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Nearly 500 readers wrote about the Essay. Although some of them strongly supported Krauthammer's position, about 90% of those who wrote criticized--to put it mildly--his arguments, particularly his linking of gay marriages to polygamy and incest. "I have yet to read a credible study showing a homosexual relationship causes the same level of psychological trauma that incest does," wrote Kar-yee Wu, 24, a Hong Kong native and second-year medical student at Tufts University in Boston. "Also, I don't remember the last time someone was killed or beaten because he or she was polygamous...
...consider where these politicians learned this style of presentation. Every afternoon we see TV shows offering nothing approaching discourse but instead ersatz therapy sessions in which the guests discuss how they feel about abuse, betrayal, incest, the behavior of their children or parents. Prime-time newsmagazines offer stories of high or low human drama, stories that "will touch your heart," such as family members coping with loss...
...problem here is not the slippery slope. It is not that if society allows gay marriage, society will then allow polygamy or incest. It won't. The people won't allow polygamy or incest. Even the gay-marriage advocates won't allow...
...point is why they won't allow it. They won't allow it because they think polygamy and incest wrong or unnatural or perhaps harmful. At bottom, because they find these practices psychologically or morally abhorrent, certainly undeserving of society's blessing...
They do so because of various considerations: tradition, utility, religion, moral preference. Not good enough reasons, say the gay activists. No? Then show me yours for opposing polygamy and incest...