Why would anyone think 16 year-olds should be allowed to vote?

[MsAmerica]

Be honest - think back to when you were 16. Did you have an understanding of a broad range of issues? Did you pay serious attention to national news? Okay, even many adults may lapse on the score, but still, it seems crazy to me.

In the U.S., voting age had been 21 and the only reason it was lowered to 18 was that teens were being drafted to fight in Vietnam, and it was felt as unfair for them to have no say.

I’d they are old enough to pay NI then yes. Someone has to drown out the aging right wing selfish boomers.

Why mention google translate?

Anyway, you can google it. It will be in English

I think if you are going to insult British people of a certain age, you should at least use British spelling? That's just my own view though.

Where have I insulted British people of a certain age?

I don't think you have?

Neither do I, so what did you mean then?

I was replying to someone else.

I know you are the star of the show but you need to.share the spotlight sometimes, you know

You did, my apologies

I will leave you to it

Well it wasn't really worth me pursuing the spelling issue with the pp anyway. It's just better to keep things civil about people that one disagrees with as to which box to tick on a bit of paper, rather than insult them.

Perhaps Starmer is telling the truth? with Farage shit stirring at every opportunity?

Do fairly centralist voters go about trying to set fire to hotels packed with people?

Would you? What would you call people attacking the Police, trying to kill other people whilst chanting racist slogans?

Far Right? or "Concerned citizens" expressing their democratic voice....?

On the Tories, why isn't their collapse in support allowed to be mentioned? is it all too embarrassing for some posters?

Yesterdays YouGov poll puts Reform just 3points ahead of Labour, within the margin of error... & as Reforms policies or rather lack of them, come into focus, support will fall.

I think picking on people for their spelling is rude.

Its usually all they have.. whilst grand standing about how civil they always are.... not.

@Quirksworkdon’t worry about it, you’ll get attacks but not warranted, have a nice day instead

Hang on. The poster said "someone has to drown out the right wing aging boomers" but you say I'm the rude one in that I picked up on the US spelling of ageing? Your priorities are skewed I'm afraid. But that's 2025 for you, I suppose.

I'm content that I have more to say for myself than insults, Alexandra. Which you know is correct, although you may not always/ever agree with me.

I agree that calling people ageing boomers is also rude, but calling people out on their spelling is especially low.

And whilst the 'boomer ' trope is offensive, there is a grain of truth there in the sense that successive governments in the UK have pandered to the old and ignored the young. That really needs to stop.

I agree that calling out spelling is usually rude and snobbish. I wouldn't usually do it. But I felt on this occasion the poster's rude and superior attitude was grating, so just applied the old "live by the sword" policy.

Agree with your last paragraph actually. See, Previous Rude Poster! You can make a point without insulting an entire age demographic. (And I'm not even a boomer).

Anyone who chooses to get worked up about spelling on the internet really needs to find a hobby. Unless being pedantic and dim is a hobby these days ? I may be out of touch.

You’re now going to get pp piling on at how you’ve done the worst thing. Honestly just ignore.

Well you've missed the point entirely. So that's one things I suppose.

I don't mind. I quite enjoy it actually.😉. Thank you though!

Hang on ! You're right.

I was replying to the wrong poster.

Or was I ?

Was I replying to anyone, or merely making a passing comment that people could take (as you did) or leave ?

I'm going to have a long hard think about what I have done.

Tin hat ready for my POV

why can’t a 16 year old not be able to bite. With whole life ahead of them. And in the next parliament be paying taxes and contributing to society, and not able to vote for things which affect them. And has an interest in current affairs or as much as most adults.

yet my dgm who has Alzheimer’s who when asked who the current pm is, replied Tony Blair a pm who was last in power at least a decade before at that time could . And had died within the next couple
of years .

Ha good on you. You’ll certainly get takers up for it.

why can’t a 16 year old not be able to bite.

Given the state of English dentistry, I can see it could be a problem.

(I guess that needs a 😀)