[user104658]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

That's a scary statistic.

Nobody, and I mean nobody should be wanting a dictatorship.

No matter how good or bad a particular leader is, we should always have the option to decide who leads this country.

I don't think it's much worth being concerned about given the age range of the poll - if it had been 18 to 30 year olds, maybe, but this is massively skewed by it including young teenagers. People in their 20's even don't have the full life experience to make a firm political stance from that angle, but MIGHT have an understanding of political theory and history (some will, some won't). Older people might have both, but will at very least have a wide experience of real-life politics in action.

a 13-18 year old has neither so what they think is or isn't good politics is just going to be nonsensical. Interesting to hear their early budding political opinions, but highly unlikely that it's any reflection on what their political opinions will be as an adult... so half of the poll being, essentially, kids... makes the result somewhat meaningless. Most of them will be giving completely different responses in 5-10 years time on exactly the same poll.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

I don't think it's much worth being concerned about given the age range of the poll - if it had been 18 to 30 year olds, maybe, but this is massively skewed by it including young teenagers. People in their 20's even don't have the full life experience to make a firm political stance from that angle, but MIGHT have an understanding of political theory and history (some will, some won't). Older people might have both, but will at very least have a wide experience of real-life politics in action.

a 13-18 year old has neither so what they think is or isn't good politics is just going to be nonsensical. Interesting to hear their early budding political opinions, but highly unlikely that it's any reflection on what their political opinions will be as an adult... so half of the poll being, essentially, kids... makes the result somewhat meaningless. Most of them will be giving completely different responses in 5-10 years time on exactly the same poll.

+1

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

I don't think it's much worth being concerned about given the age range of the poll - if it had been 18 to 30 year olds, maybe, but this is massively skewed by it including young teenagers. People in their 20's even don't have the full life experience to make a firm political stance from that angle, but MIGHT have an understanding of political theory and history (some will, some won't). Older people might have both, but will at very least have a wide experience of real-life politics in action.

a 13-18 year old has neither so what they think is or isn't good politics is just going to be nonsensical. Interesting to hear their early budding political opinions, but highly unlikely that it's any reflection on what their political opinions will be as an adult... so half of the poll being, essentially, kids... makes the result somewhat meaningless. Most of them will be giving completely different responses in 5-10 years time on exactly the same poll.

I hope that you're right.