Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Npars01" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Npars01</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> also panders to religious cults who promote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childMarriage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childMarriage</span></a></p><p>Like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BranchDavidians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BranchDavidians</span></a> — the cult of David <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Koresh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Koresh</span></a> </p><p>As reprehensible as the concept of child marriage is, there is another angle to it, and that is human life expectancy.</p><p>From 1500s-1800s, life expectancy throughout Europe was between 30-40 yrs and early marriage could be rationalized.</p><p>Now it's twice that, but the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reactionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reactionary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> wants to take us back in time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NotGoingBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotGoingBack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.verywellhealth.com/longevity-throughout-history-2224054" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">verywellhealth.com/longevity-t</span><span class="invisible">hroughout-history-2224054</span></a></p>