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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (2 children)

When I was mid 20s I thought young kids were too naive. I got older and saw how fucking stupid most adults are and think young kids are much smarter than their predecessors. They should absolutely have a voice in elections. 16 seems like a good age to me

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

If you can legally work, you should be able to legally vote!

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

They have a lot less lead poisoning today than those kids from 20th century past, too.