alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 years agoMissouri teens want to lower the voting age to 16 in local and school electionsnews.stlpublicradio.orgexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1218
arrow-up1218external-linkMissouri teens want to lower the voting age to 16 in local and school electionsnews.stlpublicradio.orgalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Politics@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squareAnalogyAddict@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoThat’s not how learning works. A graduated system allows people to gradually take on responsibility. Going from a total child to full adult is too much of a shock. It’s bad enough as is, with kids having a hard time “adulting.”
minus-squareAnalogyAddict@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoI mean… that’s basically how it is now, excluding drinking. I’d rather they learn to vote before legally drinking.
That’s not how learning works. A graduated system allows people to gradually take on responsibility. Going from a total child to full adult is too much of a shock. It’s bad enough as is, with kids having a hard time “adulting.”
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I mean… that’s basically how it is now, excluding drinking. I’d rather they learn to vote before legally drinking.
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