#252

so people who are dumb as fuck shouldn’t get to vote?

#253

In a similar fashion:

When registering for a vote or voting on an issue of national importance, people should have to complete a quiz to prove they actually understand at least the basics of what they are voting for and the ramifications of any outcomes.

  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

#254

every street to have a democratically elected ‘street king’ who represents that streets residents in village matters

  • yes
  • no

0 voters

#255

One day a year where 0-6 year olds run the world and we have to do their bidding

  • I’m in
  • I’m not in

0 voters

#256
  • Compulsory hot tub in every home
  • Hot tubs are banned

0 voters

#258

“as a father” I’m in 365 days a year anyway so…

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#259

Absolutely, I have a friend who is the living, breathing opposite of a Tory yet votes conservative because that’s the party her parents have brought her up to believe is correct. I don’t think she truly realises what she’s voting for.

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#260

but when the argument was made they were - or at least the prevailing attitude in society was that they were inferior and incapable

so the rhetoric that Japes was using in ‘why not 6 year olds?’ is exactly the same rhetoric used in ‘why not blacks?’

the substance might be different - because our view of society is currently inclusive (for the most part) of understanding that women & people of colour are actually human beings too - but the argument is the same and who knows what society will accept in the future, maybe we’ll have robots suffrage in 100 years time ?

But the point is moot because the question is ‘Why do you think 14 year olds don’t deserve suffrage when 16 year olds do?’

Think of a fixed term 4 year parliament. If you’re to become an ‘adult’ (ie 18) during that term of mandate then why should you not have any influence over the political landscape you become an adult in and have to face the consequences of ? Especially if you consider that at the other end of the age scale there are people with months or even weeks to live who who get to influence the agenda

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#261

changed my mind, this would lead to an ever smaller/solidifying class of educated people and no incentive for the ruling party to educate and inform the rest

#262

voting isn’t compulsory in the UK

#264

out of every single non-voter i’d say there would be about four politics students somewhere smashing the system, the 99.9% of the rest of them will be folk who couldn’t be fucked walking to the library

just add an option to every ballot saying “abstain”. problem solved.

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#265

ideally

#266

how can you not tell people like this they are being an idiot?

#267

I can’t say no enough to this - it would have a staggering concentrating effect by ensuring those already privileged with access to education (and everything else that could affect their ability to learn the basics, understand them or even know they should be interested in them) gain more and more democratic power of those that done.

Frightening

#268

Just want to say

Bam hard tacos is still making me laugh a lot

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#269

I think 14 is reasonable and possible for many reasons

#270

I do bam, I do.

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#271

There is a man in my work who is the definition of ‘gammon brexiteer’ who 100% believed he was right in arguing very aggressively that Boris Johnson was the leader of the Labour party

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#272

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

#273

better you than me in that situation, I wouldn’t have much restraint