|
As for polygamy, the only experience I can speak from is that my uncle is a Mormon and has three wives. I'm not going to lie; he's a bit of a nut on certain topics. He's passionately libertarian to the point of being separatist, he doesn't believe in income tax (though he pays it, he just wants something else) he hates property taxes and the fact that you can't truly own land in the US (eminent domain is always there to mess you up) and so on. His three wives are all lovely people. He has an ex-wife who was his first, was not interested in polygamy, and so they got a divorce. They have a very good relationship. His third wife is the widow of his best friend, who died of cancer -- he married her after his friend died to support her and her many children, as his friend was a Mormon as well. All his children are happy, friendly, polite, and two of them are old enough to be married with kids. They each have one partner and are not interested in pursuing polygamy.
So. There's my "insider's view" on polygamy. Granted, it's based on just one piece of anecdotal evidence, but I imagine it's more than most people actually know about the subject. I don't find the concept offensive or detrimental to society. As for incest, I can't get past it. I agree that in the age of birth control there should be nothing wrong with it, but I suspect wanting to have sex with someone who was raised as your sibling for many years indicates some sort of mental illness, though here I don't have the experience to speak with any authority (thank God).
So I'm for group unions as well as homosexual ones, but not for ones with those who can't consent (animals or underage individuals) and I don't think we're ready as a society to kick the incest taboo yet.
__________________
it's quiet in here
|