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07-12-2018, 09:25 PM
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Did I hear this right ?

I admit my head was slightly elsewhere but I was sure I heard them talking about giving the vote to 6 year olds on the radio tonight. Apparently they have more future to look forward to than us older folks so should be listened to more than us.

If I did hear it right I think world may have gone too insane for me now.
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07-12-2018, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
I admit my head was slightly elsewhere but I was sure I heard them talking about giving the vote to 6 year olds on the radio tonight. Apparently they have more future to look forward to than us older folks so should be listened to more than us.

If I did hear it right I think world may have gone too insane for me now.
I didn't hear it myself but it doesn't surprise me at all, this world went insane a while back. Crazy.
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07-12-2018, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
I admit my head was slightly elsewhere but I was sure I heard them talking about giving the vote to 6 year olds on the radio tonight. .
You probably misheard. It was likely 16.

The scam political system can be permanently concreted in place if they lower the voting age. Given the establishment control the media, they can control the votes. Younger people are SO easily duped and swayed. Just look at how they got teenage lads to walk around with their trousers around their ankles and underpants hanging out. Just look at how they can get kids to drink really unhealthy energy drinks and fizzy drinks.

Just look at the way Jezbollah Corbyn was able to so easily dupe them into believing they would have their debts wiped away and get free tuition fees.

Kids are really really easily duped and conditioned.

They are therefore the perfect voting fodder. The establishment can swing any vote if they are permitted to eat into the youngsters.
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07-12-2018, 11:18 PM
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You heard right, it was a reported in the Guardian, (figures)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...rsity-academic
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08-12-2018, 07:31 AM
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Which just shows that academics live in a different world and can't tell their a.......from their elbow .
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08-12-2018, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Realist ->
You probably misheard. It was likely 16.

The scam political system can be permanently concreted in place if they lower the voting age. Given the establishment control the media, they can control the votes. Younger people are SO easily duped and swayed. Just look at how they got teenage lads to walk around with their trousers around their ankles and underpants hanging out. Just look at how they can get kids to drink really unhealthy energy drinks and fizzy drinks.

Just look at the way Jezbollah Corbyn was able to so easily dupe them into believing they would have their debts wiped away and get free tuition fees.

Kids are really really easily duped and conditioned.

They are therefore the perfect voting fodder. The establishment can swing any vote if they are permitted to eat into the youngsters.

not all teenagers - some are very bright - probably at least 75% of their total population - you are in fact insulting UK teenagers - get off the band wagon
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08-12-2018, 08:53 AM
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not all teenagers - some are very bright - probably at least 75% of their total population - you are in fact insulting UK teenagers - get off the band wagon
I concur! They're very savvy, few drink and they take issues like Climate Change etc. seriously, much more than we did.
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08-12-2018, 09:42 AM
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I thought that the subject was six year olds ?
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08-12-2018, 10:52 AM
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I thought that the subject was six year olds ?
It was, but despite his claim to the contrary I'm not sure Prof Runciman was being entirely serious

"“What’s the worst that could happen? At least it would be exciting, it would make elections more fun. It is never going to happen in a million years but as a way of capturing just how structurally unbalanced our democracies have become, seriously, why not? Why not six-year-olds?"
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08-12-2018, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Rehab44 ->
You heard right, it was a reported in the Guardian, (figures)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...rsity-academic
Thank you at least my ears were working is only good thing I can think to say about that idea
 
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