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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Mormons have a culture of anthropological scholarship, a byproduct of their missionary programme and (to a lesser extent) of disproportionately many Mormons working as intelligence analysts. As such, it’s not implausible that they might see through such a ruse.

It may do the Amish well to start quietly hoarding supercapacitors as soon as Amish-Mormon relations start souring. Or even before: one could make a case for a preprepared EMP bomb being the Amish equivalent of a nuclear deterrent against any potential aggressors.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd definitely agree that the Amish would be well served seeking enhanced second or even first strike EMP capabilities.

    I don't think the picnic would be taken as a ruse however, only as an unavoidable preamble to any group interaction. My, admittedly limited, interactions with Mormons led me to believe they also have a cultural weakness for the potluck.
    So less a ruse, and more of an ambrosia and corn themed version of 1700s troops lining up before battle.

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