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Trump Vows To Outlaw Electricity To Secure Powerful Amish Vote | Onion News Network (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 month ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/theonion@midwest.social

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In an appeal to the powerful voting block, Trump told a group of influential Amish megadonors that, if elected, he would make turning on the lights or plugging in an appliance a criminal offense.

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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Land line telephones will be allowed, but only in a little phone outhouse in the yard.

[–] LodeMike 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I dont know what you specifically think about it but this is absolutely valid. It's practically required to have a phone in today's age.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The telephone booth thing I remember was back on the 90s. Nowadays I wouldn't be surprised if the same group has cell phones.

The cool thing about Amish technology rules is that each individual church makes their own rules, and they update them regularly. They're really quite flexible. You can travel around, and you might find one community that has horse buggys, and another that has pickup trucks.

[–] LodeMike 2 points 1 month ago

I thought it was a continent wide thing. Neat.