“Our state roads are not designed for bikes traveling next to trucks and cars,” Smucker said. “With a buggy, people have to slow, and they have to go out around. They have to wait. With eBikes, they can go by by just going out a little bit.”
Stupid, sexy Amish
So if an electric bike is okay with God, isn’t an electric car also okay? Maybe a buggy with an electric motor so it looks traditional from up high? The contorted hypocrisy of self-proclaimed deep believers trying to fuck god on the small print is always fascinating.
It’s about self-reliance and community cohesion afaik. They’re OK with electric bikes because they can generate solar power for them.
They use diesel generators to create electricity to power silos already. Just don’t want to be hooked to the grid
also the buggies have car batteries in them to power the lights the states require for them to be on the road
The various Anabaptists (orders of Amish & Mennonites) don’t believe that god doesn’t want them to use technology (unlike, say, Orthodox Jews not using electricity on the Sabbath). They think that it gets in the way of community and living an observant life. Various communities have different rules around technology, and those rules can change over time (albeit very slowly). They DO believe that god doesn’t want them to do things like serve in the military and buy insurance. (or, what @Crustradamus said.).
It’s interesting that e-bikes are making local officials think about bike lanes since Amish on bikes have been common for a while.
The “well gosh it’s too bad we can’t do anything about this road to stop people from getting killed by cars” vibes are strong though.
Yes, because walking alongside a forklift and driving it with reins is much more conducive to community living and an observant life than sitting in the seat like a heathen. I guess the possibility of running over yourself with your own forklift is just an added bonus.
I once installed a heating system in a fancy house that was being built and all the finish carpenters were amish dudes. I was confused when they pulled out their power tools and would have loved to talk to them about it but those guys basically refused to speak to anyone else on the jobsite.
They were very unfriendly and they were excellent finish carpenters.
folklift
i think i forgot to post about this here but i have a mennonite maple syrup hookup now. imagine this situation:
really a glorious exchange and can’t wait to transact with them again.
Honestly this has had me been looking forward to cane use for a majority of my life.
Also, glad you’re on the mend. It’s crazy how quickly things can go Bad.
Yo how do I get this artisanal maple syrup
didn’t you read it?
you have to find the plain clothed child in the white house in the snow
come visit my cabin in about 2 months
Sup
Going to be mapling
