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I don’t disagree. Thanks for the insight. I saw them from a child’s point of view, playing with Hutterite children through hay bail mazes and enjoying their baked goods. Like other patriarchal religions they have inherited their biblical prejudices, and I wouldn’t want to excuse them, or any other ways in which they are not being a good example, such as their misuse of the land. But as an example of the resilience of a co-operative community over a long period of time they have done remarkably well, and show that at least that is possible, despite their other faults.

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