Posted on 07/03/2013 8:50:16 AM PDT by pinochet
Whenever I hear of Republicans supporting the prosecution of Mormon Fundamentalist sects which practice polygamy, I often shake my head in amazement. Republicans are often called the stupid party, because they support liberal policies that harm the interests of the the party and its supporters.
First of all, polygamous lifestyles are perfectly legal in America, for people associated with leftist causes. Hippie Communes were very common in America in the 1960s and 1970s, and they received high-profile favorable coverage in the liberal media. Communes were places where many men and women lived together in a spirit of free-love, and most of those communes had children living in them. But none of those communes were shut down under polygamy laws. In fact, some of those hippie communes survive to this day. See: http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96711&page=1#.UdQ8wqzis44
For decades, Hugh Hefner has flaunted his polygamous lifestyle, living with several women in his Playboy Mansions. He has never been prosecuted for polygamy. American Muslims live openly polygamous lifestyles, but nobody bothers them. See: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90857818
What do hippies, Hugh Hefner fans, and Muslims have in common? They are all Democratic Party voters.
Polygamy is illegal for only one category of Americans - White Conservative Christians. Criminalization of polygamy only targets White Conservative Christians. They are the only group that stands to benefit if polygamy is de-criminalized, because they are the only group that is targeted for polygamy prosecutions.
Democratic Party feminists know that, legalization of polygamy will result in too many right-wing White Babies being born to White Fundamentalists Christians. When these right-wing White babies grow up, they may outlaw abortion. These right-wing White babies are likely to be strong supporters of the American military when they grow up. Given that most Mormons are right-wing Anglo-Saxons, they are likely to be defenders of traditional American history honoring the Founding Fathers, the American constitution, and the right to gun ownership.
For those who fear that polygamy might undermine Judeo-Christian values, I would like to remind them that Judeo-Christian values were founded by polygamists such as Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and King David. Some Christians tell me that they were more faithful followers of God than the Americans of today. Do you agree with them?
Resolved: That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign powers over the Territories of the United States for their government; and that in the exercise of this power, it is both the right and the imperative duty of Congress to prohibit in the Territories those twin relics of barbarism — Polygamy, and Slavery.-Republican Party platform, 1856.
Polygamy was barbarism then, and it is now. If we have to emulate someone from the past, let us emulate the United States, circa 1962 before things started to decline, instead of looking thousands of years into the BC range or desert savages.
Nonsequitur.
It does follow. The logic is consistent.
And it’s non sequitor. Two words...
So Abraham, King David, King Solomon and thousands of others were deviants?
Yes, we all are, even you.
Never denied it.
King David committed adultery and killed a man does that mean its alright to do? that God condone it?
Besides the point, isn’t it? We were discussing polygamy, not adultery or murder. If God didn’t “condone” polygamy, why was it practiced so long by His chosen people? That is a hard question to answer, isn’t it?
I am thinking about taking on another wife just to breed a few young repubs....
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