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I don't know if the distinction is necessarily clear here - I think the idea b is so jarring to people is they can immediately visualize the edge case - where a
by tomlockwood 6y ago
I don't know if the distinction is necessarily clear here - I think the idea b is so jarring to people is they can immediately visualize the edge case - where a baby is voting. I know you've probably got more nuance to that belief, but a naive person probably immediately thinks about it.
I'm not sure you've successfully identified an orthodoxy there because, also, I've never heard anyone defend the current voting age with any vigor.
- hawkice 6y agoIf people defend it with vigor, it's probably something still up for grabs in American discussion, and not really an orthodoxy. You'll see this in modern, fresher orthodoxies, where even though most people would disagree it is assumed the audience doesn't need to be told why it's right, or even that it's right