Reflecting upon my reading from
this week, I have come to the conclusion that a utopia needs to be isolated
from all outsiders. For a utopia to be
successful, it needs to be self-sustaining.
If there are outsiders, they will want to trade with the utopia. A currency would be needed and the currency
would cause inequality. A utopia needs
to have equality in every manner; if one sees something better than they have,
they will be unhappy. Outsiders will not
have equality and some may have a significantly better quality of life than a Utopian, which would cause unhappiness.
Because outsiders would not have to follow the strict rules of the
Utopia, their decisions have the potential to harm the utopia. Citizens of a utopia need to have the same
mindset and share a common goal. If they
interact with an outsider, their opinions could be influenced. Utopians are raised to believe that every
person is equal. Exposure to unequal
persons could make Utopians lose belief in Utopian views. An outsider would change Utopians perspective
on life and on the world.
In recent
times, most Utopian societies are failing.
One society that is not failing is the
Amish. The Amish are able to survive because they
remain disconnected with the world. The children
can be influenced and don’t have much contact with the outside world. As the Amish grow older, their beliefs’
become more concrete. They are able to
have some interaction with non-Amish, but they mostly only contact other Amish people. One way that they keep from being influenced
by the non-Amish is that because we are so different from them, they do not
relate to our lifestyle. The Amish are
very successful with their efforts, and nearly ninety percent of Amish children
decide to stay within the community.
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