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To me at least, the argument that young people face great restrictions (even if many of those restrictions might be intended for their benefit) doesn't justify
by musicale 1y ago
To me at least, the argument that young people face great restrictions (even if many of those restrictions might be intended for their benefit) doesn't justify not giving them a voice, or a seat at the table.
"So if democracy is so great, and voting rights are so important, why don't you let us vote on anything that matters to us?"
"So taxation without representation... that's like me, right?"
"So if universal suffrage is important, are people like me included in the universe?"
"So we can (in the UK) potentially join the army or navy at 16, and possibly die in dangerous training or even fighting in a war, but we don't get to vote?"
- hn_throw2025 1y ago> Let's see... 16 year olds in the UK can potentially join the army or navy (and perhaps die fighting in a war) No combat until 18.
- musicale 1y agos/fighting in a war/in an attack by militants/
- hn_throw2025 1y agoUnder-18s in the UK military, while able to enlist with parental consent from age 16, are not legally permitted to be deployed to combat operations outside the UK or where there is a risk of exposure to hostilities.