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I agree with you, but social change cannot happen radically suddenly. There is always a need for some kind of critical mass of people who willing for change and the necessary time for the accumulation of this mass in society. For this reason it was impossible to abolish slavery or allow same-sex marriage when an entire society has been raised with these prejudices for generations. We watched as a critical mass grew, which spilled out into the sexual revolution and reached its peak in the 70s. This was enough to accept homosexuality, but not enough for the youth liberation. And for this reason, I consider that without the gradual acceptance of youth sexuality, it is impossible to completely abolish the concept of the age of consent. Society must go through lowering the age of consent to match the onset of puberty and learn to accept youth autonomy and sexuality. |