Polygamy should be legalized

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If a man wants to marry multiple consenting women (or vice versa), then it should legalized in order to expand liberty in this country.
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You can, but it won't be recognized by the government. If you want to make all marriages equal, the best way is probably to stop recognizing marriage as a government institution in the first place. If you want to be married to four people who are each married to four other people, but only on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February, then sure, you shouldn't be thrown in jail for that. But I'm not sure the government has an interest in keeping track of who you're married to on each day or designing insurance benefits for you.
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What, no "white power"? Just "liberty"? Couldn't think of some incomprehensible connection?

Why not "polygamy because Mohamed did it and he was based like the confederacy"?

Oh I know: "Without polygamy the human race is doomed because the population will go to zero due to all the abortions so we need to encourage baby factory harems by chad alpha males"
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Exactly. Polygamy or illegal migration. those are the only two policies.
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That would be too complicated, but just one person of one gender and 5 people of the opposite gender that live a lifelong commitment; that shouldn't be too hard to sort out.
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Why not "polygamy because Mohamed did it and he was based like the confederacy"?
Whether or not Islam has a law has no causation with whether or not the west should accept the law.  Islam caps it at 4 wives; I think the limit should be unlimited if all parties consent.  Islam doesn't let women marry multiple men; I think women should be allowed to marry multiple men at the same time.

I'm libertarian on the issue; not Shriah.
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That would be too complicated, but just one person of one gender and 5 people of the opposite gender
So we're not allowing gay polyamorous relationships but we are allowing straight ones? Get ready for that political headache.
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So we're not allowing gay polyamorous relationships 
I would allow those as well.
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or designing insurance benefits for you.
Too bad, they are so good at designing insurance benefits; and things always work out perfectly when they do.

*begins to expand, and then finally explodes with pure unadulterated sarcasm-goo*

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Why bother with marriage?
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I agree that it should be legal, as I dont really care how many partners someone has.
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It's a stated oath of care between two people and their progeny,
Though there exist many variants,
Because of human biology, history, psychology,
Humans might have a preference for one man, one women, and their children.

I've read sci fi books before, where aliens have different norms,
Like lion aliens where it's one male and many females,
The females go out as traders,
While the make stays home in comfort,
But then the males don't really get 'allowed to be traders,
And have to fight other males to the death occasionally.
. . . . . But my derailed thought was I can imagine aliens having different preferences.

But I think humans might have preferences,
Even if individuals sometimes like 'many partners,
Seems common enough for humans to have jealousy and refuse to share,
Because of genetic love of one's 'own offspring more than others.
Also we don't do that other humans are property as much anymore.
. . . Though I suppose during some time periods, it wasn't about women being 'property, but duty to family,  humans would die a lot more, bad medicine, war, wild animals,
And males often the ones taking those risks, though women had plenty of risks,
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Firstly, I don't support polygamy. It just isn't the social norm and it shouldn't be.

Plus, how would you officially register it? Technicalities are why we can't have nice things and why I am not nice.
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Technicalities are why we can't have nice things and why I am not nice.
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Some people want to get married for religious reasons.  Although I think if you are an atheist, then there is no point in you getting married by the church.  I would sign a customized marriage that indicates that me and my wife are sexually exclusive to each other unless she and I are fine with me being polygamous.  I would not be fine with her being polygamous because that is my preference; but if she imposes the same on me, then that's fine; but it's not guaranteed.
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You're correct.

We were/are taught to conform to social systems.


Is technology changing systems?
 
It's already teaching us that we can change gender.
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I wonder how polygamy may effect domestic violence. 
And cases of domestic violence. 

One wife says you hit her the other 4 say he didn't and doesn't.
Thats but one example. 

I can think of a bunch more.
In the areas of domestic violence.  

Polygamy might mess with divorce procedures also hey.? 

What is the perfect amout of wives to ummmm, " have "
you'd have to think 4  maybe  5 . 

Having 5 wives would cure mastibation.
I mean 
I wouldn't pull me knob if i had 5 wives. 

Also Infedeliyty. 
I wouldn't cheat on my wives if i had several. 

Rape. ?   Nope .  No need ,  For you've 5 wives. 

I wouldn't even Watch porn if i had several wives. 
So thats another area. 
It would probable cure an addiction to porn. 


A wife with 4 or 5 husbands doesn't,  i mean , i wouldn't think it would work like the above. 

Domestic violence would be 4 of my 5 husband's assulted me. 
Thats worse.  

imagine if 1 and sometimes 2  of ya  5 husband's was abusive. 

Orrrrrrrrr going by a womens " judgment of character " 
And how foul MEN are.,
5 out of 5  husbands would abuse there wife. 

However. 
If Gerald was abusing my and his wife. 
I might not need to bother. 
Orrrrrrr might not need to find in nesesary. 
Assssssssss Geralds doing it.  

Nothing is clear cut. 

I wouldn't think Polygamy and religion are at all very good together. 

Oh So so  many factors.