Cousin fucking is the norm throughout most of human history

Romantic relationships between cousins make up a lot of the most powerful throughout history. George Washington married Martha Washington, his cousin. Thomas Jefferson married a cousin and later wanted to marry her sister as well. Woodrow Wilson married Ellen Axson, his cousin. Franklin D. Roosevelt married his cousin Eveleen, and then Eleanor, when Eveleen died. John Adams married his cousin Abigail. Ulysses S. Grant married his cousin Julia Dent. Zachary Taylor married his cousin Margaret. William H. Taft married his cousin Nellie. Martin Van Buren married his cousin Hannah. James Madison married his cousin Dolley, and then her sister Rose when Dolley died. James A. Garfield married his cousin Lucretia. Grover Cleveland married his cousin Frances when he was 49 and she was 21. John Tyler married his cousin Letitia, then her sister Julia. Benjamin Harrison married his cousin Caroline, then her nephew Mary. Grover Cleveland married his cousin Frances. <br><br>Cousins being fucking is the norm, it has been humanity's entire history. The idea that cousins fucking is wrong or immoral is a modern idea that was pushed by sickos. <br><br>In the book "The Origins of Totalitarianism" Hannah Arendt argues that the prohibition on incest was a tool used by governments to prevent the formation of relationships that weren't mediated by the state. This is an oversimplification, but it highlights how something as natural as fucking your cousin was distorted by sick people throughout history.