autismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 年前Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25)www.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1151file-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.net
arrow-up1151external-linkVivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25)www.thedailybeast.comautismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 年前message-square57fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.net
They are sooooooooooo fucking mad that gen z caused the GOP to get wrecked in the midterms lol. Absolutely fuming.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 年前Since everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone’s competent to vote by educating them. At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.
minus-squareatlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 年前A pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 年前It’s almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.
minus-squareatlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 年前If the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.
Since everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone’s competent to vote by educating them.
At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.
A pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.
It’s almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.
If the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.