I'd say a huge impact.

In Sweden the moral panic Mafia isn't in fundie Christian guise but come in the form of big hearted S-o-c-i-a-l-i-s-t-s helping the world in the name of solidarity. They have the exact same arguments. Stuff like we'll have a moral collapse if we don't impose strict regulation on all things related to sexuality. They are also lot more powerful than the surface shows.

They fly under the radar saying things like "but think of the children" killing all critical debate. They work tirelessly in the background to impose their regulations because they have no life. When us people with an actual life find out its generally too late. They've devoted their entire lives to "helping" others who aren't as "enlightened" as they are.

Since we constantly have to make room for all their idiotic laws it does impact us a lot more than what it apparent on the surface. Once the laws are in place and are accepted by people at large, the laws are extremely hard to remove. The original populistic and flimsy argumentation that put it place to begin with is always dragged out whenever its challenged.

We have alcohol laws which basically are designed around preventing people from going out and having fun. It's illegal to take off your shirt in places that sell beer. This is all moral panic laws that we have to put up with. ...and this does impact all of us no matter if you go out partying or not... because it will set the standard for what becomes acceptable/weird in the society at large. Cats who've never been out-doors don't know what they are missing. People are exactly the same. If we don't have the social tools to explore our sexuality, we won't.

...I wouldn't be surprised if Sweden is the worlds most sexually liberal country. I wouldn't know how it could be measured so I won't argue this point, but the fact that we of all nations have these problem I'd say is very telling regarding the planet in general.

Thank God for the Internet.

The most tiring thing about these vulgarly-politically-correct moral-panic-Mafia people need to be fought ever single step of the way. Nobody with any kind of life has the energy. Is there a good word for them as a group? They seem to get the epithet from what every political/social group they attach themselves to and parasite off.

Any suggestions?