Reply to: 16 year olds are to be given the vote...

[PCTNN]

...according to Komrade Korbyn.

Now, 16 year olds are children at school. In which case, why not give the vote to 5 year olds?

I'd be more inclined to take voting rights away from all the over 70 toolbags.

Why should they be allowed to vote to on things that will impact a future they won't be part of?

[Whorty]

I think it is. (Just adding some remainer on remainer violence in the interests of balance).


FTFY

He's no lady! I should actually have gone with 'The big girls blouse protests too much'

[Whorty]

and you.
rock spider

[Zigenare]

I think it is. (Just adding some remainer on remainer violence in the interests of balance).


FTFY

That's quite ironic, I was under the impression that yours were the apron strings that Whorty had tied himself to.

[Whorty]

You advertise on facebook and it automatically places on Instagram which has a massive user base with teenagers.

I do a lot of facebook advertising. I'm just looking at the ad manager and the audience size for 16-18 is 1.9 million. 50-52 is 2.1 million. It's not a big difference.

Apart from the majority of 16-18 year olds can't vote, whilst 100% of 50-52 can. Adds to younger audience will be for zit cream and johnnies, but for oldies it will be pitch forks and tin hats

[NotAllThere]

Is that really all you've got?

I think it is. (Just adding some remainer on remainer violence in the interests of balance).

The lady doth protest too much, methinks

Go on, tell us how many friends you have that have non-white skin

FTFY

[BR14]

Me thinks the woman protests too much

Go on, tell us how many friends you have that have non-white skin

and you.
rock spider

[minestrone]

Cambridge Anals were mostly active on Facebook. The yoof aren't big users of that social media platform, however the 50+ brexiter grey brigade are. The easily manipulated are the older Wail readers, the likes we see on here. The younger generation get their news and views from multiple sources so have a wider perspective on the world at large.

HTH

You advertise on facebook and it automatically places on Instagram which has a massive user base with teenagers.

I do a lot of facebook advertising. I'm just looking at the ad manager and the audience size for 16-18 is 1.9 million. 50-52 is 2.1 million. It's not a big difference.

[Whorty]

Is that really all you've got?

I'm just loving the Dim on Dim fighting

Look at it from a positive side .... two losers fighting, at long last one of you will finally win something

[Whorty]

as i Keep having to tell you, i'm Not racist.
It's You i don't like. specifically. you.

Me thinks the woman protests too much

Go on, tell us how many friends you have that have non-white skin

[Whorty]

Agree in principle, but only after complete revamp of the electoral laws.

The Cambridge analytica fiasco, exposed how easy it is to manipulate popular opinion via social media. 16 y.o. are way to susceptible to social media influence.

Also the case is more in letting them vote in a referendum with long lasting effects that would affect their lives long term, skipping a GE at 16 will still allow you to make your voice heard at 20, so not that big of a deal.

Cambridge Anals were mostly active on Facebook. The yoof aren't big users of that social media platform, however the 50+ brexiter grey brigade are. The easily manipulated are the older Wail readers, the likes we see on here. The younger generation get their news and views from multiple sources so have a wider perspective on the world at large.

HTH

[Zigenare]

Love it when the Brexiters call out other Brexiters on General for being dim, yet they support each other on the sub-forum for their insightful ramblings

Is that really all you've got?

[Whorty]

Does the fog around your head ever clear?

Love it when the Brexiters call out other Brexiters on General for being dim, yet they support each other on the sub-forum for their insightful ramblings

[BrilloPad]

Well the lefties never stop dripping on about how we should let Shamima Begum back into the country because at 15-16 she "did not really know what she was doing!", yet in the next sentence want to let kids of the same age have a critical say over one of the most important issues facing the country for decades.

And people tend to get more right wing as they get older.

[shaunbhoy]

So you let old people who have no social/economical importance anymore decide for their futures

Well the lefties never stop dripping on about how we should let Shamima Begum back into the country because at 15-16 she "did not really know what she was doing!", yet in the next sentence want to let kids of the same age have a critical say over one of the most important issues facing the country for decades.