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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This. For all the bad votes young people may cast, I can hardly imagine them doing any worse than the adults have already done. And I'm almost 40.

But let's be honest. The real objection to letting young people vote is that they might vote left-wing. Every other objection is just a dog whistle for that one.