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Do you really believe this? The Taliban headshotted Malala Yousafzai at age 15 for going to school as a girl. She became an activist for women's education & won a Nobel for it at 17. You really think she should've just shut up & done hw in a country that tried to kill her for it?

I know this Tweet is in reference to Greta Thunberg, but you're making a principled statement about the concept of child activists. I want to know if you believe the exact same thing about Malala Yousafzai.

A general statement isn’t going to change because of an exception. That’s anecdotal and definitely not the status quo. I still don’t think it’s ideal to make the child the voice in a best case scenario.

You said, "16yr olds shouldn't be an activist for ANYTHING" & "ANYONE that becomes an activist at a young age has been taught to fear" & when I bring up an example of someone who meets that exact age standard, all of a sudden it's an exception. Why? What counts as an exception?

You just stated an example of someone who became an activist through fear. That isn’t an ideal situation. I don’t see what your point is besides some petty “Gotcha!” game to justify throwing kids into political discourse.

My point is that age shouldn't disqualify one from political discourse and activism & instead one should focus on criticizing their message instead of attacking the age. To do otherwise is just ad hominem & against the principles of the 1st amendment & the free exchange of ideas

It’s not against free speech. I’m not advocating against her right to say it. I’m saying a child shouldn’t be used as a political pawn.

Again, you said that 16 year olds should not be activists for anything, I'm quoting you. The 1st amendment protects the right to protest and you're introducing an age requirement to that right. Seems anti-free speech to me. Idk how you can say that's not against free speech (1/3)