What is considered "backward" may be the way forward

Ironic, isn't it?

Look, if nobody knows how to take care of themselves, what happens when the state fails in that responsibility?  It has failed before, like on 9-11.  The state can't take care of you and won't take care of you.  They are more concerned about themselves than about the sheep that they are supposedly taking care of.

So, a community of people, like the Amish, are going to have to learn the very basics of survival off the grid.  Only, the Amish are not the type of people that can fend for themselves either, as they don't seem to believe in self defense.

However, the Amish have it right in one respect:  they don't rely upon the big brotherish state to provide for them.  They can take care of themselves, just don't expect them to start a revolution or anything.