▲ 131 ▼ Vivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth 'useless' 2 months after posting a video celebrating it (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 3 years ago* by YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wheresmydanish@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (3 children) I'm curious, what do you think the voting age should be raised to and why? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Rusticus@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) Republicans want to raise voting age because young people are increasingly realizing that Republicans are authoritarian bigots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago *authoritarian bigots who want to destroy the world for a profit. FTFY permalink fedilink source parent [–] lumberjacked@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Sure. Let’s also prevent people from voting for the last 25 years of their life unless they serve in the military. /s permalink fedilink source parent [–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd love to know too, cause I'm actually for lowering it. If there are 15 year Olds working jobs at fast food restaurants or wherever, they should either a) be able to vote, or b) not have income tax taken out. No taxation without representation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Even ten years olds know you don't take babies from their mothers at the boarder. Let them vote. permalink fedilink source parent [+] therealbear@lemmy.world -10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fabian@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago We already had unpassable tests used to disenfranchise people for a long time. I wonder if you don't know about those or just agree with how they were used. The most ignorant and racist people I know are all over 25, why would you only want it for those under 26? permalink fedilink source parent [–] reddwarf@feddit.nl 3 points 3 years ago* No matter what political affiliation you have, I would wager that the current mess was not created by 18 year olds voting but older people. So if you want to be ‘fair’ and ‘reasonable’, hoe about we put restrictions on older voters on a sliding and increasingly more difficult scale? 18 - 25 : your good to go 25 - 40 : you need some civics tests 40 - 60 : civic + psycholigical testing 60 - 70 : civics + psychological + dementia testing 70+ : you no longer get to vote as your time has past and consequences are no longer your concern yet can harm upcoming generations If you want limitations and testing, this is a fair proposal. I guess you would logically have to agree with this, yes? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rusticus@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (2 children) Republicans want to raise voting age because young people are increasingly realizing that Republicans are authoritarian bigots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago *authoritarian bigots who want to destroy the world for a profit. FTFY permalink fedilink source parent [–] lumberjacked@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Sure. Let’s also prevent people from voting for the last 25 years of their life unless they serve in the military. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ForestOrca@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago *authoritarian bigots who want to destroy the world for a profit. FTFY permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lumberjacked@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Sure. Let’s also prevent people from voting for the last 25 years of their life unless they serve in the military. /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 23 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'd love to know too, cause I'm actually for lowering it. If there are 15 year Olds working jobs at fast food restaurants or wherever, they should either a) be able to vote, or b) not have income tax taken out. No taxation without representation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Even ten years olds know you don't take babies from their mothers at the boarder. Let them vote. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Even ten years olds know you don't take babies from their mothers at the boarder. Let them vote. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] therealbear@lemmy.world -10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fabian@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago We already had unpassable tests used to disenfranchise people for a long time. I wonder if you don't know about those or just agree with how they were used. The most ignorant and racist people I know are all over 25, why would you only want it for those under 26? permalink fedilink source parent [–] reddwarf@feddit.nl 3 points 3 years ago* No matter what political affiliation you have, I would wager that the current mess was not created by 18 year olds voting but older people. So if you want to be ‘fair’ and ‘reasonable’, hoe about we put restrictions on older voters on a sliding and increasingly more difficult scale? 18 - 25 : your good to go 25 - 40 : you need some civics tests 40 - 60 : civic + psycholigical testing 60 - 70 : civics + psychological + dementia testing 70+ : you no longer get to vote as your time has past and consequences are no longer your concern yet can harm upcoming generations If you want limitations and testing, this is a fair proposal. I guess you would logically have to agree with this, yes? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fabian@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago We already had unpassable tests used to disenfranchise people for a long time. I wonder if you don't know about those or just agree with how they were used. The most ignorant and racist people I know are all over 25, why would you only want it for those under 26? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reddwarf@feddit.nl 3 points 3 years ago* No matter what political affiliation you have, I would wager that the current mess was not created by 18 year olds voting but older people. So if you want to be ‘fair’ and ‘reasonable’, hoe about we put restrictions on older voters on a sliding and increasingly more difficult scale? 18 - 25 : your good to go 25 - 40 : you need some civics tests 40 - 60 : civic + psycholigical testing 60 - 70 : civics + psychological + dementia testing 70+ : you no longer get to vote as your time has past and consequences are no longer your concern yet can harm upcoming generations If you want limitations and testing, this is a fair proposal. I guess you would logically have to agree with this, yes? permalink fedilink source parent