• LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I wish we just let old people be old and out of governance. Don’t get me wrong I don’t think age discredits one’s ability to govern effectively, but i do think there is a difference between the wisdom of elders and whatever necromatic spell that allows these geezers to stay in positions of power well past their prime

    Joe should just be taking care of his son (whom should be in jail were he treated like the rest of us) or being a grandpa or something. Working on old cars or gardening.

    • Ziege_Bock [any]
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      2 years ago

      Joe Biden wouldn't want to do any of that, he wants to have as much clout as possible, he's sick in that way. His political career is older than the Star Wars IP. He ran for Senate before he was old enough to serve as Senator, and unlike most people who understand that the governments just a dog and pony show you do before serving on boards and lobbying, Joe Biden needs to be in the room, it needs to be him. He's got the ego and narcissism of a madman.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        How someone could be in office for that long without amassing a substantial fortune is just incredible to me, especially when you've got the credit card industry's collective hand up your ass for decades.

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        I honestly don’t think people over the age of 55 should be allowed in any policy making seat, and over 65 you shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Honestly I’d be for allowing 16 year olds to vote, and weighing votes by age, so after 30 your vote becomes worth less because the decisions made will affect you for less time.

        An 18 year olds opinion on climate change should matter more than a 40 year olds, and a 70 year old should shut the fuck up entirely.

        • BolsheWitch [she/her, they/them]
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          2 years ago

          the weighing votes based on age would be a pain in the ass to calculate tbh

          65 is a decent cut off, but I’d go for 69 because funny number