What historical fact do you believe I got wrong? The only thing about history we discussed as I recall was your claim children had the right to vote and my retort was no, there never was that right.
Earlier you wrote:
Voting is not a minimum right, at no time in history has voting ever been considered a right for children.
You are wrong. I provided one example. Here are two more.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/takoma-park-grants-16-year-olds-right-to-vote/2013/05/14/b27c52c4-bccd-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_age#Debate_on_lowering_voting_age_to_16
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/8/greenbelt-md-residents-approve-of-lowering-voting-/
You’re free to disagree with the decisions those places made to extend rights, but the fact that they were made is a fact, not an opinion. Even if they hadn’t, I’d still be in favor of extending the right to vote.
I understand you think voting is a responsibility. I think it’s status as a right is more important. That is a fundamental difference of opinion. You are arguing that teenagers are unable to fulfill their responsibility. I am saying that is not relevant to extending a right because I view that right differently than you do. You know what that is? You guessed it - it’s a fucking opinion!
Pretty much everything else you wrote is an attempt to put words in my mouth. Also, if you’re gonna compare me to a white nationalist, maybe don’t get fixated on name calling.
Feel free to use the quote feature on Medium and then write about arguments I’m not making!
