There's something to the Biblical exhortation that he who spares the rod hates his son.....to the Left, "Love" is an abstract expression for "I can use you to leverage power for myself".
Would that be classified as child abuse? I seem to notice children being “used” all the time in pro-life rallys, in pro-abortion rallys, pro-2nd rallys, anti-2nd rallys, pro-clean water rallys, anti-clean water rallys(?). I kinda get irritated in either case, pro or anti.