Anthony Sabatini, who is running for Congress in Florida's 11th district, reportedly made the remarks during June's Florida Teenage Republicans Youth Summit.
I don’t see the functional difference between not being allowed to consent to refuse to go to school and not being allowed to consent to have sex if this is about freedom of choice.
This is why we don’t allow children to consent to sex, something I hope you would agree with.
The difference is opting into something vs opting out of something, it is much easier to make the decision of opting out rather than opting in- as well as significantly less harmful. Furthermore, in the case of sex the child is being exploited- it is disgusting to compare this.
Only the amount of time spent is different. So why not? Both are choosing to opt out of something. Are you saying children should only be allowed to opt out of things that take a certain length of time?
I don’t see the functional difference between not being allowed to consent to refuse to go to school and not being allowed to consent to have sex if this is about freedom of choice.
I already explained by reasoning, do you have any specific questions about it?
I obviously missed your explanation. Can you please restate it?
Sure
Ok, can a child also opt out of cancer treatment if they think it sounds scary? Let the child die if they want to?
It depends, but in most situations I’d say probably not. But that is also very different from 13 continuous years for 8 hours a day.
Only the amount of time spent is different. So why not? Both are choosing to opt out of something. Are you saying children should only be allowed to opt out of things that take a certain length of time?
I’m saying life unfortunately isn’t black and white and sometimes in practical situations you must weigh cost and benefit.
By the way, I appreciate that, unlike Reddit, we can have such opposite views and manage to have a cordial discussion.
That’s not really an answer. And your idea that children should be able to refuse education is very black-and-white.