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[grassfarmer]

Riders, the word commune doesn't come from communism - it way pre-dates Marx's time coming from 12th century French.

definition: an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work and income.

Nothing communist about the hutterites they are very successful free market entrepreneurs.

[grassfarmer]

That was funny braveheart!

[phoenix64]

Grass, just curious, is your god fearing neighbors helping out in local communities, fund raising for hospitals, schools, rec facilities, working funerals? Are they competing against local fab shops with unfair business practices such as low wages and the like? Ask them if they or their parents and grandparents went to the front lines bearing arms to defend their country in the two world wars. Myself and the rest of farmers in this district are thinking they are quite lacking in all the above and will never allow them to gain a foothold in our area

[grassfarmer]

Yes, they are quite involved in the community - always have had the reputation for being the first to help out if neighbours experience a fire or a barn collapse or if someone breaks a leg and needs their chores done for a month or two. In this area they also participate in the Canadian Foodgrain Bank's projects by coming in and helping combine the crops etc. My local colony plows out the road and parking lot to the community cemetery which is surrounded by their land in winter, they also supply chairs and food to other funerals held in the local community halls. They've donated products to local fundraisers and are active bidders at the same events.

Isn't it free enterprise if they chose to charge less than local fabrication shops? I thought you guys here were all for competition and free enterprise?

True about them being pacifists, that's a tough one to swallow for some no doubt. We had the same in Scotland - some farm families that were conscientious objectors and their neighbours weren't too happy when they came back from the wars injured and found they had greatly expanded their farm holdings.
Its not unique to the hutterites.

So what right have you to prevent them "gaining a foothold" in your area? Again it seems lots on here spout the "free enterprise" mantra but only practice it when it suits them.

[RD414]

4 combines went to BigRose colony. 14000 acres. 6 went to Springwater colony. 22000 acres.Rest of items were swathers, small tractors ect. Like grass said, good neighbours, willing to give a hand when needed and they keep busy. They have a good system, if you don't like grain farming, help in the beef, help with the bees, work in the shop fabricating, bend sheeting for roofs. 5 colonies own a lot of land around here but still always more for sale.

[phoenix64]

Grass if ur so happy with what their doin cash er in and join them! See yah! Myself and many others have particular issues with pacifist, that's why they have been kicked out of every country they have settled in. If you want the freedoms, benefits of farmland ownership and the armies that protect this right, prepare to send your sons and daughters to war. End of story....over n out.