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You realize that most people consider the Amish to be Socialist, right? They aren't, but their lifestyle highlights the way they share resources and come together in times of need. The simplest definition of socialism is that it is a political and economic system that seeks a radical equality for all people in terms of their wealth, political power, and morality, regardless of individual effort, desires, or prior possessions in these regards. The part that separates the Amish (and hopefully all civilizations) is that liberals think we should reward everyone. Fossil Non ego te hic placere
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That is also like the community where I grew up. I remember one time that a farmer was very ill at harvest time. Many farmers in the area came together to harvest his crops for him. Women gathered at his home to help his wife prepare the meals for them and help her with anything she needed. Other farmers came each day and tended his livestock. The church where my late husband and I attended was also that way. If there was a need, the church as a whole pitched in to help. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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You are such an ass. 👎 I bet Lisa is ashamed of you. Fossil Non ego te hic placere
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Ok, I'll explain it to you, since you don't seem to get it. It is not serious, it is not hypocritical, it is sarcasm, satire, and tongue in cheek. I see no point in arguing politics, or anything with strangers...... in fact, no point in arguing at all. We have opinions, and should feel free to state those, but it is ignorant to name call and attack other people for having opinions different than our own. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I saw this kind of project in Washington D.C. and I found it also happening in my West Virginia community. It's a gleaning project where folks donate excess produce and others buy that produce at "Pay What You Can!" This helps me out ALOT!!! There is also going to be a community kitchen with canning projects. I am going to learn to can. This is an example of the community working to help others without Big Daddy Government interfering. Now that's a Republican Thought!!! Abracadabra 
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I have had a few Amish patients in the long term care facilities, and their friends and family are very attentive to their needs and often do a lot of volunteer work in the facility. It's interesting to drive around the farming area of the Amish community near us, and see them gather at the home of where they will hold Sunday services. Folks come in to help that family clean the home and set everything up. Yes, there is a real community feeling. We see a lot of that in the small town area where we live, even among the English, as the Amish call nonAmish folks. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I live in a community like that......we take care of each other. Just last week a small business owner on the island put out the word that it had come to her attention that an elderly woman had stopped eating and so she thought she would put out a call for people to donate home-made soup. She was flooded with volunteers.....of course many people wanted to know who it was and why she had stopped eating and what her dietary preferences/needs were, if they could do anything else for her, etc. She said the woman was not comfortable with attention. So several people volunteered to organize soups to be delivered fresh to the business and then she would deliver it to the needy woman....... We have several member-only community facebook pages and they are very busy....probably people who live in the city wouldn't understand a place that has a conscious philosophy of community, but that's what we have, and most people who live here were attracted to our dedication to community and settle here because of it.
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