autismdragon [he/him, comrade/them] to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoVivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25)www.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkVivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25)www.thedailybeast.comautismdragon [he/him, comrade/them] to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
They are sooooooooooo fucking mad that gen z caused the GOP to get wrecked in the midterms lol. Absolutely fuming.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink8•1 year agoSince everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone’s competent to vote by educating them. At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.
minus-square@atlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•1 year agoA pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink4•1 year agoIt’s almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.
minus-square@atlasraven31@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•1 year agoIf the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.
Since everybody gets to vote we should make sure everyone’s competent to vote by educating them.
At least that was part of the reasoning behind free public education.
A pool of smart workers to pick from was also an attractive idea at the time.
It’s almost like having a well-educated population is a good thing for a country. Curious.
If the workers get too smart, they might want change that benefits them.