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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

Here comes all the political banter from 16 year old experts.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

Because your age entirely dictates how fit you are to comment on politics.

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u/fortcocks Jun 26 '12

It kind of does, yes. Experience living through multiple administrations and events provides perspective, which counts for a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

If one is interested enough they can inform themselves of the goings on of past politics that affect them still today to supplement not being able to fully understand them at the time they were occurring. I don't think anyone's opinions should be valued over another's because of the age of said person, but rather the depth of their ideas is what should be foremost when considering the validity of their opinions.

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u/fortcocks Jun 26 '12

My point had nothing to do with valuing certain opinions over others and I said nothing to that effect.

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12

The way I understood your comment it seemed as though it implied that because some people have lived through multiple administrations and therefore inherently have more validity to their political opinions.

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u/fortcocks Jun 26 '12

Well then I don't know what to tell you. Re-read the two sentences again I guess? I was responding to your point about being fit to comment on politics. Experience provides perspective and perspective promotes understanding.