In this episode we discuss the contentious concept of political maturity, how it is used in Philippine political discourse, what it really means, and how it can help us "mature" as a nation.

0:00 Music

0:12 Intro

1:08 Impressions of trends w/ Political Maturity

3:15 Are you politically Mature?

5:15 Definitions of political maturity

15:20 Biological Maturity (Age) vs. Political Reality

22:30  Age and Intolerance

29:40 How can you call a system mature?

40:35 How do we deel with the political maturity discourse?

45:20 Maturity as a Process vs. Maturity with role-models

57:25 Recommendations

Sources:

Democracy and Education by John Dewey

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/852/852-h/852-h.htm

Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal

https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Foods-Smarter-Productive-Protecting/dp/0062562851

Cottle, T. J. (1975). Maturity: A biomedical or political concept. The Urban Review, 8(3), 176-180.

Hutchins, R. M. (1994). On political maturity. Change, 26(3), 37.

Bergh, J. (2013). Does voting rights affect the political maturity of 16-and 17-year-olds? Findings from the 2011 Norwegian voting-age trial. Electoral Studies, 32(1), 90-100.

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American History X

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/

Lincoln (2012)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/

Gundam Age 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2193783/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt