80 years old. born before the end of the second world war.

  • invo_rt [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Reminder that the US used to shit on the USSR by calling it a gerontocracy because some leaders were 69~70 years old.

    • DoubleShot [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      At least the Soviets had a halfway legit excuse - WWII decimated the generation that would have stepped up into leadership roles in the 70s and 80s.

    • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Now we have a president who probably needs amphetamines to get through a 10 minute speech and senators that are literally exhibiting symptoms of dementia

      :joker-amerikkklap: