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I'm not going to flame you - but I would say as someone who did go and sign on that line at 18 that I fully disagree. In non-western countries (of which I've been to a few affectionately referred to as "shit holes" by our last real president) by the time you are 18 you are trying to start a life and survive. These individuals would be able to protect themselves and their families if they weren't subjugated to draconian style laws which disarm them arbitrarily.
In the US specifically, I have cousins who were driving on a combine at 15 years old and running whole crop rotations in the midwest. two of them were married with kids by the time they were 20 and both are very well adjusted with loving families and hard working career paths. I personally also know an individual who was forced into a terrible situation with no air support at 19 years old, and had to grow up faster than I ever needed to in my time served. That individual was more mature than many guys at 35 after that incident.
I think the generalization of young men and women being immature is a gross over simplification and does not give the due respect to all the young men and women who are raised in good homes and held to account.
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To a degree, I agree and the young MAN that you speak of anymore seems to be the exception rather than the rule.
I contend that the age of adulthood was lowered to allow youngsters into the Military back when we had a Draft, and Legalize sexual intercourse with Teenagers (do you know it's 16 in DC?) of course I am not naïve to think it doesn't go on or that's the only two reasons why it was lowered, but there's this thing I abhor that's prevalent with Democrats: DUPLICITY
Today's your 18th Birthday, congratulations! and as for those "Adult Privileges" well you can't buy a Handgun, or stripped lower receiver, or tobacco, or Alcohol, or Drive anything requiring a CDL, or get a CCW, because the Government feels you're still too young and irresponsible... Oh, we'll train you and keep a tight leash if you want to play Soldier, and we'll still fuck up the rest of your Life if we find out that you're screwing your girlfriend that's a month younger than you, but hey you're still an Adult and can vote for us!