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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
at least its seen that way to 99.9% of countries on the face of the planet who have legislation against this very thing..
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That's actually way off, provided you're distinguishing between incest and sex with a minor. I understand you're trying to make a point, but a point's generally made a lot more effectively if you're not talking out of your ass.
50% might be closer to real the number of countries that make it illegal to have incestuous relations between consensual, related, adults.
Napoleon abolished most incest law in nations he administered over 200 years ago. It's also legal in Japan. In Sweden, it's permissible with a permit. Legal in Israel, too.
I'd also go out on a limb and say that, sooner or later, it'll be legal in the U.S., as well. That's a view that Jeff Jacoby, of the Boston Globe, also shares:
"Your reaction to the prospect of lawful incest may be "Ugh, gross." But personal repugnance is no replacement for moral standards. For more than 3,000 years, a code of conduct stretching back to Sinai has kept incest unconditionally beyond the pale. If sexual morality is jettisoned as a legitimate basis for legislation, personal opinion and cultural fashion are all that will remain."
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/edi...be_on_its_way/