Pedophilia has to become a socially respected sexual orientation, according to a statement published issued by the Young Democrats, the youth wing of the Netherlands’ Democratic party (D66), which is part of the four-member governing coalition in The Hague.
While the statement was released months ago after its approval by the organization’s last general meeting, it only surfaced among English-speaking Twitter users in recent weeks. “Pedophilia is a sexual orientation that one is born with,” the original Dutch text stated.
With more than 3,500 members, the Young Democrats (JD) is one of the country’s largest political youth organizations, which claims to be “politically independent” but “affiliated with the social-liberal party D66.” Based on its mission statement, JD advocates for the “radical democratization” of society, as well as European federalism, individual freedom, and economic sustainability. At the moment, JD operates several branches throughout the Netherlands and provides membership to activists as young as 12.
In its statement, the JD pointed out that pedophilia should be normalized by society as a sexual orientation as the stigma currently linked to it gives rise to pedophiles having a “higher chance of depression,” many of whom “consider committing suicide.” The statement further claimed that there is no available sexual identity for this sector of society that people, particularly teenagers, could relate to.
As sickening as it is, the normalization of pedophilia has been underway for some time now in many Western countries, typically by euphemistically describing the term as “pedosexuality” or “minor-attracted person.” Such normalization efforts have the support of the leftist European Union (EU) bloc itself.
Besides calling for the broader social acceptance of pedophilia, the Dutch statement suggested concrete policy recommendations as well. For example, it recommended that schools should begin introducing pedophilia as a sexual orientation within their regular sex-education curriculum, with “more insight and nuance” about the topic.
And if that was not enough, the JD in a second approved statement blatantly called for more research into the effect of “virtual child pornography” in decreasing the risk of child abuse.
The statement, that rests on the false assumption that pedophilia is an innate sexual orientation, claimed that outlawing (hand-drawn or AI-generated) “virtual child pornography” is a form of discrimination. JD thinks that animated child pornography “does not increase the risk of child abuse,” and because child abuse is typically “an impulsive act” that can arise from “repressed feelings,” child pornography “might help pedophiles get to know their feelings without harming other people.” That being said, the statement acknowledged that their claims to legalize child pornography immediately are risky given that they rest on “limited evidence.”
Instead, JD suggested that “government research should be conducted into the link” between watching real and animated child porn, as well as the correlation of both of these to actual child abuse.
For some time now, the LGBT community in various parts of the world have been campaigning to obtain what they call “equal rights” and “protection from discrimination.” Nonetheless, more radical activists urged for the inclusion of pedosexual as a legitimate sexual orientation. These people provide support to “Minor Attracted Persons” (MAPs) and back the pedosexual cause, with an “LGBTP” poster circulating on social media to do so. A multi-colored flag has even been made so that pedophiles can finally be seen as part of the LGBT community under the euphemistic term “pedosexual.”
Such a perverse notion has even alarmed some members within the LGBT community. Such concerns have prompted netizens to caution others, particularly children, to avoid marches that supported pedophilia and tried to portray those who identify as a MAP. These worried netizens pointed out the fact that pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder that people have, with not all sufferers acting on their urges.
Indeed, pedophilia should be addressed as a psychological issue instead of normalizing it as a sexual orientation. In light of alarming cases of child molestation and rape worldwide, legalizing attraction to young children would be absurd as such measures would simply give predators excuses for past or future crimes.
The disastrous ramifications of pedophilia were illustrated recently in the tragic suicide of a Polish MP’s 15-year-old son, Mikolaj Filiks, who killed himself after a report by a state-run radio station exposed him as the victim of a pedophile.
Radio Szczecin, part of the state-run broadcaster Polskie Radio network, disclosed details about the victims that enabled Filiks to be easily identified. In its report in December, the radio revealed the minors’ ages and that one was the child of a local MP. It further stated that the convicted man — whose 2021 trial had been held in private to protect his victims — was a former Civic Platform member and election candidate, as well as an LGBT activist.
The story, broadly reported by other state media, has sparked an outcry in Poland, with opposition supporters lambasting the ruling Law & Justice Party (PiS) for using it for political gain. PiS, which faces a hotly contested election later this year, has fought against promoting the LGBT cause.
In turn, the government, which clashed several times with the EU over issues pertaining to media freedom, stated its policy is a proportionate response to a media environment in favor of leftist mainstream media advocates.
Moreover, government supporters posited that the original abuse conviction was deliberately concealed by the pro-EU Civic Platform. These supporters have slammed the opposition for exaggerating the tragedy.
For example, Poland’s education minister, Przemysław Czarnek, said in a statement on state television TVP that it was “detrimental to society” that the case had not been reported sooner. “The very people who shout so loudly about the fight against pedophilia are hiding pedophiles in their ranks,” Czarnek remarked.
