Of course under 18 can’t vote in the US, I’m just saying that even those over 18 (~25) who can, don’t. They have the means to influence change and they can’t be bothered to do so, therefore how can we expect even less mature youth to organize something as complex as unified labor?
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snooggums@kbin.social 11 months agoThey aren't even old enough to vote.
Izmir@lemmy.world 11 months ago
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Some labor unions dominate their industries, and make it super uncomfortable to hire non-union.
So it might be possible to unionize child labor, then force employers to only hire union kids, and then make them unaffordable as a means to discourage child labor practices. Kinda like taxing recreational drugs relentlessly to dissuade their use.
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Voters in the US can affect very little change, either by referendum or through very local representation. At the state and national level, both parties are extremely conservative with one of them actively working to roll back progress and neuter elections.
So while we’re in a situation where we are voting to preserve democracy, our young people are taught voting is how they affect change, when it doesn’t do that in state or federal elections at all.
Currently progress is very slow, and may get overrun either by civil war or the climate crisis impacting populations.
Xariphon@kbin.social 11 months ago
They are prevented from voting due to age discrimination. There's nothing physical or mental preventing most young people from voting, only cultural and legal.