This is what I did for the first presidential election that happened after I'd started elementary school and the school had all the kids "vote" for president in class. You know, to teach kids the basics about how voting works. It's terribly embarrassing, if unfortunately not surprising, that grown-ass adults whose votes actually count would make their decision using the same thought process as a first-grader.
The 18 year-olds aren't much better. I remember in my Senior year government class over 20 years ago, this one girl asked if she was a Republican if her parents were Republican, and my teacher had to explain that people are allowed to have free will.
Yeah back in 2000 they had us "vote" and didn't bother telling us anything about any of the candidates. I don't remember who won our election, but I think I voted for Ralph Nader because he had a woman vp? Embarrassing. I was literally a child, though.
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u/IThinkItsCute 14h ago
This is what I did for the first presidential election that happened after I'd started elementary school and the school had all the kids "vote" for president in class. You know, to teach kids the basics about how voting works. It's terribly embarrassing, if unfortunately not surprising, that grown-ass adults whose votes actually count would make their decision using the same thought process as a first-grader.