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From: licsak@hsi.UUCP (Don Licsak)
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Subject: Re: Supreme Court Ruling on Sodomy (really bigamy)
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Date: Tue, 29-Jul-86 09:00:21 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 29 09:00:21 1986
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> 
>      You can develop a strong argument for polygamy based on the protectionist
> attitudes toward women common in just about any period of history.  Women need
> a man to provide protection and status.  Women are incapable of handling their
> own financial affairs (remember, I'm pretending to be a protectionist.  THIS
> IS NOT REALLY ME!  Okay?).  Some women manage to escape male protection -
> widows and single women who have no male guardians.  The more women a man
> marries, the more he protects.  Fewer poor widows and destitute spinsters
> become a financial burden on the community, church, state, whatever.  (The
> term spinster came about because unmarried women in England circa 1600, I
> think, were required by law to do so many hours of spinning per day - to keep
> them out of trouble and make sure they were productive members of socity.)
> If you have a male-dominated society, it kind of makes sense to have the male
> dominate as many females as he can, no?
> 
>                                    Karen Christenson
> "Mostly harmless."                 ...!dartvax!chelsea

   Speaking only for myself, monogamy is the only way to go. I have enough
   problems maintaining a working relationship with one wife, never mind
   compounding the situation!

   We do live in a male dominated society. However, don't forget that
   saying about "the power behind the throne." It's awesome!


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         Don Licsak                      ihnp4!hsi!licsak
         Health Systems International
         New Haven, CT  06511


  "I'm the person your mother warned you about"