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24 Oct 2016, 3:15 pm

Why people over the age of 65 should not be allowed to vote - University of Texas Newspaper

WE SHOULD BAN OLD PEOPLE FROM VOTING - British GQ

Why Older People Shouldn’t Vote — and Other Ideas Unpopular With My Parents - Time Magazine

Voter Photo ID Laws Hit Older Americans Hard - AARP


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24 Oct 2016, 4:04 pm

I only read the first link, and I must say, the writer, Shannon Davies, is a complete idiot. She doesn't even seem to cotton-on that the generation she is talking about were the original hippies and many of them actually still hold the more open minded values of their youth-era's times.



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24 Oct 2016, 4:47 pm

It linked to a Gallup poll: http://www.gallup.com/poll/181325/baby- ... ative.aspx



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24 Oct 2016, 5:29 pm

So this amounts to "I have identified a demographic group that tends to disagree with my politics and I am looking for ways to disenfranchise rather than persuade them."

Why don't they just admit they hate democracy and share Trump's "I will respect the system if I win" values?

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24 Oct 2016, 6:52 pm

I haven't heard of any attempts to disenfranchise senior citizens, but ageism is definitely considered a form of bigotry.


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24 Oct 2016, 7:02 pm

If senior Americans can do this:



...they can vote convincingly, too.


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24 Oct 2016, 7:19 pm

An interesting perspective here:

http://www.psychology.org.nz/wp-content ... Wilson.pdf

This study could possibly be adapted as a Master's topic by someone interested in doing similar research in the States.



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25 Oct 2016, 11:27 am

I don't like ageism of any kind. There are many types of ageism.

You're too old to do that.
You're too young to do this.
You can't possibly like that band, they're before your time. - Guess what! They're my favourite.


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