Great read. Always been the same when I was 18 years old I was in the army and could have been posted overseas into a war zone to defend NZ. ( I wasn't). But the point is I could have been.
But my elderly peers of that time said hang on you can't go into a pub and have a drink until you are 21 years old and also by the way you don't get to have a vote on the government that has the power to send you off to any place of their choosing.
As we age, we become comfortable in our lives and change feels threatening in some ways. The common thing we say is the good old days. I think it's something to do with our brains in that we tend to remember the good things and forget the crappy stuff. Simple things like cars that wouldn't start on a cold morning are distant memories in this day when the biggest challenge in starting a car is putting the key in the right place. Waking up in a room with ice on the inside or the windows and many other things were far from the good old days.
I can't believe we are even having the debate about voting age when less than 50% of the people who are voting age don't vote in local body elections. Shouldn't that be the real concern?
Thank-you for enlightening me. I for one didn’t know it is only those ignorant 60 to 80-year-old males that are arguing against 16 year olds getting the vote. Those pesky Patriarchy People again?
And yes, maybe there is sound argument that the same objectionable masculine cohort should perhaps lose their own right to vote. Good thinking!
I therefore encourage you to put your well research case through your local MP in an effort to convince our Parliamentary representatives and to make the appropriate legislative changes for which you advocate:
1. that all 16 year olds (male and female) get the vote, and
I guess this is all a tongue in cheek comment ,you seem to omit 60 to 80 year old woman are they exempt?one thing that 60 to 80 year olds have in their favor is they have lived through the turbulent age of 14,15,16.17,etc etc.and voting in my instance at least was no where near the top of my wish list.although I have always voted since 1st allegable in 1966.it seems you have been reading my mail as my new white remote is causing me problems. The biggest problem with us oldies who are getting towards the last 6 inches on the 3 foot rule is we forget what stamps we were when we were young.or this is my opinion when reading letters to editor,complaining about our youth.yawn yawn I'd better have a nap.
Great read. Always been the same when I was 18 years old I was in the army and could have been posted overseas into a war zone to defend NZ. ( I wasn't). But the point is I could have been.
But my elderly peers of that time said hang on you can't go into a pub and have a drink until you are 21 years old and also by the way you don't get to have a vote on the government that has the power to send you off to any place of their choosing.
As we age, we become comfortable in our lives and change feels threatening in some ways. The common thing we say is the good old days. I think it's something to do with our brains in that we tend to remember the good things and forget the crappy stuff. Simple things like cars that wouldn't start on a cold morning are distant memories in this day when the biggest challenge in starting a car is putting the key in the right place. Waking up in a room with ice on the inside or the windows and many other things were far from the good old days.
I can't believe we are even having the debate about voting age when less than 50% of the people who are voting age don't vote in local body elections. Shouldn't that be the real concern?
Ex journalist Shazz. Yep sounds about right to me.
Dear Shaz,
Thank-you for enlightening me. I for one didn’t know it is only those ignorant 60 to 80-year-old males that are arguing against 16 year olds getting the vote. Those pesky Patriarchy People again?
And yes, maybe there is sound argument that the same objectionable masculine cohort should perhaps lose their own right to vote. Good thinking!
I therefore encourage you to put your well research case through your local MP in an effort to convince our Parliamentary representatives and to make the appropriate legislative changes for which you advocate:
1. that all 16 year olds (male and female) get the vote, and
2. that all over 60 males do not
Good luck with that….
Grey Headed, but not Empty Headed
I guess this is all a tongue in cheek comment ,you seem to omit 60 to 80 year old woman are they exempt?one thing that 60 to 80 year olds have in their favor is they have lived through the turbulent age of 14,15,16.17,etc etc.and voting in my instance at least was no where near the top of my wish list.although I have always voted since 1st allegable in 1966.it seems you have been reading my mail as my new white remote is causing me problems. The biggest problem with us oldies who are getting towards the last 6 inches on the 3 foot rule is we forget what stamps we were when we were young.or this is my opinion when reading letters to editor,complaining about our youth.yawn yawn I'd better have a nap.
What a fantastic and thought provoking article