Reply #48: You struck on the obvious

[MrPrax]

implication of this study; that IF political voting patterns are struck as 'children', then it makes little sense to bother with rational arguments, political platforms and coherent social planning...but as you point out, your 'conversion' to tolerance, community and diversity came via from 'without' and not from 'within'

The other little problem--more parochial--is that the article is from a Canadian newspaper?
Why?
Well at this moment in Canada there is a huge battle brewing with the new Tory (your GOP) minority gov't over federal daycare funding (crazy country for debating that instead of 'creationism', I know) and one of the bugaboos among the 'whiny' set is a fervent belief that government daycare schemes are the cutting edge to liberal social engineering.

Studies like this don't help throw much needed water on that little 'burning' whine.