Should polygamy be legalized?

[Goldwater]

I have no issues with it, although I'm not exactly sure how marriages with more than two people would work, contractually speaking.

[Goldwater]

If it's completely consensual (and I'm talking both polyandry and polygyny), I honestly don't care. The idea that "normal" relationships can be monogamous only is without a basis.

That being said, I wouldn't be interested in polygamy myself (I'm not interested in marriage at all).

Even if it is completely consensual, there's the damaging psychological effects on any children that are raised by parents practicing polygamy.  And of course, pretty much every time polygamy has been legalized, women have suffered as a result.

Really? Do you have a source for that claim?

[Goldwater]

If it's completely consensual (and I'm talking both polyandry and polygyny), I honestly don't care. The idea that "normal" relationships can be monogamous only is without a basis.

That being said, I wouldn't be interested in polygamy myself (I'm not interested in marriage at all).

Even if it is completely consensual, there's the damaging psychological effects on any children that are raised by parents practicing polygamy.  And of course, pretty much every time polygamy has been legalized, women have suffered as a result.

Really? Do you have a source for that claim?

I forget which thread and don't care enough to spend 15-20 minutes looking for it (no offense, I don't mean that in a dismissive way or anything), but there was another thread where someone was debating this with L.D. Smith and already covered all of that in detail (with a number of sources).  If you're really curious, I'm sure you can find the thread.

I see. I'm just of skeptical of how, say, having a dad and two moms, or a mom and two dads, would be extremely physiologically damaging. I mean, it's not like the traditional "nuclear family" madel is the only possible way to raise a family.

[Goldwater]

Ugh, not that argument again. The reasons those countries are horrible has nothing to do with polygamy laws.

[Goldwater]

"social liberalism run amok" or whatever like Antonio is.

Is this another of the things you're never gonna leave down?

Yes, I get more passionate when I see self-proclaimed liberals take a functionally sexist and oppressive position under the guise of "muh freedum" that when a gazillionth conservative does so. That doesn't mean I think it's a bigger problem. It's just that I expect conservatives to have this kind of crappy view, because they're conservatives and sexism is one of their ideological pillars. My point is that we're better than this and should strive to remain better than this.

I like it when people who aren't me tell me what I believe and why I believe it.

[Goldwater]

Only for certain religions.

WTF?

[Goldwater]

Only for certain religions.

WTF?

In some countries, polygamy is legal, but only for Muslims.

And that's insane. No.

so you want to forbid people from practicing their religion?

No, I said polygamy should be legal.