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hockeyTom:
I admire so much about the Dutch. This isn't one of them.
Well, let's not jump the gun--it's not all the Dutch, just a very small group of disturbed individuals. As the article notes:
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The Netherlands, which already has liberal policies on soft drugs, prostitution and gay marriage, was shocked by the plan.
An opinion poll published Tuesday showed that 82 percent wanted the government to do something to stop the new party, while 67 percent said promoting pedophilia should be illegal.
\"They make out as if they want more rights for children. But their position that children should be allowed sexual contact from age 12 is of course just in their own interest,\" anti-pedophile campaigner Ireen van Engelen told the AD daily.
Right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders said he had asked the government to investigate whether a party with such \"sick ideas\" could really be established, ANP news agency reported.
Kees van deer Staaij, a member of the Christian SGP party, also demanded action: \"Pedophilia and child pornography should be taboo in every constitutional state. Breaking that will just create more victims and more serious ones.\"