France's Polygamy Problem

[Aeternitas]

France's Polygamy Problem

France banned polygamy in 1993, but that didn't stop it

Between 150,000 and 400,000 people live in polygamous households in France, in which a man is married to more than one woman. The French state is trying to change the situation -- with mixed results.

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[Theobald]

It is hardly a French problem.

"I'm against polygamy, even though I'm African," explained Kofi Jumeau, who, along with his 43 brothers and sisters, could speak from first-hand experience. "My father had between nine and 11 wives.

Of course there is no invasion. It is a phantasm of fascists.
And imagine that about 50,000 African men enter France every year, and then make children here who are rightfully French citizens (Jus Soli, "right of the territory")...

[Aeternitas]

Indeed, it is a problem brought in France by noneuropean foreigners.

I don't even want to imagine how it would be like to live with over 40 brothers and dozens of 'stepmothers'. The person that said it hurts children has a point. What kind of atmosphere does one experience if for example some of the women in the household start fighting for money, or swear at each other, or nearly kill each other over some jealousy attack... One wife alone can be trouble in the household concerning domestic fights. Multiply that by 11 and see what one gets.
Concerning polygamy, on a general note, I think that even if we are poligamous by nature, we, as Europeans, are generally monogamous culturally speaking. That's another thing which differentiates us from other cultures. The Talmud for example allows polygamy but the number of wives is limited, just like in the Koran. (no?)

Though there are also controversial opinions regarding this subject, example:

http://pyramidprophecy.net/polygamy.htm

[Gil]

Originally Posted by Aeternitas

France banned polygamy in 1993, but that didn't stop it

Damn! France banned polygamy in 1993?! So, it was legal, till then, to have multiple spouses?!
I knew those french were perverted but this just proves it!

[Theobald]

Originally Posted by Manji

Damn! France banned polygamy in 1993?! So, it was legal, till then, to have multiple spouses?!
I knew those french were perverted but this just proves it!

No, to make it short polygamy was legal in some of our overseas colonies (Mayotte if I'm not mistaken, a Muslim island near Madagascar) because they had a special status, and also in our former colonies in Subsaharan Africa.
As Black "workers" already established in France have the right to make their families come to France (Family Regrouping Act in 1976), some (if not most) of them "invited" their numerous wives and children. French administration generally tolerated it until 1993 either because these families weren't French citizens (the ones from Africa) or because they had their special status (the ones from Mayotte)
But in 1993 Pasqua (a very, very conservative politician, a friend of Le Pen) became Minister of Interior and as he wanted to reduce immigration he decided to ban polygamy (more precisely, he decided to ban the Family Reprouping Act for polygamous families and that an immigrant living in France could only "invit" one wife), thinking that these Africans with multiple wives would come back to their countries. Err... It didn't work.

[NatVox]

Originally Posted by Theobald

(Family Regrouping Act in 1976)

1976? I wondered who on earth invented that piece of ****. Now I know.

[Theobald]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

1976? I wondered who on earth invented that piece of ****. Now I know.

He did it - rather imposed it - when he was Prime Minister, without even letting the Parliament discuss about this decision. Even the socialists were not that pro-immigration at that time.

[Gil]

Borreby types are inately evil, you should have this one instead:



oh, wait....