Is monogamy essential to democracy?

[Demeter]

FASCINATING ARTICLE...MUST READ!

http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2011/07/23/monogamy/index.html

[BiggJawn]

1. Couldn't prove it by me.

I'm a big fan of "Nongamy".

[Fearless]

2. True or not, it's nice to see people thinking outside the box.

[Fuddnik]

3. Gimme 2 blondes and a re-head and call me a commie!

[Taverner]

4. No. What a dumb question.

[Kurmudgeon]

5. It's essential if you're going to be true to a life partner.

If you don't think you can honor a vow, best you don't do it.

[Demeter]

6. I have to think that nobody read this

based on the comments.

For shame, Doc!

[NorthCarolina]

7. No Democracy here in the US. Go away.

:hurts:

[Chan790]

8. By that author's logic...

yes. But it predicates upon the comparative non-importance of women, which strikes me as much less true than at the time of any of his historic examples.

The question is probably twofold:

Is monogamy essential to the rise of the egalitarian society capable of developing democracy (or even republic)? Yes.

Is monogamy necessary to the continuing well-ordered function of the democratic (or republic) state? That seems less clear.