I’ve met a lot more stupid and cruel adults than I have teenagers in my life. …ummmmm, couldn’t a whole bunch of adults fall into the exact same categories that Kate feels bans you from voting? The numbers of young people not attending school is up, we have problems with literacy, and as many Police will tell you, issues with respect from youth who don’t even know how to be a part of a civilised society, far less make an educated vote on it. And on that note, surely the priority for young people should be re-engaging them with school and teaching them how to contribute to a civilised society, over and above giving them the right to vote? Many as we know, are just out ram raiding, or wagging school. Yes many may be bright and astute, but many are not. They’re not raising families, they’re not paying bills, they’re not awash with life experience.
They don’t have mortgages and hold down full time jobs by and large. The funniest criticism against lowering the voting age was vomited up by privileged ZB Troll Kate Hawkesby…īut they lack the experience.
