BlueNinja Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 A longitudinal study suggests whiny kids grow up to be conservative. They "turned into rigid young adults who hewed closely to traditional gender roles and were uncomfortable with ambiguity. The confident kids turned out liberal and were still hanging loose, turning into bright, non-conforming adults with wide interests." The authors suspect "insecure kids look for the reassurance provided by tradition and authority," whereas "the more confident kids are eager to explore alternatives." This matches a 2003 analysis that suggested "people who are dogmatic, fearful, [and] intolerant of ambiguity ... are more likely to gravitate to conservatism." Criticisms: 1) They did the study in Berkeley. 2) The correlations aren't that strong. 3) They skewed the interpretation, calling moral confidence "rigidity." 4) They overlooked left-wing rigidity. 5) What about the recent Pew study that showed Republicans are happier than Democrats?Texas is busting people for "public intoxication" in bars. Undercover agents have "infiltrated" 36 bars and arrested 30 drinkers. Explanations from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission: 1) We're doing it to stop drinkers before they get in a car. 2) Even if they're not going to get in a car, maybe they'll "walk out into traffic and get run over." 3) Or maybe they'll "jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss." 4) Anyway, bars aren't exempt from laws against public intoxication.Now really ... how are you going to arrest someone for being drunk in a bar when that's why they're there?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 ::blink How do you quantify "whininess" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Green Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 The first one seems like bad science, the second like bad policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 ..the second [seems] like bad policy. Well, I'm not sure about that. I mean, I can imagine a few bar-room situations when a cop might justifiably want an easy excuse to bring someone in. If they are actually just going around through bars and picking up all the obnoxious drunks, they have their work cut out for them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Green Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Assuming the later (which is implied by the 'crack down on public drunkenness' bit), the problem is we already tried prohibition once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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