He's not completely wrong there, if only unintentionally. People do have a tendency to shut their brains off when the subject of children come up because they don't want to be seen, 'protecting predators' or 'defending child porn', and politicians know this. They know they can get away with a lot when it comes to 'protecting the children'. Always been vigilant when it comes to laws 'protecting the children'. Make sure you know what is in those bills.
He's not completely wrong there, if only unintentionally. People do have a tendency to shut their brains off when the subject of children come up because they don't want to be seen, 'protecting predators' or 'defending child porn', and politicians know this. They know they can get away with a lot when it comes to 'protecting the children'. Always been vigilant when it comes to laws 'protecting the children'. Make sure you know what is in those bills.
Yep. That's where the Simpsons 'wont someone think of the children' bit is born from.
As an aside, I don't think people really realize how short the jump from 'banning lolicon' to 'banning memes' actually is.