There is absolutely nothing wrong with older people holding positions of power.
2 paragraphs in and I already disagree. Most older folks don’t have a fucking clue how the modern world works and have no business in positions of power.
I will just say that life extention has made vampires of old men. with only a few exceptions, they express no real desire to hand the future to those who will be living it.
I will just say that life extention has made vampires of old men [who are wealthy and powerful enough to acquire the necessary medical care]
Being old doesn’t make you a bastard, it’s just that non-bastards don’t tend to survive to old age in our society
Disagree, it’s that we let wishy-washy milk toast middle of the road politicians with no stances on anything stay in power because they don’t challenge the status quo or literally anything. Those people can stay in power until they die. People who want change get gone. It’s the America way sadly.
It’s because they’ve concentrated so much fucking power. They just happened to exist at the best possible time to exist on the planet in the right fucking place. They don’t know what it’s like to have existed after them or to exist in a less optimal place. They are the most spoiled fucking generation in the history of the planet. No people has known such privilege.
Ding Ding Ding! The prospect of giving up even a yota of that power makes them lose their fucking minds. Literally, because dementia.
I just want politicians that:
- Grew up after reaffer madness craze
- Knows that Cuba’s leader’s last name is not Castro
- Was born after Israel switched from being bullied to being a bully
- Didn’t live through the 70s oil shortage or at least understands that we are a net exporter of oil
- Understands that there is no “center” to pivot to capturing after primaries, it is all about exciting your base
They’re so old…
Term limits aren’t the solution…
What?
They consolidate power due to the time they spend in office. It’s incredibly hard to vote out an incumbent. They get the campaign funds because they kiss the right asses of the rich and corporate classes, and that is not serving the citizens.
The solution is term limits, and banning them from working as a lobbyist or whatever.
They get the campaign funds because they kiss the right asses of the rich and corporate classes, and that is not serving the citizens.
That just sounds like a campaign finance problem to me. Term limits are inherently anti-democratic imo so I’d really rather avoid those, but campaign finance reform sounds wonderful.
and banning them from working as a lobbyist or whatever.
This also sounds like a great idea
So you’re okay with care politicians who no longer reflect society at large writing laws and consolidating power?
Biden, just for an example, was in congress longer than I’ve been alive. He’s been a leader in the DNC for at least half that.
When I say “Biden is part of why we’re in this mess”…. This is exactly what I’m talking about.
Because politics is more harassment than most people care to invite into their lives, unless they have some higher overarching reason to be in politics in the first place. Usually some corrupt bullshit.
