Essay On The Oneida Community
Humans can’t make a perfect place. We as humans have too many flaws, and because of this we will always fight amongst ourselves. People in the world today are self-indulgent; therefore, they fight about money, religion, and popularity.
For example in 1848 John Humphrey Noyes created, The Oneida Community. This community practiced communism. The group practiced something called "Complex Marriage," a form of free love where every man was married to every woman and the other way around. When this started to fail he tried other movements, and finally the community fell apart when he tried to hand off the leadership.
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There were just a handful of adults and children in this community, they were not allowed to eat meat, or use animal products which includes honey, wool, and beeswax. They couldn’t use animals for labor, and only planted food that grew out of the soil, so they wouldn’t hurt the organisms in the soil. Multiple people in the community saw labor as spiritually inhibiting and soon it became evident that the commune could not provide enough food to sustain its members. They eventually became sick from the strict diet of grains and fruits, this was a big reason why the Fruitlands community had to come to an end.
These are just some of the reasons humans can’t possibly form and keep a Utopian society. We are not perfect in any way at all. We can’t handle harsh diets, multiple movements, and dealing with people in perfect ways. This falls back into people being self-indulgent. Maybe one day people can create a “perfect society,” But not anytime
For example in 1848 John Humphrey Noyes created, The Oneida Community. This community practiced communism. The group practiced something called "Complex Marriage," a form of free love where every man was married to every woman and the other way around. When this started to fail he tried other movements, and finally the community fell apart when he tried to hand off the leadership.
The Shakers started in 1747 founded by Ann Lee. They were a religious group that came to America to get away from persecution in England. They were said to “shake” because they danced …show more content…
There were just a handful of adults and children in this community, they were not allowed to eat meat, or use animal products which includes honey, wool, and beeswax. They couldn’t use animals for labor, and only planted food that grew out of the soil, so they wouldn’t hurt the organisms in the soil. Multiple people in the community saw labor as spiritually inhibiting and soon it became evident that the commune could not provide enough food to sustain its members. They eventually became sick from the strict diet of grains and fruits, this was a big reason why the Fruitlands community had to come to an end.
These are just some of the reasons humans can’t possibly form and keep a Utopian society. We are not perfect in any way at all. We can’t handle harsh diets, multiple movements, and dealing with people in perfect ways. This falls back into people being self-indulgent. Maybe one day people can create a “perfect society,” But not anytime