©️ By Sophie Lewis | @sophielewiseditorial

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He doesn’t hide in shame.
He doesn’t spiral with guilt.
He speaks with conviction.

“Children can consent.”
“It’s love, not abuse.”
“The system’s wrong — not me.”

This is the Ideological Predator — the most dangerous kind of all.
Not because he hides his views — but because he proudly justifies them.

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More Than Just a Predator — A Believer

Ideological predators are built differently.
They don’t commit abuse and then deny it.
They rationalise it.
Defend it.
Argue for it.

Their tactics are more than manipulation — they’re reframing morality itself.

You’ll find them in:

• Pro-contact forums (MAPs, “youth love” groups)
• Extremist religious sects (child marriage apologists, purity culture)
• Cultural enclaves that excuse adult-child sex as “tradition”
• Sovereign citizen movements that reject state safeguarding
• Online echo chambers that reinforce their beliefs

And when challenged, they don’t retreat.
They debate.
They publish.
They organise.

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This Is Grooming Through Philosophy

These predators don’t just target individuals — they target culture.

They might:

• Write “essays” defending adult-minor relationships
• Claim to be oppressed, misunderstood, or mislabelled
• Use LGBTQ+ language to cloak their real intent
• Hide behind “free speech,” “civil liberties,” or “science”

They build entire ideologies around their desires — designed to confuse, disarm, and desensitise.

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Why They’re So Dangerous

Because they want more than access — they want permission.
Legal, social, emotional.
They don’t just act — they recruit.

And they’re smart.
Many are articulate, educated, politically savvy.
They can sway debates, infiltrate institutions, or present as harmless eccentrics.

But beneath the rhetoric is clear harm — normalised, minimised, and often masked as liberation.

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Victims of Ideological Predators Are Often Trapped Longer

Why?
Because they’re made to believe the abuse was:

• Educational
• Spiritual
• Loving
• Mutually chosen
• A gift, not a violation

These victims often don’t recognise it as abuse — until years later.
The grooming is embedded in belief, not just behaviour.

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We Must Stop Framing This as “Controversial”

There is no debate here.
Children cannot consent.
Power imbalance is not love.
No culture, religion, or philosophy makes abuse acceptable.

But ideological predators thrive in spaces where the argument itself is entertained.

And every time we platform them, we risk giving abuse a microphone.

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The Fight Against Ideological Abuse Is Ongoing

They may wear robes, suits, or usernames.
They may write blogs or manifestos.
Some run charities.
Some run cults.
Some simply sit behind keyboards, radicalising the next wave.

But their goal is always the same:
to justify what should never be justifiable.

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