• michaelmrose@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      But they can’t vote and up to a certain point kids don’t really differentiate from parents so you are effectively giving adults more votes for popping out kids.

      If you were stranded on an island with 28 5-6 year olds, an adult teacher, and yourself would you run it like a democracy and let the kids vote?

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        10 months ago

        If I were on a deserted island I’d run it anarchically. I wouldn’t erect a state, democratic or not. But if we must have states, then we must also have democracy.

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          10 months ago

          So you would let the 5 year olds die because you wouldn’t just tell them what to do knowing they were 5

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              10 months ago

              I feel like you are dodging the concept that children beyond a certain age are capable of limited self determination that scales up as they become more capable.