Do you think a Children's liberation movement is possible?

Question

LOL I know this sounds like a joke question, but I am actually serious, do you think it is possible that an ageist(?) movement could happen?

Similarities to original women's lib:

Right to vote, own property, choice in educational matters, heatlh care decisions, societal belief that the young(women) are inferior to the old(men) with respect to intelligence, and even physicality depending on the age of the child.

Women fought for equal rights to men for the above reasons, could children fight for equal rights to adults?

Your thoughts.....?

Answer 1

Great question! I know John Lennon predicted that children's rights will be the next big "issue" in our society, and I'd like to see it happen.

I find it perplexing that in the US, we are now trying juveniles as adults and can actually give the death penalty to people under 18. At the same time, a 19 year old guy who has a 17 year old girlfriend faces jail time. Are teenagers to be protected, or are they short adults?

Since I graduted from high school early, I faced problems with being underage quite often. My parents co-signed a little apartment for me and I enrolled in college. However, my age (16) was often problematic. For instance, in getting a job certain rules applied to how many hours I could work, I sometimes got some trouble from a cashier for using a charge card while underage, etc. Of course, even though I paid my own bills I was not allowed into R-rated movies. That was funny. I was never a fan of drinking, but I found the age laws pretty silly for that, too.

It's funny, but at the time all the age problems really drove me batty. Once I was angrily told off for being "truant" - until I explained that I was just off to my next class in an hour, at the University down the street. It's been a few years since I thought about that, though. I think that's the biggest problem with the children's liberation movement - all of the biggest advocates eventually grow up and start to forget being a kid. :-)

I'd love to see kids encouraged to vote, perhaps at age 14 they get a half vote? It would be a great way to get them into politics.

Answer 2

According to doctors and scientists and etc, people brain's are fully developed until the early twenties, meaning that teenagers and children really don't think things through.

Of course, I'm only 18 but i have my fair share of experience with both people my age who are very well-informed of the issues and wish to participate in teh government and those who are too unintelligent to know who their own vice president is.

Although I believe everyone should be equal, imagine all teh perks you get if you are under 18. If you do have a liberation movement, those would be restricted or even be taken away completely. Plus, you can still get emancipated (i think thats the right word) from your parents if you go to court and do all this legal action if you are under 18.

That said, I do believe children should be given more control over their lives than parents currently allow, but this situation is completely different from the women's lib movement because women are on an equal level with men while children still have some learning and growing to do. And even women's lib isn't complete, but I won't go into that.

Anyway, I think its wishful think at best, but optimists and idealists have always been the best revolutionaries!!

Just enjoy your childhood... :)

Answer 3

Sure. Why not? If they can at 9, 10 or 11 years old or whatever age hold a job and support themselves. Wouldn't it be great to have a 7 year old driving in the lane next to you?
With rights come responsibilities. Well there go the statuatory rape laws.
Children tend to think they know what life is all about. The fact that they are children defines the fact that they are learning and have a long way to go.
Are these children able to physically and emotionally take care of themselves?
The answer is most definitely NO Children's Liberation. Not even close to Women's Libertion Movement.

Answer 4

So on what terms would we allow children, who's brains have not fully developed, the right to vote, own property, choose their education, etc?

Now, I can see 18-21 year olds gaining rights as all adults do (such as drinking and gambling), but I don't see the government or many people taking children seriously for these rights, and they should not be due to lack of experience and brain development.

Can you imagine a country run by Sponge Bob? Though at the moment he would probably be a more popular pick.

I am all for children's rights, but I do not believe children should be able to act like adults. Giving children this power is not beneficial to society or the child's development.

Answer 5

I wish i could desire to time commute and spot how the Vatican and a majority of those human beings who think of "each and every sperm is sacred" (hats off to Monty Python), will sense in a pair hundred extra years whilst the planet's inhabitants is like 20 billion or extra (that's 3 or 4 situations modern-day). Will you be going, "properly ummm, we did no longer fairly propose which you're able to have THAT many infants." Are you severe?, at slightly below 7 billion now, there are entire countries of human beings ravenous and living worse than my canine. How does your e book inform you that we are meant to stay if all and sundry who needs to guard their little place in an ever-crowding heaven has 8, 10, 12, or 14 little ones? Watch the movie Soylent eco-friendly sometime. it is not as a ways-fetched as you think of.

Answer 6

The closest a group of children get to liberation are in South America, I'd say. They form gangs, or are picked off by the men in the sex trade, so few earn enough money to demand a good education or the chance to vote.

The campaign for children's liberation should start with their mothers. Not many mothers are so poor and oppressed that they haven't the strength to stop their children from disappearing off the streets. Not many countries can squander their children by allowing the police to have them 'disappear' because they are a nuisance to the tourists.

Roman Catholic countries do not allow birth control or that other unspeakable. This is called 'pro life'.

Answer 7

It can never be compromised with the children have equal right as an adult. Just imagine, what will happen if they are at the young age that full of adventure mind, will they push a button and destroy other just as they do in computer games? Present day children are exposed too much on TV, begin with sex, violent, cheat, revenge, etc...! We may call it creative, but eventually it will be distructive! think about it :)

Answer 8

I think it's asking too much of a child to make all those decisions. They are young and don't have that much experience.

On the other hand, I hate it when adults treat children like they're complete idiots or trained monkeys, or pull jokes on them. I hate baby talk. How is a child supposed to learn properly if you constantly do crap like that to it? It encourages a child to remain infantile. I like Dr. Spocks idea of treating a kid like a small adult (with some allowance for inexperience).

Answer 9

Well that might work if they are totally emancipated. By that I mean, the parents would no longer be responsible for housing, clothing, feeding, educating and insuring medical access.

But no, I guess that would be like giving parents rights equal to their children! (i.e: not responsible for anyone but themselves)

Answer 10

That's why women liberation was wrong in the first place...

JUST KIDDING!!!

Cildren lack the prudence to wield such responsabilities. Even though, in many countries childrens are taken into account in government referendums, and while most of their proposals might be judged as naive, they certainly don't lack creativity.