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The origins of the Republican party (lemm.ee)
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[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Republican party pledged to fight the “twin relics of barbarism”: slavery and polygamy

Ironic that Mormons now overwhelmingly vote Republican

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What beef did they have with polygamy?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 10 months ago

Jeebus

Generally speaking it's also not wise to have polygamy (as opposed to polyamory) in cultures without a lot of young males dying. Tends to lead to a bunch of horny and angry incels.

The Mormons had it strictly because Mormonism is a cult that was designed for Joseph Smith to get child "brides."