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Would a sample of stupid things done by 20-somethings convince you to increase the voting age? Should people be denied to vote as they get older and their brain
by beforeolives 6y ago
Would a sample of stupid things done by 20-somethings convince you to increase the voting age? Should people be denied to vote as they get older and their brain function deteriorates? What about people in the bottom quartile of intelligence or education? What about smart and educated people who know nothing about the people and parties they're voting for?
None of these would make sense to me unless you are willing to go very radical in a bunch of different directions. Giving young people a vote at an age at which they can already work, pay taxes and be in the military makes a lot more sense to me.
- tpmx 6y agoNot being american I had to look it up: US kids can join the military at the age of 17 with parental conscent. That's kind of wild.
- brutal_chaos_ 6y agoWe really like our guns.
- sjg007 6y agoAnd we don't care about kids.
- pc86 6y agoWhat does that have to do with anything?
- michaelt 6y agoOne possible explanation for why America thinks giving a 17 year old a vote is more dangerous than giving them an M16. Not the only possible explanation, obviously.
- brutal_chaos_ 6y agoYep, exactly this.