Bro - read my posts, where am i adcovating for this stupidity? I'm not.
I have seen the consequences of cousin marriage far too closely. I've seen situations where death would be the easier option for parents.
I'm just saying we need to be methodical in the way we refute it. I've had this discussion with too many people who've responded with "yeah but what about so and so, they're fine" or "yeah but what about so and so - they've got a disabled kid and they're not related"...
My point is that we need to make our arguement clearly and with accurate facts,
Like you said; "
twice as likely is pretty serious." and
"think what that likelihood becomes after generations of interbreeding". I'd like to add to this
the massive personal consequences of when it does go wrong - the unlikeliness of it occuring is no comfort when you have to bury your own children, or you have to raise children that cannot suvive without extensive support around the clock.
These are the facts we should be presenting to make the case against cousin marriage. I agree with
@Trango Towers entirely. I just disagreed with how he said it.