> Wait, what. You meant to come out against ageism, then you criticize old people for voting "wrong"? No, I'm simply pointing out that in this day and age, we

> Wait, what. You meant to come out against ageism, then you criticize old people for voting "wrong"? No, I'm simply pointing out that in this day and age, we have more older people voicing their opinion. This leads to policies that favor this group and disadvantages other groups (youth). I think Thomas Jefferson had much to say on the tyranny of one generation to the next. > All in all, if you take a step back from you criticisms, there's a common point: Legitimacy. Submitting a ballot every few years is a very weak foundation for a government as sprawling and powerful as most modern and western ones. Fiddling the knobs of who can vote does little more than shift the balance of power inside the political class. Agreed. However youth suffrage is an important topic. You say that society needs to protect childhood, but to me, it seems like they're protecting them from their own opinions and values... Like the article mentions.