jschuck12001
Senior Member
War, democracy, taxes (what they are, when they're high/low, but the fundamentals of how taxation actually works was far beyond me), fundamental rights. Those are pretty basic concepts that are taught in some social studies classes.
I never said I had a good perspective on the issues, I said I understood some of them. I don't think a lot of 18 year olds have decent perspective, because most are just now leaving their parents' home and getting out on their own. Yet they are allowed to vote.
There have been 11 year olds who have started college, and who grasp complex thought better than most Presidents. I read about an 11 year old boy who had already received a college degree and was trying to enter graduate school. It happens. Doesn't mean the common 10 or 11 year old is that smart, but it doesn't mean you have to be a genius to have an opinion on basic political principles.
Maybe the kid is a gun-owner and didn't like being called bitter. Who knows?
Your pot-shot at Arkansas was nice, though. Another example of your being a dick for no reason towards me.
Sorry for being a dick but seriously, you said some kids are smarter than adults and yes there are super wiz kids out there but the parents of super whiz kids would not let their kid wear that t-shirt because those parents are smarter than that and have better judgment than was showed by the parents of that kid.