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I think it's fine in theory. However, like the other commenter mentioned, it might not be with the best intentions. Young voters, like older voters, tend to be easier to manipulate.
In Austria it‘s already been a thing for a long time and… I can see where you are coming from. I mean my first vote at 16 was for the far right solely based on what my mother told me of the world. Still ashamed of that. Took me until 21 though to get out of that, so 18 would‘ve been no different.
That is why to me 16 is fine, a lot of young people are concerned about climate change for example which old people give less of a fuck about, just feels off to me to not let them express that in a vote.
Is that actually the case? What do you base that on?
I can see it for younger than 16. But I'm skeptical 16 is much different from 18 or 21. Maybe no different from even older.
everybody is easy to manipulate without education
True, but it isn't solely that. I had a close family member that was a very educated chemist. Got corrupted by Fox News and eventually "red pill" communities.
he needs political education