I don't like anyone bringing in "child abuse" into a political discussion (even if qualified by "mental"). There are plenty on the liberal side who would take children away from conservative parents on the charges of teaching conservative values being "child abuse". I would rather fight for liberal parents to teach their children as they will rather than have the first amendment nullified through CPS.
I would agree with you re indiscriminate child abuse charges, but I honestly don’t know what else to call it when a 3-4 year old is crying in fear at the MENTION of a political candidate. This was VERY disturbing, the little girl was genuinely terrified every time her father said Mc Cain’s name. What do you think she was told- again and again- about adult/political matters that would frighten her so much she would cry in fear at the THOUGHT of who would win an election. She was too young to even grasp the concept of Republican/Democrat unless that fear had been drummed into her head again and again.
The older child, repeating the mantra drilled into her by her parents, reminded me of Muslim kids reciting the jihad creed. Word for word what the parents hammered into them-parroting concepts they cannot comprehend.
Instilling paranoia in a baby re. adult concepts beyond their control qualifies as child abuse in my book.