army1987 comments on Arguments Against Speciesism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 10 August 2013 04:30:10AM 0 points [-]

I do not expect a country that allows 12-17 year olds to vote to have worse outcomes than a country that does not. Particularly given that it would almost certainly result in more voting-relevant education being given to children and so slightly less ignorance even among adults.

In my experience "voting-relevant education" tends to mean indoctrination, so no.

Comment author: wedrifid 10 August 2013 04:39:25AM 0 points [-]

In my experience "voting-relevant education" tends to mean indoctrination, so no.

Or sometimes "economics" and "critical thinking.