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There are a lot of people in congress who had opinions on the Korean War WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING. It's a geriatrics home. No one over the age of 70 should be al
by Fatnino 4y ago
There are a lot of people in congress who had opinions on the Korean War WHILE IT WAS HAPPENING.
It's a geriatrics home. No one over the age of 70 should be allowed in elected office.
And if you want to make some nebulous argument about wisdom with age, a younger elected official can have an older, wiser, ex-politician as an adviser. But ultimately the important decisions are the younger politician's call.
- rgbrgb 4y agowhy is it important to you for them to be young? you only provided a counter argument (wisdom). I think it’s important for them to be reflecting the will of the people but for better or worse, the people are kind of old.
- Fatnino 4y agoCongress is much older than the general population. Older people tend to have shorter term thinking, basically not worrying about what happens after they die soon. Leaves a big mess for younger people to deal with when they are themselves older so they then just push off the problem to the next generation and the vicious cycle continues till everything is bad everywhere.
- checkyoursudo 4y agoI just wanted to say, as someone who is now about in the middle of the average lifespan distribution, I find no compelling evidence that leads me to believe that the half of the age range that is older than I am is any wiser than the half of the age range that is younger than I am. I don't know whether or not there should be bans on elderly politicians, but it would be very, very nice to have a stronger cultural pressure against old people trying to hang on to power so long past their expiration dates.