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.
Kids grow up. Seeing my 2 year old get scared of a piece of lint he thinks is a spider makes me not very impressed of a kid crying in response to something their parents said.
Think about this. Kids get to know fairly early on in life that Santa Claus doesn't exist (at least in the way he is described), there's no tooth fairy, the stuff they see in advertisements on television doesn't represent what a toy can actually do, and a dozen other disappointments that come with reality. But add on this kind of outlandish politicking and watch them rebel when the facade comes crumbling down. I wouldn't be surprised if they became Republicans later in life.