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by danaris 42 days ago
The Amish are a cult.

Some of them are quite happy! Others are miserable; many are abused. It's a high-control group, that raises its children to believe the outside world as a terrible, scary place, and they are the only safe place to be.

Many people are happy in cults, or they couldn't function. But that doesn't mean that the cults are, overall, a positive thing.

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> only safe place to be

Originating from 17th century persecution for their religous beliefs and practices. I can't speak of modern-day mistreatment of the group.