[I'm a Creator]
Those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision. -Bertrand Russell
This is how you push through universally unpopular legislation. You start with attacks on groups most people don't care about (sex workers), under the guise of something many support (protecting kids). Then you keep increasing the heat until the frog sits in boiling water.
establishment democrats and republicans weren’t fearful he’d fail and ruin nyc. they were worried he’d succeed and represent the threat of a good alternative