There is also an aspect of absolute worship of the few powerful men that inevitably leads to (Reply #54)

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Squinch (46,445 posts)

54. There is also an aspect of absolute worship of the few powerful men that inevitably leads to

extreme abuse of everyone else. My not caring about the marital structure does depend on that aspect somehow being eliminated, and I am not sure that is possible.

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98 replies	Author	Time	Post
Should Polygamy be illegal? [View all]	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	OP
It's already sort of illegal now.	DanTex	Dec 2013	#1
It is more impossible than it is illegal.	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#7
I can't think of any legal reasoning about why it shouldn't be legal	penultimate	Dec 2013	#2
i go with anything being legal as long as its consenting adults, everyone should be able to suffer	loli phabay	Dec 2013	#3
I think you and I are at the same place with that. nt	stevenleser	Dec 2013	#4
No and yes and why the government should not be involved in religious rites at all.	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2013	#5
If the inherent issue of imbalance of power is addressed, I'd be happy to look at the issue.	LanternWaste	Dec 2013	#6
Amazing looks into this culture. Did you read "Under the Banner of Heaven?"	Squinch	Dec 2013	#45
I'm almost afraid to read Banner. For me, Shattered Dreams was difficult enough to get through	LanternWaste	Dec 2013	#48
It is horrible. But it is also fascinating how people allow this handful of men	Squinch	Dec 2013	#53
Another rec for Under The Banner of Heaven.	riderinthestorm	Dec 2013	#68
I couldn't care if they married a brick named Eloise. There are other things besides their marriage	Squinch	Dec 2013	#8
K & R	Thinkingabout	Dec 2013	#49
There is also an aspect of absolute worship of the few powerful men that inevitably leads to	Squinch	Dec 2013	#54
Should reverse polygamy be legal?	pscot	Dec 2013	#9
That would be polyandry. Together they are polyamory. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2013	#93
A limerick shows the way:	riqster	Dec 2013	#10
Polygamy as it's mostly practiced today should indeed remain illegal.	Sheldon Cooper	Dec 2013	#11
None of that has anything to do with the question	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#14
Sorry about your inability to read and comprehend.	Sheldon Cooper	Dec 2013	#17
Yes, it should be illegal.	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#12
Okay. Can you tackle the second question?	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#16
The lawful marriage	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#27
You are absolutely correct	get the red out	Dec 2013	#40
Wouldn't be the first	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#42
No, consenting adults should be able to make whatever agreements between themselves as they	kelly1mm	Dec 2013	#13
You would need an overhaul of a number of other laws	jberryhill	Dec 2013	#15
There is no question of state recognition in sight.	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#21
Oh, then I don't understand the question	jberryhill	Dec 2013	#26
But jberryhill's point is an interesting one. There is a question with the majority of the	Squinch	Dec 2013	#43
No. It should be legal	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#18
I am against such accommodation.	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#22
Long-term, I think this will be viewed no differently than gay marriage	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#28
The value of one sex comparable to the other	get the red out	Dec 2013	#37
When I read that, it feels like the rationalizations	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#66
Read "Under the Banner of Heaven" by John Krakauer. It's a lot more than "ewwww."	Squinch	Dec 2013	#67
Actually, I have	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#69
So you are aware there is a lot more than "ew" here.	Squinch	Dec 2013	#70
No. Because I could write a book 100 times as lengthy	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#71
Not abuses that encompass women, children and men,	Squinch	Dec 2013	#73
lol what nonsense	LittleBlue	Dec 2013	#74
Oh, dear lord. You really are invested in believing that.	Squinch	Dec 2013	#83
Those aren't institutionalized into the entity of marriage	get the red out	Dec 2013	#88
No, it doesn't read like that	get the red out	Dec 2013	#87
No to polygamy. Yes to polyamory.	Blue_Adept	Dec 2013	#19
If there is informed consent on the part of everyone involved...	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2013	#20
How is it informed consent	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#29
Well that wouldn't be informed consent, would it? (nt)	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2013	#31
We would jump all over ourselves to claim it was	get the red out	Dec 2013	#39
The question, though, is an interesting one. In, say, the FLDS, is informed consent possible?	Squinch	Dec 2013	#55
Only thing I can think of is, people might take advantage of group marriage for tax reasons.	Warren DeMontague	Dec 2013	#23
No tax implications, since no government recognizes the unions.	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#25
I guess I misunderstood the question, then-	Warren DeMontague	Dec 2013	#32
I do not see how people living together can be illegal	get the red out	Dec 2013	#41
Strange this came up when it did...	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#47
No complaints	get the red out	Dec 2013	#89
Something else not talked about is	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#91
Hmm...it's currently only illegal if the parties attempt	MineralMan	Dec 2013	#24
"currently"	cthulu2016	Dec 2013	#90
Illegal. I can't even begin to imagine how you'd work out the legal contractual problems.	riderinthestorm	Dec 2013	#30
+1000000	CFLDem	Dec 2013	#34
So only a man with many wives?	get the red out	Dec 2013	#33
What's the difference between polygamy and polyamory? n/t	cherokeeprogressive	Dec 2013	#35
No. Nor should polyandry. Or, any other combination among consenting adults.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2013	#36
short of claiming any kind of legal rights and responsibilities arising from the	geek tragedy	Dec 2013	#38
Sure, adults can marry any other adults they like...	Demo_Chris	Dec 2013	#44
And the polygamy is a	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#51
Absolutely correct. Assuming we can eliminate that as an issue...	Demo_Chris	Dec 2013	#57
Of course, but I	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#58
You could be correct. Hopefully we will one day find out. nt	Demo_Chris	Dec 2013	#62
I don't care what they do, but......	dem in texas	Dec 2013	#46
I don't think it's so much about the sex	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#50
I support the rights of consenting adults.	Vashta Nerada	Dec 2013	#52
If you can find a woman who	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#59
as long as all the participants are consenting adults, no it shouldn't be illegal.	liberal_at_heart	Dec 2013	#56
I would love to know,	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#60
Are you talking about ones who know they are in one?	jberryhill	Dec 2013	#61
If they don't know they are in one,	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#65
If you want more information	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#63
Cohabitation is not Illegal	On the Road	Dec 2013	#64
Cohabitation in many countries	Harmony Blue	Dec 2013	#75
No, it should not be illegal (nt)	bigwillq	Dec 2013	#72
No. As long it's between consenting adults.	PeteSelman	Dec 2013	#76
Hell no. Polygamous communities are unhealthy and abusive	lanlady	Dec 2013	#77
Consenting adults should be able to marry	Blanket Statements	Dec 2013	#78
Polygamy doesn't work due to findnacial reasons alone	Harmony Blue	Dec 2013	#79
What about polyandry?	hobbit709	Dec 2013	#80
Yes	treestar	Dec 2013	#81
No. People should be able to marry whoever they want.	MadrasT	Dec 2013	#82
It should absolutely be legal	Riftaxe	Dec 2013	#84
I would agree with you IF	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#92
Right....because forcing men and women	Riftaxe	Dec 2013	#94
It's not about my ideals...	ohheckyeah	Dec 2013	#97
Ask the married men you know...	KinMd	Dec 2013	#85
I was going to go with multiple mothers in law, but that works, too.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2013	#86
Good point	davidpdx	Dec 2013	#95
Between consenting adults,	quaker bill	Dec 2013	#96
No, but only if I could have more than one husband. n/t	RebelOne	Dec 2013	#98

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