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Normally, anything done in the name of 'the kids' strikes me as either slightly sentimental or faintly sinister__hat redolence of moral blackmail that adheres to certain charitable appeals and certain kinds of politician. (Not for nothing is baby-kissing the synonym for public insincerity.)
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Normally, anything done in the name of 'the kids' strikes me as either slightly sentimental or faintly sinister__hat redolence of moral blackmail that adheres to certain charitable appeals and certain kinds of politician. (Not for nothing is baby-kissing the synonym for public insincerity.)
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