I like to think of it more like this:
There’s a reason normal people get a feeling of disgust when they see or think about degenerate shit. In older civilizations, they recognized that instinctive feeling and allowed the people to act upon it. These days people just suppress the feeling and lie about having it, but they’re having it.
“In some ways, this is only going to strengthen the resolve of the community and of city council to increase their support.”
This is outright admission of an attempt to thwart the general will of the people they are supposed to represent.
Blair only passes with filters and ten inches of makeup.