It's strange that this discussion is framed in terms of 'banning' something. In other contexts, it isn't framed like that. For instance, we don't talk of banning 15 year-olds from having sex. We say that the age of consent is 16. We don't talk of banning 17 y…
It's strange that this discussion is framed in terms of 'banning' something. In other contexts, it isn't framed like that. For instance, we don't talk of banning 15 year-olds from having sex. We say that the age of consent is 16. We don't talk of banning 17 year olds from buying alcohol or getting tattoos
I wonder if the framing of this is more likely to polarise people.
I'd agree with you, Casper, if this were a Harris poll, but this is Eliza wanting to know if her readers support "banning" (because that is what is actually going on in Red states).
Excellent and very thoughtful comments here
I would just add a minor observation:
It's strange that this discussion is framed in terms of 'banning' something. In other contexts, it isn't framed like that. For instance, we don't talk of banning 15 year-olds from having sex. We say that the age of consent is 16. We don't talk of banning 17 year olds from buying alcohol or getting tattoos
I wonder if the framing of this is more likely to polarise people.
I'd agree with you, Casper, if this were a Harris poll, but this is Eliza wanting to know if her readers support "banning" (because that is what is actually going on in Red states).
Just to add : I'm not blaming Eliza for the framing (heaven forbid..). It's just the way the issue is usually put.