The Anachronistic Amish

Reading this article, it is clear that the Amish do not know how the world works in 2006:

. . . the tornado destroyed two other buildings and an outhouse, and all that was left of the home was the foundation.

. . .

The Grabers walked a quarter-mile to a neighbors' home, where planning immediately began for a new house. The next morning, more than 100 men and boys from surrounding Amish homesteads got to work. Wraber's brother, Ernest, said the workers "looked like a bunch of ants."

"Everybody helps out," he said.

Less than 15 hours after the tornado hit, Chris Graber stood in a new 36-by-64 foot house and workshop, with sturdy aluminum siding covering the walls and roof.

Obviously, the people of this community forgot several key steps in recovery after a natural disaster. In America, the immediate response is a cry to the federal government for assistance. Following the request for aid, these people should have begun to blame Bush for the slow response--maybe even for the tornado itself (for good measure, they probably should have claimed that this was based on an anti-Amish bias). By refusing to follow our National emergency procedure, this poor family quickly got a new house and will probably be expected to take care of themselves again. Fools.