Canada should follow U.K.'s initiative to lower voting age to 16, says senator (www.nationalobserver.com)

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[-] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 4 days ago

I think it could be good. I don't think it's a popular position, though. Everyone and their mom is ready with a personal anecdote about how they used to be lazy and ignorant in high school (they're dedicated and informed now, though, of course) and, as we all know, all teens are the same, so none of them deserve the right to vote.

[-] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

It’s a real weak excuse too, because the lazy and ignorant ones are welcome to not vote as usual, but maybe some informed students will. Of course there will also be plenty of conservative weirdos pushing their worldview on their children who will push them to also vote conservative, but hey thems the breaks.

[-] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, you're right. But I happen to know more than a few people who push their partners and adult children to vote a certain way, too. My wife's dad, for example.

I think some people are just pushy, and being capable of resisting that (when it's safe, of course) is a life skill worth honing, especially when you're still a kid and getting a lot of pressure from all sides to act in certain ways.