>>maybe they worry about your prejudices. West-world really don't want or can't understand the others...
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>>That's a very sweeping general statement, don't you think?
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>I'd agree that it's a very general statement, but there sure are lots and lots of things I can't understand about the 'non-western' world. Some simple examples:
>- female circumcision;
>- arranged marriages;
>- bondage of children for family debt;
>- multiple wives;
>- dowries;
>- fetus sex determination for the purpose of aborting female fetuses;
>- killing female infants;
>- letting cows wander the streets;
>- beggars with bosses;
>- "banking" in Muslim countries;
>- the power of Imams in controlling the people;
>- elections with 1 person on the ballot;
>- child labour;
>- common 'property' (i.e. not owned by someone);
>- legally killing females who 'dishonour' the family;
>... and there are tons more.
>

Look at russian newspapers. Their politics intend to allow multiple wives and marriages.
Reason: more women in russia than men. Part of the russian men are alcholics or die early. In some moment appears that to every 2 women there is only a man.
this become domographic problem and this decision could solve it. And French president Miteran live with 2 wives.
Peoples are different :-)
For some of us one woman is more than needed, for other need more than one