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Expanding the electorate to include children with brains still undeveloped is a bad move. There is plenty of evidence that teenagers, including those who alread
by clarionbell 1y ago
Expanding the electorate to include children with brains still undeveloped is a bad move. There is plenty of evidence that teenagers, including those who already can vote, have trouble grasping complex issues. Yes, that happens in other age groups too, but not at such rates.
Think of all the dumb, stupid things you did when you were 16 and about all the things your friends did. That's the kind of people that are given the vote. How can that improve the state of democracy? How can that lead to better policy? When you increase the number of voters by the most impressionable and unstable section of the population?
- awnird 1y agoIf the elderly with no skin in the game are allowed to vote, then children should be allowed to vote. To be clear, I'm ok with disallowing children to vote if we also disallow the elderly. But if one group can vote, its only fair that the other group can as well.
- Nasrudith 1y agoThe whole 'undeveloped brains' thing is a myth. The brain is still developing and even then developing != deficient. As for improving the state of democracy? It seems like very much a good thing that they'll be able to have their interests represented, which is a rather stabilizing force. Especially when dealing with idiots who vote for Brexit and then think that literally enslaving the youth for the sake of 'instilling values' and calling it 'national service' is a great idea.
- throwaway290 1y agoLeft wing parties have mostly younger voters. It's a known fact. Decreasing voting age is normal for their policies.