The role of polyandry in nation building

 

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Prior to the modern tech age, it was much easier to use polyandry to build powerful leaders. Polyandry is when one woman has multiple husbands, the opposite of polygyny. The basic idea was that inheritance went through the mother. In patrilineal societies, the father's wealth is continuously dispersed among many children, this dispersion of wealth is exacerbated by polygyny which may be eugenic but also comes with its own social and economic complications. Under polyandry, the wealth of several men is all inherited by the few children produced by one woman. In ancient times, before genetic testing, no one knew who the father was so each father adopted the child as his own and passed on his wealth, this meant that much social and economic power was handed over to a few people. 

I have discussed polygyny extensively on this blog and how I believe it is eugenic. Polygyny is the most primitive form of human breeding, it was what was practiced in the most ancient of times. The polygyny threshold model shows that females who breed with males who already have a mate increase the biological fitness of their offspring because she goes for the male with the best genes and most resources while skipping over other available males who have less. 

I have also argued that polygyny would reorganize humans in the modern age which is desperately needed, we are becoming atomized and fragmented and polygyny would quickly create large family networks which could centralize power, wealth, and social capital into the hands of those men who are capable of obtaining many wives, presumably those most capable of running larger society. Also, women who choose a greater man to share rather than have a single man to herself are the most prudent and sacrificing for their children and the race. Polygynous families, some say, are made up of the best of human stock. 

But polygyny leaves many men without a mate. Now to a degree, this is the point since only the most desirable men are wanted to breed. However, this could cause social problems by denying too many men sexual and emotional gratification. One suggestion I have made is for men to have wives but to also care for women in a harem-like atmosphere where they are free to practice free love while using birth control, thus allowing her to enjoy her life while also satiating the needs of those men who have no wives. Meanwhile, when it is time to breed with the desired male she could simply avoid contraception in that encounter. This would be an arrangement between the polygamous male and female, family building based on what is practical rather than love. Genetic flow would remain centralized and easier to control, and so would social power, yet the woman is given freedom. 

However, modern polyandry should also be considered. First, several men sharing a woman would alleviate some of the social tension created by polygyny. However, it would also perhaps partially erase some of the inheritance issues created by polygyny. Polyandry would allow a different and unique type of family to arrive, one where much wealth and power were centralized in a few children as they inherit the family wealth and social contacts of many men. The only issue would be that these men would need to agree to adopt the child despite the fact that we can now tell who is the father. It would be a certain type of man to engage in this practice, a more cooperative and less possessive man. Polygyny may select for men who are more aggressive and possessive, and we do not want everyone in society to be like this, we need all kinds of people, we need dominant and passive people, we need geniuses and laymen. What type of personalities would come out of polyandrous households needs to be investigated as they could perhaps make excellent natural leaders due to genetically and socially inherited traits and their ability to quickly accumulate power.