Tyranny of Steel

Currently, Berengar was within the chambers of the Reichstag, making his case as to why polygamy should be legal. Against the wishes of hundreds of Austrian members of Congress, he championed the cause that he desperately believed in.

After weeks of being married to Adela, he felt that an appropriate amount of time had passed for him to push forward with his plan. As such, he began to speak passionately to the members of the Reichstag about his views on the subject.

”You ask why I think one man should have many wives? If you think about it, the reason is quite simple: fertility rates. If every German man were to take multiple wives, our nation ’s birth rates would vastly increase. A new era is upon us, and soon our people will spread across the world and claim its vast territory for ourselves!

In order to fill these lands, we must have a larger population. Currently, our great Kingdom holds control over Switzerland, but there is a significant minority within those lands that are not German. As such, every German man must help spread his seed and Germanize the non-German population of our Kingdom!

This includes Bohemia, which I have recently seized control over; I wish for the Bohemian population to speak our language and embrace our great culture within four generations! Thus I propose that every German man will be allowed up to five lawful wedded wives, while a woman can only have one husband! ”

After saying this, one member of parliament immediately began to debate with Berengar about a crucial point

”What about the offspring of these non-German women! The constitution clearly states that only full-blooded Germans can be citizens of our realm. What do you propose to do with the children of these marriages? ”