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Originally Posted by AGDee
Well, you posed a general polygamy question, not a "freaky cult like male dominant compound" question. I'm totally against the type of situation they had there because I'm not convinced that those folks aren't brain washed! I could see it being more like the large extended families who all live together and everybody contributes. Multiple husbands could have multiple wives all together so there would be more incomes, not less. Those are the types of advantages that I was thinking of. The situation in the news truly does sound more like a cult than anything else. I had read one article where they said the head of this sect was teaching that he was a prophet. Not so different than David Koresh...
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Oh yeah. I apologize. I forget there's a difference. In my mind, and many people's minds, I guess there never will really be. 
Everytime I see polygamy discussed, it is always under the guise of these sects. I saw Big Love once and have seen accounts of one family where they weren't part of a sect. They seemed happy and that they had certain advantages. I don't know enough about it to fully know the potential pros and cons. I understand what you mean about advantages, though.
As you said, not my cup of tea but I can't wrap my mind around it actually becoming widely accepted and legal.