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are the amish the only?

true environmentalist? they don't use modern conveniences like we all do. so when some guy with a laptop tells you to save the earth say back "become an amish"

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No, I agree that they live totally sustainable lives. I don't think it is the least bit practical or helpful to think people should or could give up modern conveniences. I have made some serious changes to my lifestyle to reduce my impact on the earth, and hope to someday get close to carbon neutral, but there aren't enough places on the planet to get away from a modern society. We can consume less, eat local and organic diets, reduce packaging and recycle our waste, conserve water and energy, drive less and drive a low impact vehicle. These are easy changes that anyone can do, and the more people who make the choices the less pollution that will be produced.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Oh come on i use to live in Jackson Michigan allot of amish and they used modern conveniences . Gas powered water pumps for the wells . Gas powered saw mills to make there lumber . Best sound systems you ever wanted to see on there buggies . Ive even seen them use tractors but they had to take off the rubber from the wheels . What that was about i have no idea . A bunch of them even got busted for selling Cocaine . Woman all out in front of the local bars late at night all drunk hooping and hollering at cars going by lifting there long dresses . The amish are full of crap they just don't want to pay taxes that's all that's about . Just big old hippie communes made to look like a religious thing . Got to give them credit though they got the government fooled

  • 1 decade ago

    A lot of amish do in fact use modern conveniences. They may not own cars or power tools, but they sure know how to use yours if they borrow them. Funny how that works.

  • 1 decade ago

    You are wrong in the question. You said they don't USE modern conveniences. They do. I've seen Amish using power tools and gas-powered heavy machinery. They can't OWN them, but they can use them.

    Source(s): I used to work in an area where they would get paid big money to build homes.
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  • 1 decade ago

    not really because they still eat meat and raise livestock. And they also burn all of their trash which still causes some pollution.

  • 1 decade ago

    amish are tools so they can go to hell and there not enviromentalists there pedos

  • 1 decade ago

    they do, as long as they borrow it

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sure, why not!

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