But its not nuts. At least when looked at through the eyes of Caesar.
A family structure is a competing social order. Destroy the family, and the remaining social order is whatever Caesar wants it to be. George Orwell nailed that point in the 1940’s.
You’re right about. Destroying the marriage culture is exactly what the totalitarians want. Dissolve people’s lasting bonds, reduce the whole population to atomized individuals: total control is in the despots’ hands.