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> Especially I am sad for the young generation in the UK. A very large part (about 75%) voted to stay in Europe, and this future is taken from them The underto
by hmmdiggy 10y ago
> Especially I am sad for the young generation in the UK. A very large part (about 75%) voted to stay in Europe, and this future is taken from them
The undertones in this point imply that votes from the young generation is worth more than others.
- Jgrubb 10y agoI took it to imply that the youth will have to live with the consequences of this vote for a much longer time period than the majority of folks who voted to leave.
- neolefty 10y agoAs an older person, I'd say the younger generation is worth more than others. I want to prioritize young people's futures over mine. The opposite -- sacrificing the next generation's well-being for mine is downright criminal and an abuse of power. Of course, it's not a dichotomy. I think we can both have reasonable welfare.
- hmmdiggy 10y agoI'm talking strictly about the voting weight of an individual.
- barrkel 10y agoThey aren't, but they should be worth more, since long term policies affect them more.
- mioelnir 10y agoThere is a saying I can't fully remember about the nobility of an old man planting a tree, knowing he will never sit in its shade. At which point should you switch from trying to shape your generation's future to trying to shape the next one's?