Anthony Sabatini, who is running for Congress in Florida's 11th district, reportedly made the remarks during June's Florida Teenage Republicans Youth Summit.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

        • aidan@lemmy.worldM
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          1 year ago

          Sure

          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.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            Ok, can a child also opt out of cancer treatment if they think it sounds scary? Let the child die if they want to?

            • aidan@lemmy.worldM
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              1 year ago

              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.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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                1 year ago

                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?

                • aidan@lemmy.worldM
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                  1 year ago

                  I’m saying life unfortunately isn’t black and white and sometimes in practical situations you must weigh cost and benefit.

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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                    1 year ago

                    By the way, I appreciate that, unlike Reddit, we can have such opposite views and manage to have a cordial discussion.

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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                    1 year ago

                    That’s not really an answer. And your idea that children should be able to refuse education is very black-and-white.