I think what gets me about the Aaron Coleman situation is that, call me an old conservative fart all you like, but electing a 19-year-old to office at all is *already a huge risk* The fact that someone's 19 is already a huge negative, and any further negatives are disqualifying
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And the people championing this kid see it the exact opposite way I guess a kneejerk reaction to the seeming gerontocracy at the highest levels of power, with Joe Biden poised to be the oldest President ever as soon as he's elected, etc. Gen Z Will Save Us narratives
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But I mean come on this isn't rocket science Yes, I do believe a lot of people do fucked up things when they're 14, and that they shouldn't be judged by them their whole lives, and should have time to grow and change FIVE YEARS IS NOT THAT MUCH TIME TO GROW AND CHANGE
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THAT IS THE WHOLE REASON PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OF POWER SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT OLDER THAN NINETEEN
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I mean, I don't think she has a record of sexual assault though.
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I just don't think age should be brought into it. He's entirely discredited without it. Or should be.
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I think it's worth bringing up why the argument about "Would you judge everyone by what they did when they were 13?" is, in this case, a terrible argument
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Like if he were in his 40s and had 20 years or more of track record of being a stand-up guy and a decent member of the community then this story would still give me great pause about electing him to office, but I could see the argument for it Not if it happened five years ago
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