 social media website

Nyx773 So?

@@fancy-payne I was being pedantic. The reply comment "Or KZfaq" implies that it is not a form of social media. It should state "Including KZfaq"

@@Nyx773 obviously classifications can vary. Personally I don't include KZfaq among social media sites although it has some features in common with the most prominent. The primary purpose for KZfaq is publishing and storage of video content and the social media aspects are merely tangential to its primary purpose. Ultimately the fate of the universe rests in these comments as long as we take them extremely seriously and make sure to keep writing and elaborating for as long as possible to the extent that you might realize you are being trolled for still reading this comment and seriously why are you still reading this?

agree w ya

R Navs yeah that's about it!! They're social ethic is altered!!

R Navs that is so true I learned it the hard way

Does that mean that you don't work hard and you have little humility? Because I do. They are people like anyone else they have their ups and downs, ask them.

quercus 👏🏽👏🏽

Fresh and no chemicals u cant pronounce

@Harry Palmer you'd be surprised how much it helps the old pecker

@@jeremyhanna3852 I hope you realize that literally everything you've ever eaten has chemicals you've never heard of before.

@@judypatooty4234 okay what about Amish food?

@@Jackson-mi3dr I mean it when I say literally everything you have ever eaten has chemicals you've never heard of before. Google search "compounds in apples" and see for yourself.

And then.....they make sure their children don't learn anything else! No education after 6th grade so they don't leave the clan. Google sexual abuse within the Amish community and get enlightened.

@@deborahoshea2507 😣

Exacly. Walk with god! Are not selfish like most english!

Communism

If only we could do the same....

agree!!!!

Exactly: Excellent work ethics.

That I admire bout them👍

Because it goes directly back into their community. Not for a faceless corporation that only cares about the bottomline.

They are a simple people. But very strong in their own way, I think.

Obey God and leave the consequences to Him. ☄

Apparently an Amish community (30 ish) is the scientific limit of the number of people someone can hold in their memory. Ipso-facto, a natural community balance in microcosm.

So Freddie you think it was different in the good ole days? Not!

@Great Lakes Government forced socialism is horrible. Only useless dregs who need welfare to survive want that. However a tight community looking out for one another is not socialism. Its called a group effort to uphold a high standard of living. A group of people making sacrifices to ensure its children do not suffer. A continuing network of connections, friends and wealth that will be passed onto future generations to come. And they didnt need Jewish banking or government to accomplish this!

@yagbos is he a “Moran”? But you’re definitely an intelligent person and most definitely not a “moran” right?

@yagbos you ok though?! Your comment reads like you’ve been doing meth, it’s just *all* over the place and makes no sense, and you also sound really hateful to a group of people who are making an honest living... maybe dry out or something before you start to criticise others based on their religious beliefs...

This is also why they're all wealthy and do in home banking.

“Grow a brain morans” anybody remember that ancient meme?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the Amish "take pride" in anything. I think pride is one of the things their beliefs forbid. Even in regular christianity it's one of "the seven deadly sins"

Intimidation, religious extremism and strict to the point of cruel. But pretty furniture.

Both are true

Obey God and leave the consequences to Him. ☄

@@Kube_Dog You bore me.

@@marksawatzky8562 Apparently you were interested enough to reply. Lol. You love the Amish or something, douche?

No mass indoctrination and control through mass media. Simple living makes for good living

@Charles J. I was about to comment the same sentiment

@Charles J. there is no threat . They worship there god. Where did you here that.

@Charles J. Doubtful given how the lockdown wouldn't affect them that hard and doing better than most Americans.

Their women don't have onlyfans, and their men are not simps.

Stupid comment.

@@Charlielinja why

Charles Kobold I wish you lots of success. Amish are on the ball. We used to go to an English feed store. The daughter was watching TV in the office. Make sure you have no TV. An Amish feed store started up, it has grown and grown. The English one seems to hang on. It has excellent location, but is not on the ball.

All the best to you and yours.

@@tussilagolindera1575 the Amish ain't English?

Reagan Hutchins they’re comparing an English (normal) feed mill, with an Amish feed mill that opened after the English one did. The Amish typically call us English.

@@claytonatkinson865 feed mill?

very true.

Values are constantly changing.

masterji masterji *pedophile rape is quite common among Amish.* And the “punishment” is just 2-4 weeks of shunning, and the rapist get right back to fucking their sisters, grandchildren, daughters etc... some Amish towns have teenage boys just boast casually about which little sister they raped for fun, like it’s nothing. The women just take it becuz all of Amish prayer is demonizing the outer world becuz their Swiss-american ancestors were actually killed and persecuted 100s years ago. Hence they believe it’s worse to go to a police and report crimes from their community, becuz outside world = evil.

Incest is big they have a lot genetic problems I learned that in biology class just like gulf Arabs and Pakistanis and a lot of the Muslim world marrying your cousin is not scientifically a good practice yet God approves funny ain't it.

theMcWOPPER changing despite the fact the factors they are meant to serve do not. Insanity.

LoL👍😆👍

My neighbors are Amish. They gave me a loaf of fresh baked bread once. I ate it all in a day 😔. Plain. It was that yummy

Lol they burn it off!

Dave Kane processed sugar is JUNK.

Richard Ainsworth Who said they were better? Bitch get a life

"Beware of the English out there."

@@SimonWoodburyForget I have a problem with the Amish because of their cult like treatment of members of their society!

There are several communities of Amish in Michigan. My brother had an addition built onto his cabin near Hale, Michigan by the Amish. They also put a metal roof and metal siding on it. I had the opportunity to visit with them when they took their lunch break. They've fine folks with a great work ethic, and also very fair when it comes to price. My brother bought a shed from another family up there.

Aren’t they technically a cult tho?

@@shroomer8294 . . . That's just about the stupidest thing I've ever heard. The only difference between a "religion" and a "cult" is the number of adherents they have. Of ALL the Christian religions, though, the Amish are probably most closely aligned with the actual teachings of Christ: simplicity, pacifism, personal responsibility and hard work, generosity, concern for community, devotion to family. As an offshoot of the Anabaptists (which means NOT Baptists), they are decidedly loathe to proselytize, believing that one's relationship to God is a personal matter.

@@pricklypear7516 “…stupid’s thing I’ve ever heard…” “…only difference is number of adherents…” Those are quite opposing statements imo.

@@shroomer8294 who cares, if they're a cult at least they take the teachings of their God's seriously unlike most Christians denominations

@@awakenedone7577 exactly.

QueenBee Bargains i think it's due to natural way of life, they make life look simple...i like it

Many Amish will buy regular groceries from English stores, cook with them, and then sell them as "Amish"...tasting better is just a placebo effect.

Gadrienduil must be in the Northern states

Jeff Meltzer you are very miss informed they live all over the country. in fact there is a group of them that live in the south. do some research before commenting.

Amish people don't cook with ingredients of any higher quality than anyone else as a rule. They shop in bulk at Aldi near me for sugar and flour and eggs and that's what they're baking with. The same stuff you are. Some also smoke heavily and don't take care of their teeth. Some look for any way they can to get around their religious restrictions just like other orthodox groups tend to do. Some are also known to treat their livestock horribly . Seriously, anyone who "loves the Amish lifestyle" is thinking of an idealized version of reality. They're just people. They're no purer or better or harder working than any other group in general. If they didn't have such "quaint" clothing and horse drawn buggies, you'd think of them differently. You'd see they're people plain and simple some of whom are kind and some are not. Some are friendly and some are not. Some are healthy and some are not.

why do you need notes? They literally just work really really really hard and don't make excuses.

Here are your notes, become a religion and don't pay taxes.

Yeah they are a cult, lol

Its called total indoctrination.

Fuc"k the army

J Q leave

@@silverscreens7745 the hell with you

If you go to Reading Terminal Market try Beiler's Amish donuts! They're the best. Me and my dad waited for about 40 minutes in line to get them right before Easter.

@@sanmedina Your co-workers you’ve become friends with will surely miss you but the operation of the company will more than likely continue mostly unhindered, and that is the sad truth about most jobs nowadays. We don’t have a real sense of importance with how easily replaced we are after we leave. Maybe simply starting a new community like the Amish are capable of doing is the way we should consider approaching life but that also entails many drawbacks such as luxuries of life.

Nancy Pelosi and Charles Schumer with Amish values. Now that's funny.

@@lichub Hey, did you know Donald Trump was President for four years?

Well, all world leaders should get a lesson from them, that way we can afford products and services without spending too much money. ;)

@Steve the Pirate We haven't seen the Amish behead anyone for a parody that's been in existence for 20 years.

Mexicans are hard workers too. Smuggling 10 tons of cocaine thru a 100 miles test tube? Takes logistics and distribution expertise

2 words, puppy mills.

Puppy mills. Felony abuse and neglect of man's best friend. Do check it out. Very scary situation.

@@TheRugby23 Exactly. So disgusting. Felony abuse. Sociopathic sadistic abuse actually. They should be thrown in jail for it.

Sure tell to people who died from complications

@@MaelZack almost all of them already were sick

Its because they live in relatively isolated communities. Like here in Canada the virus spread most quickly along the coasts and in the largest province Ontario. There are far less people in the Prairies and far less people travel there from abroad. Like in B.C., Quebec and Ontario there were like between 100 to 300 new cases a day. In each province in the Prairies pit was just a dozen or so a day. However now in B.C., Ontario and Quebec its going up to several thousand new cases a day while in the Prairies its going up to several hundred a day (I dom't know how the Territories or the Maritimes are faring.)

@@MaelZack no they died of some other stuff

Paris Hilton said she could not contract swine flu, "...because I don't eat pork."

Ego sum homo vespertilionem it also helps that children are considered slave labor and are paid in dinner and a bed for a full time job after they're forced to quit school in 8th grade.

Ego sum homo vepsertilionem--I have family members who own a chain of restaurants in Lancaster County. Most of their vegetables, eggs, milk, etc. came from Amish farms. I spent a summer working with my family between college years and going to the farms to pick up items the restaurant needed. The Amish I met were kind, hard-working, dedicated to high quality produce and dairy products, loving parents, and intensely curious about why a 21 year old wasn't married with a family and was still in school. In the mid-20th century, the PA Amish won a suit brought by the Commonwealth to require their children to stay in school until age 16. The Amish contended that their children didn't need more than an 8th grade education to run their farms and "cottage" businesses. Today, it is much more common to see Amish girls and boys in high school than it was back then.

foods made with love of their culture.And veggies grown with love from their fields. That's the right life to love. In my eyes, hard work begets life

Ego sum homo vespertilionem She sold her shoofly pies pretty darn quick

Ego- Actually it's because they are smart Capitalists who understand Capitalism. Capitalism is a just a economic system that allows people to keep what they earn,own private property, and sell good and services people want and need unlike in socialism or communism where the government steals from the producers and dictate what you can and cannot do , earn keep or buy.No other system compares to capitalism for improving the quality of life for society, individual people and allowing people to build wealth and keep wealth or get out of poverty. Capitalism is the best by far!

Bullshit.

Or coffee or sugar or candy or anything . LOL they have no expenses .

I'm wondering too, lol

Most are pragmatic about making money, and will do the practical thing.

@aids But they use electricity which I thought it was forbidden for them all, any information about that?

@aids Oh I see, thank you for the info sir, have a nice day.

Where did you think they got their money from?

non gmo. potatoes are gmo. corn is gmo. bananas extreme gmo strawberries gmo these are all gmo. we started selective breeding things before we even knew about genetics. EVERYTHING is GMO. gmo≠bad. usually just for the bit larger, the tastier, ones with more offspring, ones that grow in that season, that grow in that other season. etc. we started with it so long ago. it isn't unhealthy but with patotoes and bananas especially, since they are all mostly clones of each other, they are vulnerable. because one disease can while them all out. bananas are going extinct. the ones as you know them at least.

Editing this, was to long. Selective breeding to take seeds out of bananas, etc... Fine. Making corn produce it's own insecticide. Making cabbage produce some sort of scorpion venom... Making a banana that has a built in vaccine... How do you selectively breed a scorpion with a cabbage, or corn with bt-toxin??? Those don't sound so great to me.

Pretac Witter They genetically modify them in labs. Inserting characteristics of other fruits/veggies to change their resistance to disease and insects. Nevermind it alters the nutritional value, increases the fruictose (sugar) and then they splice in the Chemicals to ward off insects. Insects pollinate and allow it to grow. The chemicals Kill the insects. That means Natural pollination can't be done. The chemicals that erradicate weeds (unwanted vegetation) also kill the microbes and insects/worms that keep soil healthy and feed the plants. MONSANTO IS CAUSING FOOD SHORTAGES AS A RESULT OF THEIR MEDDELING. They also got laws passed that makes it illegal to grow any seed that hasn't been so treated and if wind pollinates a farmers NON-GMO crops he can be sued or fined for "mislabeling" crops since they are No Longer "pure". Roundup poisons the soil which means you have to use chemical fertilizers. Then the soil is depleted of nutruients. IT's VICIOUS what they've done for GREED.

@The Uncannie1 Oh I know... I was kind of joking around about breeding insects with vegetables to make a point that it isn't natural. Once they start fooling around in the lab to modify/mix/combine I get very suspicious of that. I don't think they know the long term effects of what they are doing... Well they probably do know actually. Now if you have a bunch of strawberry plants and selectively save the seeds from the plants that only produce larger strawberries or whatever trait you want and keep working towards that slowly over the years I'm ok with that.

I mean I definitely agree that there needs to be some kind of state control and ethical control with GMO - but GMO is basically used in SO MANY life saving situations. Growing insulin is GMO. Domestication, as you're talking about, is not. While I am no scientist, I certainly do think that (controlled) GMOs will save humanity. We are facing a HUGE food crisis right now alongside enviromental crisis such as mass droughts. With domestication and selective breeding, you're not guaranteed plants with higher yields or a smaller water need. If you use GMO methods you're basically CERTAIN that your desired outcome will also be what your plants will produce. And yes there are certainly fears such as "are we exterminating bees?" or "are we poisoning ourselves?" and the answers are basically no. 1) we have full control over GMO which means that we can be certain there are no carcinogens in our food and 2) the poisons that have been tried and seen as succesful as insecticides are completely harmless to any kind of human - think like alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, nicotine etc. etc. According to my research, the tried out insecticide was actually tailored to the body of the certain kind of pest that was destroying crops - which means even if a person was the same size as the insect, we wouldn't feel the poison since it would go straight through us. So it's good to have some healthy scepticism but GMOs have been tested for many many many years and the results are that there are no short-term or long-term effects of it.

Spellcaster86 it's not like our school system is anything to brag about anyways. All we are taught is to pay into the corrupt system.

biff322 Actually no, they go to school up until the 8th grade. The rest of the US can drop out at 16

Spellcaster86 For some reason, they're still doing better than the average public school graduate

Spellcaster86 Why can the government regulate their schooling system?

Because they don't give them money. The US Government controls public scholls with money.

+Craig Sundaram stark X is a Trump supporter obviously

No, hard-working puppy-mill owners. This little video clip is monstrously misrepresentative of the way most Amish make their money. Lancaster County is the puppy mill capital of the U.S., and what most people don't know is that the Amish dominate the trade.

Cassandra Chaya Khan What is the percentage of puppy mill owners among the Amish? And by puppy mill I mean cages upon cages of animals, not the 1-2 dogs kept as pets with the added benefit of having puppies once a year. I think you grossly exaggerate the amount of puppy mills in the Amish, especially considering construction and farming are by far the leading occupations of the Amish.

It's pretty bad, Mark: www.thepuppymillproject.org/amish-puppy-mills/ www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty/puppy-mills/closer-look-puppy-mills www.nytimes.com/1993/09/20/us/amish-at-heart-of-puppy-mill-debate.html?pagewanted=all&mcubz=0

erik svensson so what

The industrial revolution ended in 1840, so it's a little while before 20th century

Ang Jo: Only if you don't know how to cook.

You must be fat?

just below this comment someone wrongly use "their" instead of "they're"

Even better than organic food I guess :) No machines involved, only hand crafted as in the old days

I like farmers market, they are similar. We actually have one place where we can go to buy Amish food.