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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoThis is why the arguments 16 year olds should vote are terrible
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoBut by that logic, there’s a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn’t vote.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoAgree on both counts. Benevolent dictatorship for the win.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoAnd we keep that in check how? I ask because I’ve never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoHow so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoAnyone above 65 for example. Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoVoting age should be 25, since that’s the age when your brain becomes fully mature.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•2 years agoI’ll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert…
This is why the arguments 16 year olds should vote are terrible
But by that logic, there’s a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn’t vote.
Agree on both counts.
Benevolent dictatorship for the win.
And we keep that in check how? I ask because I’ve never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
How so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
Anyone above 65 for example.
Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
Voting age should be 25, since that’s the age when your brain becomes fully mature.
I’ll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert…