Has the appearance of a transient ischemic attack. But apparently āheās fineā
proof that old fuckers shouldnāt be allowed in politics due to a literally dysfunctioning brain
EDIT: to say āageism is bigotryā is a gross oversimplification. Iām not prejudiced against people above a certain age, Iām against the idea of allowing individuals with dementia or other degenerative conditions having political control over other people while literally having impeded brain functioning and judgement.
I worked in congress in 2002 after I graduated. The congressman I worked for was old to me then. I saw him on tv the other day and the guy looked one foot in the grave. I hadnāt thought about him in years and then I saw him and Iām like dude wtf why are you still working?! Itās shocking.
Feinstein and now McConnell. It shouldnāt be necessary but itās now bipartisan proof that maybe we should force people of a certain age into retirement.
Iāll happily admit to being ageist. I donāt care. Once you hit the mid 70s (arguably earlier) you should be ordered to go the fuck home by Congress.
if itās ageist to say that people can be too old to be in government, then itās definitely ageist to say they can be too young, too.
Imagine having a toddler command the nuclear football. (oh wait. we already had that.)
Unfortunately, ageism in the US is only illegal against older adults. I really struggled with this when I was overseeing young volunteers, one of whom was being treated like crap just because he was young by the older people he was volunteering for. Totally legal for them to outright speak of his age as making him useless (and he was a good worker! and kind!). I was so angry that I couldnāt do much of anything to help him.
I donāt think it should necessarily be a hard age cap (which is illegal in the US, anyway), but I do think all politicians and judges should have to be able to pass cognitive function tests annually with absolutely no concerns raised by them. Iād require it probably as low as age 50 or 55, because dementia can come early.
And they should not be allowed to choose their own doctors for these exams. They should all see the same handful of doctors, randomly assigned each year, so as to reduce bias.
No. Bigotry is when you assign a presumption to a group based on a completely unrelated parameter associated with that group. It would not be bigotry to limit the age of those serving in congress. It is bigotry to say that every old personās brain doesnāt work.
āproof that old fuckers shouldnāt be allowed in politics due to a literally dysfunctioning brainā
I live how you guys say this, while also demanding Bernie, a fucking dinosaur himself
If there was another candidate who held the same values, but was of a younger age. Iād go for the younger one for sure.
Itās not Bernie because heās amazing. Itās because heās the best we got.
Same how I vote for x party, not because they are good. But because they are less bad.
Wow. That does not look good.
Can we have some term limits, please?
I donāt think term limits will solve anything near what people pitching term limits as a panacea think they will solve.
People that pitch that as a catch-all solution have no idea how democracy works, theyāre just understandably angry at the old white men who have ruined all our lives.
All term limits would do is make it middle aged white men ruining our lives.
Like, these people donāt seem to understand where politicians come from or how they get to be where they are.
Mitch McConnell is the Senator from Kentucky. Trump won that state both years by 60%. It hasnāt elected a Democratic Senator since 1992. In fact, that Democratic Senator retired, ya know, as old men should. Then a Republican took that seat.
So who do you think takes Mitch McConnellās seat if we boot him out for old age? Does it matter who? We know what letter will be next to their name.
Itās the people. The problem is the people. And the structure of the Senate that gives them disproportionate power.
Also, look at the young Republicans like Madison Cawthorn and tell me theyāre any better than their seniors.
Term limits empower lobbyists and career staffers and encourage legislators to give less of a shit about their constituents. I know ācareer politicianā is often considered a dirty word, but having competent, knowledgeable elected officials is a good thing.
They are already openly corrupt. Term limits would result in younger candidates in touch with this century. Lobbyists would also have to bribe new people. It might also break up the ridiculous 100% party voting.
Not to mention help with our Supreme Court problems. Randomly giving appointments that last decades to whoever is president in at the time is insane.
I really donāt think we have that many competent elected officials anyway.
Yes, eliminating gerrymandering and citizens united would be more effective, but I wouldnāt kick term limits out of bed.
yeah, because the current batch of politicians are sooooo concerned with their constituents.
On the other hand, lets ignore the fact that the vast majority of senators (and the president, and most presidential canidates,) are so āexperiencedā that the majority of their experience predatesā¦ the internet. Never mind social media or anything resembling the modern world we find our selves in.
On the other hand, the current system of ārepresentatives spend one full year campaigning and one full year fundraising for their party, so any legislation they sponsor in their two-year term is already written by lobbyistsā isnāt working out so hot either.
Throw in a law restricting campaigning more than three months before an election and a law limiting campaigns to only spending equally-dispersed public funds, and you might start to see some improvement. Oh, and reverse Citizenās United and ban Super PACs while youāre at it. And can we all get a free unicorn too?
I hope yāall remember this when you ask for Bernie Sanders geriatric ass again
Bernie, Joe, and the other guy are all within 4 years of age with each other. Bernie is the only one in that group whoās decided NOT to run, so Iām not sure why youāre singling him out. ĀÆā \ā _ā (ā ćā )ā _ā /ā ĀÆ Generally the opinion Iāve seen from his supporters is that he can do better from his current position and that his chance at the presidency has passed.
Unfortunately he seems to have recovered, was back out there walking and talking again before too long. Still, an encouraging sign.
Controlling the future of a world they no longer have any meaningful stake in.
Their voters too. Itās hilarious that the greatest rage about the direction of the country comes from ancient conservative fucks that are circling the drain and wonāt even be alive to feel the effects. And it isnāt even anger for the sake of the well being of their descendants, as their policy positions are almost always to cut everyone off from societal help when they need it just to revel in the pain of anyone outside their in-group.
Itās just very important for Old Republicans to know that Americans that donāt look or act like them will continue to be kicked while theyāre down after theyāre gone. Itās like they think heaven will just sitting on a cloud with popcorn watching police murder black teenagers and poor women getting declined for abortions.
Thatās what blows my mind. What is motivating these people? If youāre in your 80s, surely you have enough money to just fucking retire already. Is their greed for even more money and power that strong that they have to continue ruining our country well after the average person is deep into their retirement years?
Manās turkey neck accidentally folded meaning he couldnāt talk
