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Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ... by wavedingo on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @02:49PM (#23250341)
That’s because we had adults voting then
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Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ... by loeg on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:38PM (#23251481)
Our voting population was actually much younger at the time, despite the voting age being slightly higher (21).[1]

> the median age in 1940 was 29.0 years, compared to 37.2 years in 2010

[1]: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/1940-us-census-data-released-on...

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Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ... by 205guy on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:12PM (#23252581)
I think your parent comment was referring to emotional maturity--and I would agree with his/her point.
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