"They're coping very well," said Kraybill, who heads the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College.
So, are they doing well? On what basis are we supposed to accept his statement? Or is he just spouting propaganda? Whenever the subject might reflect negatively on the Amish, he's a paragon of the detached impartial observer, but here he gives us no specifics about any individual and yet makes a sweeping statement, that reflects positively on the Amish. And what about the individual that may in fact not be coping well? Did he interview every last person? The whole fucking world thinks they forgave the shooter on day one. Now we're told they're coping very well! What purpose does this portrayal serve? Who is it for?
Do us a favor Kraybill, "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"
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Your language is a little extreme, Ezra, but you do have a point. And what about "the new normalcy" the Amish are now talking about? You ever hear an Amishman use the term "the new normalcy?" Or even "the old normalcy?" Or even "normalcy?" I live in a university town and I don't even hear college professors talk about "the normalcy." What the (heck) is it, anyhow?
Holy crap! The Amish swear!!! hahahaha!!
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