• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      What sucks is a country run by geriatric oligarchs. This isn’t about disenfranchised seniors, this is about the people who make the policies that harm millions while bolstering the wealthy.

      Ageism doesn’t have a damn thing to do with it. It’s absurd to even say it. These are the most powerful people in the country, possibly even the globe. They ain’t suffering from ageism.

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        … too damn old.
        … geriatric …
        Ageism doesn’t have a damn thing to do with it.

        ???

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          You would have to be a fool to think Biden or Trump are victims of ageism.

          Neither of them have known a moment of real struggle in their lives, to put them in the same group as seniors who can’t find employment and struggle to put food on their plates and roofs over their heads is laughable and either poorly thought out or outright disingenuous.

          Biden, Trump, McConnell, Pelosi, all these monsters are the very architects of the problems seniors face either through their actions or inaction.

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            You’re purposely ignoring the fact that you called people out on the basis of their age, and then said “Ageism doesn’t have a damn thing to do with it.”

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              The person in command of the largest conventional and nuclear capable military on the planet shouldn’t be so old that they forget why they’re standing at a podium addressing the masses.

              The context matters here. This isn’t like putting grandma in a home to rob her of her autonomy when she needs support, these are the people making the very policies that put people in the financial hardships that make that situation commonplace.

              No one in these seats of power is suffering from ageism, it would be mad to think so.

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                    If the aim for a minimum age is to ensure that a person has at least a certain amount of life experience to qualify for office, that is directly related to age, and so a minimum age would be an appropriate measure.

                    Still waiting for you to acknowledge

                    You’re purposely ignoring the fact that you called people out on the basis of their age, and then said “Ageism doesn’t have a damn thing to do with it.”

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      So does having a minority leader who keeps needing to be rebooted, or a California senator with advanced dementia dying in office.