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 Oct 12 2004, 09:20 PM
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not quite sure if this is the right forum, sorry
what is the point of this whole youth voting movement? if the kids of age are oblivious to the election to begin with, what makes them think that once they register to vote, kids will take the time to find out any of the political info that would make them smart voters?so, what does anyone really gain from ignorant voters? they dont really care, so theyre going to vote for whichever canidate they find superficially better, so what is the point of encouraging kids to vote when those who care planned to anyway? |
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Oct 14 2004, 05:22 PM
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 Dark Lord of McCandless  Group: Member Posts: 2,226 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,761 |
Wow! I just read this great article that changed my opinion of this stuff completely.
Basically the article said: 1) People vote because they feel it is their duty and the cost of voting is very small. BUT 2) Since the benefit of voting is basically 0, yet paying attention carires a greater cost than voting, a lot of people will voluntarily stay UNINFORMED. We need to start dispelling the myth that it is your duty to vote. Either stay informed and then vote. Or don't vote at all. |
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tweeak youth voting Oct 12 2004, 09:20 PM
imafreakinazn um...i think this should be in debate..right?
any... Oct 12 2004, 09:24 PM faithin_felix is this for the george bush/john kerry thing? Oct 12 2004, 09:24 PM rhqtpie well a lot of the ppl voting in the first place do... Oct 12 2004, 10:11 PM Chaos13 who voted for Kerry? bush?
i think that kids hsou... Oct 12 2004, 10:14 PM Spirited Away Actually, I don't think we should bunch all ki... Oct 12 2004, 10:45 PM Auktane its the kids like me..i dont bother with politics.... Oct 12 2004, 11:20 PM angel-roh hmm debate debate debate? yeah i think this should... Oct 13 2004, 12:48 AM xquizit QUOTE(my_papaya @ Oct 12 2004, 10:20 PM)not q... Oct 13 2004, 10:43 AM tweeak QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Oct 12 2004, 10:45 PM)A... Oct 13 2004, 02:37 PM lilazneye10 i tink that kids should be able to vote.. kidz hav... Oct 13 2004, 06:46 PM ComradeRed Everyone over 12 should be allowed to vote. But 95... Oct 13 2004, 06:50 PM Spirited Away QUOTE(my_papaya @ Oct 13 2004, 2:37 PM)i wasn... Oct 13 2004, 06:53 PM lilazneye10 Well at least youth people should get a choice Oct 14 2004, 12:40 AM tweeak QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Oct 13 2004, 6:53 PM)Of... Oct 14 2004, 03:56 PM someflipguy our country is built on democracy...so without vot... Oct 15 2004, 02:49 PM tweeak QUOTE(someflipguy @ Oct 15 2004, 2:49 PM)our ... Oct 15 2004, 03:30 PM vehvih For the kids to get familiar with the procedure, a... Oct 15 2004, 09:49 PM xquizit I think the whole movement shouldn't just be a... Oct 15 2004, 10:26 PM barelyy_coherent QUOTE(xquizit @ Oct 15 2004, 7:26 PM)I think ... Oct 15 2004, 10:41 PM tweeak QUOTE(xquizit @ Oct 15 2004, 10:26 PM)I think... Oct 18 2004, 07:03 PM basick i think agree with xquizit and papaya... i think y... Oct 19 2004, 09:02 PM barelyy_coherent QUOTE(Topheavy @ Oct 19 2004, 6:02 PM)i think... Oct 20 2004, 01:24 AM someflipguy Power to the people!! *RAISES FIST* hehe.... Oct 20 2004, 10:10 AM oridethewaveso Wow. Another thing that's a huge part of my li... Oct 20 2004, 11:29 AM Edele Being a political science major I know a lot about... Oct 20 2004, 01:04 PM DittotoAnne18 i sort of wish i could vote.. i mean, who becomes ... Oct 27 2004, 07:21 PM iheartsimba that mtv thing actually bugs me a lot. people shou... Oct 27 2004, 07:26 PM tweeak you cant vote because many kids are ignorant, and ... Oct 27 2004, 07:26 PM ComradeRed Well, if they are ignorant then thye wouldn't ... Oct 27 2004, 08:22 PM tweeak QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Oct 27 2004, 8:22 PM)Well,... Oct 27 2004, 09:18 PM ComradeRed Yo Oct 27 2004, 09:43 PM sammi rules you well i suppose it's to encourage those who are... Oct 28 2004, 08:48 AM tweeak QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Oct 27 2004, 9:43 PM)Yo
y... Oct 28 2004, 12:59 PM xj_liana_tx i agree with u.. mostly.. teenagers can't make... Oct 28 2004, 07:01 PM sikdragon Under the age of 18, you are not considered educat... Oct 28 2004, 10:46 PM sammi rules you QUOTE(sikdragon @ Oct 28 2004, 9:46 PM)Under ... Oct 29 2004, 08:50 AM sikdragon It doesnt matter. According to the government you ... Oct 29 2004, 12:14 PM tweeak QUOTE(VaguelyAware @ Oct 29 2004, 8:50 AM)It ... Oct 29 2004, 12:51 PM sammi rules you ^ why'd it quote him and say my name?
QUOTE(... Oct 29 2004, 12:54 PM sikdragon doesnt matter. We do not need more uneducated vote... Oct 29 2004, 12:58 PM sammi rules you QUOTE(sikdragon @ Oct 29 2004, 11:58 AM)doesn... Oct 29 2004, 12:59 PM sikdragon That is a double standard. Oct 29 2004, 01:23 PM tweeak QUOTE(VaguelyAware @ Oct 29 2004, 12:54 PM)^ ... Oct 29 2004, 02:55 PM wind&fire QUOTE(my_papaya @ Oct 15 2004, 6:56 AM)i dein... Oct 30 2004, 12:32 AM sammi rules you QUOTE(AzNbUbZ @ Oct 29 2004, 11:32 PM)how can... Oct 31 2004, 11:49 AM wind&fire ^^ yet by the time they are 18 they have the intel... Nov 1 2004, 12:39 AM tweeak ^and they wouldnt at other ages? i know better not... Nov 1 2004, 04:56 PM oridethewaveso I just wrote a really good post.
And then I reali... Nov 2 2004, 07:33 AM
sammi rules you yeah..there's some educated young people. test... Nov 2 2004, 05:31 PM |
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