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another word for that is 'selfish' - they are making laws, enacting rules and enforcing behaviour which their constituents did not really want, simply because it's something they wanted for themselves.

I don't want my politicians to have a perspective which only includes themselves. Unforutnately, its all far too common.



Most of their constituents have kids do, and want similar things. Your assumption that politicians are unilaterally imposing this on others is wrong. There are a lot of people out there who want the state to aid them in protecting their children from what they consider to be malign influences, and they vote.




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