The life of the Amish is completely different from that of most people today. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The 2024 U.S. election has been settled, and Trump lived up to expectations and was successfully elected as president. However, in this election, a special group in Pennsylvania has attracted a lot of attention. Because of their votes, Trump’s vote count in the state had a sharp reversal, and he became red all the way. This group is very special in the modern United States. He isAmish. The Amish are special because their lives are almostIsolatedit is difficult for outsiders to know. Work when the sun rises and rest when the sun sets. Digging wells to drink, plowing fields to eat. What does imperial power mean to me? It can be said to be a true portrayal of Amish life.
The Amish were early immigrants to the United States in the 18th century, with a population of approximately 300,000. They come from countries such as Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. They are Christian Protestants who came to the American continent to escape religious persecution. They mainly settled in places such as Pennsylvania and Indiana in the United States. There are also a small number of Amish in Canada.
As a branch of Christianity, the Amish do not have a church, but they abide by the precepts of the Bible, live a simple and humble life, and are willing to help others. In order to avoid being polluted by modern lifestyles and modern trends of thought, they chose a more primitive secluded life. They are family-oriented, mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, and refuse to use all electricity. At night, oil lamps are used for lighting. When going out, they mainly walk or take a horse-drawn carriage, and do not use modern transportation such as cars.
In the developed United States, the life of the Amish seems very out of place. Their language is a dialect called Pennsylvania German, also called Dutch German. Most children only go to middle school and then stop going to school. In Amish clothing, most men wear traditional wide-brimmed hats, while most women wear their hair in a knot and cover it with a white hood. Unmarried men must shave every day, while married men must grow long beards. Although the Amish are “backward” and not in line with social trends, something happened to them that shocked the world and made many people start to think and re-examine them.
On October 2, 2006, at the Amish Community School in Nickel Mining Village, Pennsylvania, a man named Roberts suddenly broke into the school with a gun and kidnapped 10 girls aged 6 to 13, eventually leading to Five girls died. Roberts himself committed suicide. This brutal school shooting shocked the United States. However, what is even more shocking is that on the day of the shooting, the Amish chose to forgive the murderer and his family, and even sent representatives to visit the murderer’s widow and children. , which brought great comfort to the murderer’s relatives. As victims of homicide, they did not choose revenge like ordinary people, but chose forgiveness without hesitation. Because they believe that the murderer’s widow and children must continue to live. The great kindness of the Amish people in repaying evil with kindness has left many people in disbelief, and some even doubted its authenticity. Perhaps it is the Amish’s unremitting faith in God and their kindness and tolerance towards people and things that make them favored by God.
Recently, American scientists discovered that the Amish actually have a mutant gene that resists aging. And this gene makes the average lifespan of the Amish more than ten years longer than that of the average person. Over time, although some Amish people also advocated accepting technological innovations, some Amish people began to use non-stick pans, canned fuel, and disposable diapers and other innocuous daily necessities. But whether they are innovative or conservative, their basic traditions have not changed. They will not embrace industrial and technological products for the purposes of “entertainment” or “showing off”. Compared with fashionable modern people, they are still a simple, simple and ancient ethnic group.
The Amish have their own unique standards for judging good and evil. So in the election of the President of the United States, their election is particularly eye-catching. As early as 2016, many Amish people, who have almost never been involved in worldly affairs, came out to vote for Trump. By 2020, even more people will vote. By 2024, the number of people voting was simply unprecedented. According to media estimates, almost 180,000 people participated. Almost all of them voted for Trump, so much so that someone left a message on the Trump account on social media saying: “Mr. This time you win the election, remember to thank the Amish!”
Why should the Amish vote for Trump? Although there is no clear answer at present, their choice of Trump may tell us: maybe Trump is what they call the “chosen son of God”, or maybe what Trump admires is also what they admire; Or maybe Trump’s actions are exactly what they want to see, the future direction of the United States…
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