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Old 11-02-2010, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Kamakiri View Post
Well that's a pretty sucky attitude. Maybe they should raise the voting age to 60 when people finally know everything
With a generation raised on Family Guy, or the Simpsons, or American Idol, or Dancing with the Stars, or Survivour to expect miracles is a bit much. There are exceptions, our young British friend displays an acumen beyond his years.

We had a saying, "When I was 18 I thought my father was pretty stupid, I was amazed at how much he had learned by the time I was 21."

Given our half assed political system I suppose it does not much matter who we let vote.

People constantly moan about how poorly the government works. Imagine if a company had most of senior management swapped out every 4 or 8 years and replaced with people whose only qualification was that they were owed favours by the Chairman of the Board. The big surprise is that it even works at all.

Or imagine a company where the Board of Directors needs the 'advise and consent' of their competitors before they can hire the senior management. Where any one of their competitors can arbitrarily put a 'hold' on any of these senior appointments.

Or where they need a super majority of both friends and competitors before they can even discuss the company direction and plans, let alone implement such plans.

I just noticed in another thread a reference to the Electoral College, now there is as good a reason as any to believe that your vote is a waste of time.

There may be political systems that lend themselves more to farce but I cannot think of one off-hand.
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