RE:
"left wing, count to 10, time out, never spank your child, always talk soothingly, democrats can kiss the fattest whitest part of my buttocks."
No thanks.
FWIW, my sister never has hit her kids, they're just fine. Igot spanked twice in my entire childhoold, I did pretty darn good despite all odds. Perhaps something else is going on in the families you mention? Maybe it's a self versus community issue (as most reactionary v. progressive issues are at core).