Oh shut the fuck up. This is the same as Hilary Clinton saying “breaking up the big banks won’t solve racism.”
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Hans MLman
Being anti gerontocracy is the silliest ideology. Class not age is responsible for the monsters running the show.
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My problem is with the antidemocratic design of the party primary and campaign finance system.
The GOP does not give a fuck about age, but about the ability to execute, which is why they have Mitch McConnell as well.
I truly don’t give a shit how old my rep is so long as they do what I want. A 34 year old is just as capable of that as a 76 year old.
I want recall elections with reasonable threshholds.
Like PA should be able to to replace Fetterman.
Arizona should have been able to recall Sinema for being shit.
California should have been able to dump Feinstein
Term limits lead to machine politics where the political party has all the power.
But in the US normal people can’t influence the party.
I get the goal.. but I’m with the Citations Needed guys - old people aren’t the enemy.
like hogg was screwed over not just because he was young but because he was challenging the party line
Shifting the acceptable max age down seems like it would necessarily, albeit very slowly, reduce the conservatism of the candidate pool.
gentocracy is a real problem, even for communists!
thats how you sound. no one is saying replace an old neoliberal with a young neoliberal, they are saying replace them with a young progressive
please do not twist my words, we wouldnt be in a perfect place - or heck even a good place, but it would be *less bad*
Obviously, they can elect people who align with their views. Seniors are a reliable voting bloc. They will be represented and they won't be abused by donors and staffers as a rubber stamp
I've loved having my life dictated by ancient fucks who won't have to live with the consequences of their actions!
Saying “X not Y is responsible for Z” is functionally no different than saying “Y (in this case, age) is a non factor”
"I got a couple responses,.just gonna shut this down"