Just like 16 years old people can’t vote because too young, 80+ years old people should not be able to vote, most of them are too distant from everyday reality of younger people to be able to take a wise decision for the community and also often stick with (way too) old ideals from their years
Restricting is hardly ever a solution for anything. You might have an 80+ better informed than a 30/40. What about people with mental issues, even if temporary (like depression) ? Sure you could have a system to validate who is “apt” to vote, but that system and the people who enforce it can be rigged. The better option (not that it’s easy or even feasible) is to flip the issue around and try to provide good, impartial information to everyone.
You can provide the information but people aren’t obligated to consume it. Most won’t, because they either have already made up their mind or they simply don’t care. They’re swayed more by a loud voice saying what they like to hear than the reality of complex issues. And you can’t force them to care.
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The median age of people 18+ in the US (total potential voters), is 47. The 80+ demographic is really small. If those folks are voting in ways that are detrimental to others, the solution is to increase voting among other groups.
Make election day a mandatory holiday for anyone outside first responders, and guarantee those folks a half day. Expand mail-in voting. Expand early voting.
There are dozens of solutions that don’t include telling people they don’t get all the rights of full citizens.
Yeah i actually agree on this being the best solution though that means that minimum vote age should be decreased because for the same way of thinking, there are many 16 years old who are better informed than 30 years old people
Actually, my issue is just the incoherence of all this fluff which is what prompted me to make this (stupid) unpopular opinion
Not saying what we have is perfect, but its probably as good as its going to get. Its quite coherent actually, as soon as you are a legal adult, you can vote and that right can’t (in theory) be taken away from you. Even as it is, evil people try to find all types of way to dissuade, invalidate and suppress voting. I actually think the majority of people wants the best for everyone, that’s why there is all this effort to remove as much votes as possible. Restricting by age would would add to that.
…and it gets even worse down the numbers. 16 year olds have the strongest wishes and opinions based on the biggest nothingness