'Cult Of Youth' Used By The Left.

Jesus was well into his thirties before His ministry began. He would not have been taken seriously had he commenced at an earlier age.
Countless societies have been built - admittedly with mixed success - on the principle of 'age + experience = effectiveness'.

Today, we are moving to the opposite, and infinitely more dangerous, 'cult of youth'. Just how can the average 16 year old possibly be given the vote? 18 was too young. The only political input you tend to have had has been in the classroom. Your life experience tends to be nil.
Obviously, some would use votes better than people of much greater age but these would clearly be exceptions.
Why are schools required to canvas the views of pupils insufficiently aged to have an overview?
You have to have some life experience before your perspectives or overview of life and society can become valid.
Far better to have a society where the prospect of adulthood is something to be aspired to; something to look forward to; acceptance because you have reached a point of some maturity.
You have to feel that certain politicians are hoping to cream some cheap votes.

First published on this Blog in March 2007. Repeated today as there have been more murmurings of introducing such a policy - naturally enough - from the left!

The real reason for this is that by the time the indoctrination of pupils ready to take GCSEs has been completed - they are actually at their most politically naive and can be expected to vote Labour without realising from experience what a disaster this would be.

The self-serving and cynical nature of this idea is nauseating.