The problem with that (Reply #26) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Polygamous families protest bigamy law in Utah: 'If we were gay, we'd be OK' [View all]

Sun Feb 12, 2017, 06:27 PM

Dallasdem1988 (77 posts)

26. The problem with that

Is these nuts will argue ideological and political coercion from birth is not consent.

Always think of how they will weaponize our arguments against us.

Imagine if they used a photo of a child in a pride parade or even a parents social media posts to slander them.

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31 replies	Author	Time	Post
Polygamous families protest bigamy law in Utah: 'If we were gay, we'd be OK' [View all]	DonViejo	Feb 2017	OP
What's your take on this?	oberliner	Feb 2017	#1
No, because your going to have a lot of wifeless men go crazy.	Crowman2009	Feb 2017	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	JTFrog	Feb 2017	#5
I dunno	getting old in mke	Feb 2017	#12
no, b/c most men can't support several wives with 30 children	wordpix	Feb 2017	#15
If all are consenting adults, it's ok with me	DeminPennswoods	Feb 2017	#18
I'm cool with it, but women get multiple husbands, too, right?	sofa king	Feb 2017	#24
So is dumping undesirable sons and letting them fend for themselves OK as well to these people?	Crowman2009	Feb 2017	#2
yep they run the younger males out of communities because they are competition for the females	starshine00	Feb 2017	#21
Logic Fail	onenote	Feb 2017	#4
I would say, "You may have a point. Go out and have some gay relationships, then come back & ask...	yurbud	Feb 2017	#6
That's essentially a re-wording the right's reasoning against gay marriage as a "special" right	metalbot	Feb 2017	#30
What is their opinion of a woman with multple husbands?	Thor_MN	Feb 2017	#7
As long as all participants are adults	CanonRay	Feb 2017	#8
To be honest I dont care what two or more consenting adults want to marry or screw	cstanleytech	Feb 2017	#9
religious coercion from birth is not consent in my opinion	starshine00	Feb 2017	#22
The problem with that	Dallasdem1988	Feb 2017	#26
f*ck that guy AND his nutjob wives	arithia	Feb 2017	#10
Honestly, I don't know if I care about polygamy. On the other hand,	Oneironaut	Feb 2017	#11
Anybody making book as to whether the crowd is being paid to be there?	mpcamb	Feb 2017	#13
Bad logic	Buckeyeblue	Feb 2017	#14
If they make polygamy legal then woman should be also able to have multiple husbands	kimbutgar	Feb 2017	#16
There's a new show	DeminPennswoods	Feb 2017	#17
The polygamists aren't being that honest about their marriages	EllieBC	Feb 2017	#19
I have a big problem with polygamy	jmowreader	Feb 2017	#20
I don't think it was every anything but what it is	starshine00	Feb 2017	#23
Well, up until 200 years or so ago (and even less in many societies) girls being married off ...	mr_lebowski	Feb 2017	#29
Not this shit again.	geek tragedy	Feb 2017	#25
Bunch of crazies.	HassleCat	Feb 2017	#27
Men getting off on having a harem. . .	Stargleamer	Feb 2017	#28
Horrifically delusional people. How can they all stand each other? Yuck. n/t	Judi Lynn	Feb 2017	#31

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