> It's too late and never about children,

And this is why these arguments never translate well to mainstream politics.

By declaring a-priori that it is not about the children, and leaping straight to a deeper, more sinister motive that you're sure is there, even if you're right that there are people behind the scenes agitating for these sinister reason, you ignore that a lot of the general public and a lot of the political class genuinely do see this as a child protection issue.

If you can't even concede this, then you're missing large parts of the picture and your attempts to resist it will be that much harder.