However, what is a "conservative" anyway? for the authors of this study, it's someone who prefers obeying authority and tradition. In other coutries and social arenas, e.g., in China, it might be an orthodox Maoist. On the other hand, a "liberal" might be someone who's self-confident enough to impose neo-liberalism on the world.
On 3/20/06, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:
> How to spot a baby conservative
> KID POLITICS |
> Whiny children, claims a new study, tend to grow up
> rigid and traditional. Future liberals, on the other hand ...
> Mar. 19, 2006. 10:45 AM
> KURT KLEINER
> SPECIAL TO THE STAR
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> Remember the whiny, insecure kid in nursery school, the one who always
> thought everyone was out to get him, and was always running to the
> teacher with complaints? Chances are he grew up to be a conservative. At
> least, he did if he was one of 95 kids from the Berkeley area that
> social scientists have been tracking for the last 20 years. The
> confident, resilient, self-reliant kids mostly grew up to be liberals.
>
> [ ... ]
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> http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1142722231554
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