[quote=millennial][quote=FlyerInHi]Some relatives came to visit my parents today. I asked an elderly cousin who he’s voting for. He said “I’m not voting because I just turned 70. I don’t know anything. Let the young people vote and create the world they want.” He sais old people over 70 should not be allowed to vote.[/quote]
Wow that’s an interesting point of view. Nice in theory, but a very slippery slope when you start using that logic. First old people over 70, then non-workers, then mentally disabled, then non-tax payers…
Tell him that it’s OK if he votes, probably not that many left to make too much of a difference anyways. Less impact then him driving on the road.[/quote]I would have to agree with ‘millennial’ here. I also want to add that at 70 years old, people would have seen more and would be more aware of what NOT to do (because they went through it already – and tends to contribute to something called wisdom.). Remember that those at 70 years or older, were alive during a World War. Very few people now have experienced something like that, and why it is desirable to ‘nip’ something like that before it starts. Mans ability to destroy himself increases each year, never reducing. Avoiding something like a world war is never more important than now, and can not be accomplished by placating the violent.
