[dirtboy]

Conservatives would do well to look to the self reliance of the Amish as a means of limiting the power of government.

The Amish drive on roads financed with tax dollars, using steel-rimmed wheels that tear up asphalt. Having lived in Amish country, I find they are highly selective in their 'independence' from 'English' society.

[cripplecreek]

The Amish drive on roads financed with tax dollars,

And Amish do pay taxes.

[MrEdd]

Did they demand tax dollar paved roads, or did the state want them running there?

Do you have any basis for your implied contention that they should build a parallel dirt road system that doesn’t sound silly if examined even superficially?

[nmh]

I wouldn't say they are hypocrites. Who knows - perhaps the government requires roads not be dirt. As for the steel around the wheels, they also use horse shoes on horses. They ARE hard working people and are self relieant. They have their problems just like us however they try harder to have a "plain" lifestyle. Some have electricity. I don't fault them for that. Their take on materail things is to minimize their importance and rely on God. Kids and material things are NOT their idols as they are in our society. Yes, kids can be idols too - the spoiled, rotten ungrateful kids with the HUGE egos and self esteem.

You will find in Amish country they are more humble and less materializtic. So you may object to metal on their wheels and paved roads in stead of dirt, but I'd rather have them as my neighbors than the carnal Christians we have in our neghborhood any day of the week.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Yup, those 18 wheeler carriages and buggies are hell on the highways...and those horseshoes...don’t get me going on that!!! /s