Argentina lowers voting age to 16

[merithyn]

Teenagers fit none of those criteria;  They're not significant, they're not people and they have no stake in the system.

I concur!

[Viking]

Yeah, because hormonal teenagers will make much more mature sensible decisions than the present argentine electorate. I'm serious, just look at the record of the presidents the adults pick!

[Caliga]

*reads OP*

What the French Toast....!?

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

[Valmy]

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Argentinians are white people man.

[Ed Anger]

I don't think we need that shit.

[Caliga]

Argentinians are white people man.

[The Brain]

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Argentinians are white people man.

There's at least 3 things wrong with this sentence.

[Neil]

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Argentinians are white people man.

They speak Spanish.  That's not what white people do.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Argentinians are white people man.

I guess that just goes to show that white people are not necessarily as good as they are cracked out to be 

[Eddie Teach]

They speak Spanish.  That's not what white people do.

Yep, that automatically makes them Mexican (mixed Celtiberian/Moor/Aztec), even if their ancestors were from Germany. 

[dps]

Why is 16 worse than say 18 or 21? In the end, it's arbitrary and as we allow some other "adult" things at age 16 too (alcohol, driver's license, sexual consent, marriage, joining military etc. depending on jurisdiction), I don't really see an objective argument why voting age can't be set at 16.

Part of the rationale (at least in the US) is that you don't want high school students voting in elections for the local school board.

[derspiess]

*reads OP*

What the French Toast....!?

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

On it.

[Malthus]

*reads OP*

What the French Toast....!?

I think we need to colonize Argentina.  WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

On it.

Well, you colonized *one* Argentinian. It's a start. 

[Zanza]

Why is 16 worse than say 18 or 21? In the end, it's arbitrary and as we allow some other "adult" things at age 16 too (alcohol, driver's license, sexual consent, marriage, joining military etc. depending on jurisdiction), I don't really see an objective argument why voting age can't be set at 16.

Part of the rationale (at least in the US) is that you don't want high school students voting in elections for the local school board.

Why not? That's the one institution they know and care about. I would expect that a majority of 16 year old high school students is rational and moderate. Some kind of participation in what school is about seems to be reasonable, after all they are major stakeholders and are directly affected.

[garbon]

I don't think they would be rational about decisions for their school. Do you remember being 16?