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"There is no good reason to exclude children from the right to vote. Indeed, I
believe there is a strong case for lowering the voting age to six, effectively
extending the franchise to any child in full-time education. When I have made
this case, as I have done in recent years in a variety of different forums, I
am always struck by the reaction I get. It is incredulity. What possible reason
could there be to do something so seemingly reckless and foolhardy? Most
audiences recognise that our democracy is growing fractious, frustrated and
frustrating. Our political divisions are wide and our institutions seem
ill-equipped to handle them. But nothing surely could justify allowing children
to join in. Wouldn’t it simply make everything worse?
It would not. In fact, it might make things better. But to understand why, we
first need to understand the nature of the problems our democracy faces, and in
particular, the generational divide that has become an increasingly important
factor in politics over recent decades."
Via Muse, who wrote "Withhold judgement until the end of this article. I found
it eye-opening!"
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
