often wonder

[blackpowder]

The human animal when stressed will act on impulses as old as life itself.

The rest is buffalo chips.

[dalek]

That's a little unfair. While it's true pacifists don't fight for their country in a time of war they equally don't cause wars. If everyone were pacifist there would be no wars. It certainly causes friction when you have pacifists living amongst non-pacifists - in Scotland we had a farm family that were conscientious objectors and during/after WW1 they expanded greatly by marrying into farms where the sons were away or never returned from war. It's taken a couple of generations for that stigma to wear off.

Exactly how the Hutterites got where they are. Initially in WWI the Hutts and Quakers both refused to serve. After the rules were changed so objectors could serve in non-combat roles the Quakers showed extreme bravery as medics and stretcher beaters and died like flies. The Hutterites stayed home and made money hand over fist.

[blackpowder]

A few hutts actually died in US military prisons during First War.

[grassfarmer]

Exactly how the Hutterites got where they are. Initially in WWI the Hutts and Quakers both refused to serve. After the rules were changed so objectors could serve in non-combat roles the Quakers showed extreme bravery as medics and stretcher beaters and died like flies. The Hutterites stayed home and made money hand over fist.

The Hutterites didn't move to Canada until 1918 and they moved with the assurance of military exemption.