I've been thinking recently the transgender targeting of children is a way for the Left to soften up the idea kids are just small adults capable of making life altering decisions. The abortion crowd have always been on that side and the transgender "affirmative care" industry have opened up a new flank. The "Minor Attracted Person" types will make their move soon enough. Just having the term "MAP" is disturbing because it sugar coats the destructive reality of pedophilia. We're seeing a push towards this idea kids can consent.
Is there much of a leap from "kids can consent" to younger and younger "minds of mush" casting ballots?
Voting age didn't drop to 18 until 1971 under Nixon and yet 18-20 year olds, even younger, were dying for their county for generations. You cannot compare a 16 year old in 2023 to 1923. They took are much more responsibility in 1923 than typical today. Delayed adulthood has been a problem in recent generations as our 1st world country enjoys peace, prosperity and expectations shift. The harsh realities of life outside of modern American society is lost.
As we grow away from that personal accountability and self-reliance, generations naturally drift towards socialism. Conservatives understand and appreciate what it takes to have the "nice things" we enjoy. The Left wants victims, grievance politics and children who haven't lived enough to know better. No one can or will take care of you as well as you can do for yourself if you are able bodied.
The left is indeed opening all kinds of fronts for the war on kids. If they survive the democrat abortion machine, then lets either twist them Transhumanism or use them as sex object for the lefts perverted desire.
All I know for sure is that some people need to assume room temperature.