Bill "17%" Shorten is a Muslim - hear me out guys

How old were the Prophet Muhammad's wife? Weren't they all 12? Of the 15 wives - I think only one that was over 15. Horney bastard

If this election he can reduce voting age to 16. Next election he'll want Sharia law in Australia to lower other age restrictions as well

mariacostel wrote on Nov 1^st, 2015 at 5:38pm:

Old enough to work, old enough to vote, though I doubt a 13 year old will be paying any tax.

Again, something has to be done to improve political participation of Youth, lowering the voting age is the easy solution.

Not a single one of you have brought up a single relevant point that can't be extended to most adults.
Most adults aren't part of the army, most adults don't own property, most adults don't know anything about Politics.

Why should the young be underrepresented and subject to the tyranny of those retiring? Why should a 60 year old decide the future of not only a 16 year old, but essentially anyone <30?

How about we just give <30 two votes then? Surely that will even things out because the way demographics are at the moment.

50+ voters: 7.2 million
18-35 voters: 2.4 million.

How is that in any way fair? That is complete and utter generational tyranny.

cods wrote on Nov 1^st, 2015 at 6:01pm:




hi cods

I'd thought it would be a good idea to mix the ludicrous with the sane and see if the lefties know the difference 

cods wrote on Nov 1^st, 2015 at 5:57pm:


Considering the Government numerous times has flagged wanting to raise drinking age to 21, yes, yes that may happen. In the US you can vote at 18 but you are not considered an adult until 21.

Austria has a voting age of 16 is it burning down in flames?
Scotland has a voting age of 16
Many places in Germany have a voting age of 16
Many states in the US allow 17 year olds to vote
Brasil has 16 year old voting
Ecuadore, Argentina, Malta, Estonia all 16.

The fact Australians think 16 year olds are retarded or something, says more about the views of the "adults" and how out of touch they are with engaging with youth more than anything about 16 year olds themselves.

mariacostel wrote on Nov 1^st, 2015 at 6:08pm:


Yet another dumb comment with no basis in fact.

You ARE getting rather good at it...

mariacostel wrote on Nov 1^st, 2015 at 6:08pm:


Exactly the same relevance "They can't even *insert thing they probably can do*" argument.

My main argument is on demographics. Youth vote is underepresented almost 3:1, the 70+ demographic alone is almost the same size as the entire youth demographic and most of those people suffer from dementia.

Why should 50, 60, 75 year olds be dominating the conversation on things that mostly effect 15, 20, 25, 30 year olds and future generations?

Boomers have had their lives, they had their families and they seem to be more than willing to sell ours out. By the time my niece hits 30 scientists predict there will be massive climate catastrophies across the globe and climate refugee numbers will be unfathomable.

Why is her future sold out because Boomers will never have to experience that and only care about "Muh investment property".

Again, there is a reason Boomers are called "The Selfish Generation"

mariacostel wrote on Nov 1^st, 2015 at 6:36pm:



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