Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election
www.theguardian.com
Voting age to be lowered to 16 across UK by next general election
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“The government said it was a reform to bring in more fairness for 16- and 17-year-olds, many of whom already work and are able to serve in the military. It brings the whole of the UK voting age to 16. Scotland and Wales have already made the change for Holyrood and Senedd elections, as well as local council elections.”
Great logical reform.
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Work full time? When does mandatory school end over there?
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In most of the west you can legally drop out ~15 years old. I kinda wish I did tbh. Most of my education came after school.
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I mean I know you could take classes such that you could graduate early but that might get you 17 or 16 if you were enrolled in school early enough with a birthday at the right time of year. Im not sure if you can drop out without parent permission but you can emancipate at 16. For my area at least.
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Would Reform undo it I wonder? This does smell a bit of gerrymandering as young people split leftwards
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"I oppose democracy unless it aligns with me"
— this chudd
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Lol, not at all. I'm worried Reform (who are looking possible to take the government next) would reverse this decision. A very regressive move imo. But not unlikely
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Until they decide to troll vote.
You know that impulse control doesn't fully develop till ones twenties
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Like Brexit? Damn all those 16 and 17 voters.
Oh wait, they weren't part of that.
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Mm hmmm. So where did I say any of that? and your argument is poor. 16 and 17 year olds were not legally able to vote so you have no data to back up your outburst
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You’ve missed their point.
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No. They made no point. What they did was blame the poor showing in that vote on older people. That isn't what I said at all.
Said nothing about brexit, nor does the reply to me address anything I posted.
So no. You and they have missed the point.
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They didn't even say that! As they said: you missed their point. Congrats on doing so openly :)
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It hurts to see you keep missing the point so I'll explain, Brexit was an impulsive decision taken before this lowering of the age of voting, proving that it's not just young people who are impulsive, defeating the argument by example.
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It wasn't even a matter of impulsiveness, it was a matter of sheer ignorance.
Look at the Google searches that followed the Brexit vote:
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I mean that's what impulsive means, acting without forethought. Many people voted based on propaganda and emotion instilled into them by parties willing to take advantage of them, without considering what they're even voting for.
Tbh the entire Brexit was a shit show because the referendum wasn't even meant to be binding but for the purposes of this talk I'm treating it as if ot was.
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I'm assuming by the fact that your rebuttal is still incorrect that you are being impulsive as well.
Where did I say that impulsivity was solely the domain of the young? When did I say it becomes a non factor? When did brexit become the litmus test for impusivity? Shouldn't that honor go to Trump's election?
All I said. ALL I am saying. Is that impulse control isn't finished developing until our twenties, and yes that means that Teena agers are more impulsive.
That's not a controversial stance. It's facts.
So your attempt at a rebuttal isn't even discussing the point. Which isn't that impulsivity ever goes away, but that our development in that area isn't "finished" in our brain during that time.
Other factors affect impulsivity, from education to personal experiences so it's never really " done" developing in many ways. And a younger person who has gone through some serious shit will usually be way less impulsive than a sheltered older person.
But I digress. The point is, you're incorrect..
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