As the country's political leaders continue to get older, events and episodes of decline among politicians continue to happen publicly.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/6875734

People mentioned in this article are very old.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 81 Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), 90 President Joe Biden, 80 Former President Donald Trump, 77

  • Milksteaks [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
    241·
    1 year ago

    We need age and term limits to get these fossils out of office. I feel as though they’re not capable of properly representing their electorate

    • zerkrazus@kbin.social
      14·
      1 year ago

      Exactly. What do 80+ year olds know about the needs of modern kids, teenagers, and young adults? Hell, many of them probably still think rent is like $50/month.

      • TheBenCommandmentsEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        That’s not even the biggest concern; they’re not at all invested in the future because they’re not a part of it. Why would they care about any of the consequences the choices/actions they make now that we’ll be dealing with 20 years from now?

        • zerkrazus@kbin.social
          6·
          1 year ago

          Yep, pretty much. They have no incentive to care about any of it really, because the vast majority of them will be long gone by then.