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I just told you I was shamelessly ageist. They're free to give experience, advice, wisdom or whatever to a President who is younger and asks for it.That's ageism. It's also foolish. Older people have alot of experience of the world, and potentially alot of wisdom.
It depends on the one hand they have a lot of wisdom on the other some of them are either so set in their ways they are out of touch ( making them not very good leaders OR their health is to the point where it would be reasonable that they may not be able to complete their term if that is the case and you know it then you do not need to be running.That's ageism. It's also foolish. Older people have alot of experience of the world, and potentially alot of wisdom.
It depends on the one hand they have a lot of wisdom on the other some of them are either so set in their ways they are out of touch ( making them not very good leaders OR their health is to the point where it would be reasonable that they may not be able to complete their term if that is the case and you know it then you do not need to be running.
The republicans in particular still have a number of choices, Even though it CERTAINLY appears it will be Trump on the final ballot, but the reality is that not a single primary has been held which means that we have not even begun to officially make any choices.Honestly, pretty much anyone but the two choices we got. :/
If you are so set in your ways that you are not willing to even try to keep up with the times in respect to things like tech I am not talking about moral issues then that is a problem. If you KNOW your health is likely to begin failing before the end of your term do not run.I go to church with quite a few people in their 70's and 80's. One guy is even in his 90's. They may be set in their ways in certain respects, but not in important ways that matter.
The idea that older people are intransigently conservative and set in their ways reflects an unhealthy kind of aging, but it isn't inevitable.
If you are so set in your ways that you are not willing to even try to keep up with the times in respect to things like tech I am not talking about moral issues then that is a problem. If you KNOW your health is likely to begin failing before the end of your term do not run.
In a tight race, 1% or less can decide the race. Independents compose more than 1% of voters.
As this Administration is setting us on the fast track for WWIII; I seriously question Biden's continued ability to perform as CiC.
Do you really think the race is going to be that tight this time around, though? Particularly with the distinct possibility (not that it's likely, since rich people don't go to jail, but it's certainly possible) that one of the two candidates could be busy making license plates great again by inauguration day?
Why well because that is part of modern life and you should not expect people to "go old school" for you just because you are so stuck in your ways and too lazy frankly to keep up with the times. The world will not stop for you so do not expect it do so.Why do people have to keep up with tech? That seems a superficial way to judge somebody's character or value as a human being and a member of a community.
I don't even own a smartphone myself. I have no real use for them.
Why well because that is part of modern life and you should not expect people to "go old school" for you just because you are so stuck in your ways
and too lazy frankly to keep up with the times.
I'm feeling fatalistic that our choices are already set. If it turns out differently I will be pleasantly surprised.The republicans in particular still have a number of choices, Even though it CERTAINLY appears it will be Trump on the final ballot, but the reality is that not a single primary has been held which means that we have not even begun to officially make any choices.
which is fine because that IS keeping up with the times. Maybe I should have been clearer I do not expect people to use tech if they do not want to do so, but they should have a basic understanding and a basic and ability to use basic tech that is used by the average member of society on a daily basis. For the record I do not own a cell phone of any kind.I don't.
Hey, don't call me lazy. That's rude. I do keep up with the times and I'm very computer literate. I just exercise a degree of discernment about how I consume technology and spend my money.
I don't think age is so much the issue .... it's a matter if one has cognitive thinking or not. It is true that many times older people can lose their cognitive thinking .... but not always.President Joseph R. Biden is too old to “effectively serve” another four-year term, according to a new poll.
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found more than three-quarters of adults surveyed, or 77%, believe Mr. Biden, 80, is too old to run for reelection.
Poll shows Biden viewed as too old to ‘effectively serve’ another term
President Joe Biden is too old to “effectively serve” another four-year term, according to a new poll.www.washingtontimes.com
I'd say being a president is far more impactful than being a pilot on a commercial airplane.Being president of the US isn't the same as flying an airplane. Presidents rarely have to make decisions comparable to what a pilot would have to make.
We allow 80 year old people to drive cars, we should allow 80 year old people to be president.
Correct.Simply put, I haven't found any other job I'd rather have an 80 year old do rather than a 30-60 year old. That we allow such old people to be president is OK, but it wouldn't be my preferred choice for sure. Retirement is a thing for a reason. Running a government shouldn't be in the hands of relics.
Most technology being marketed to people are not things people actually need, anyways. I have never needed a robot vacuum, or a coffee maker, or anything like that. All these things do is enrich big corporations and create e-waste.
One of my friends had a stroke a few years ago and her final child just moved to college. She's dependent on some of these "luxuries" now.I can only speak for myself, but having a robot mop versus just not being able to mop anything due to balance problems related to disability has been a pretty big game-changer for me. I'm going to guess that many things that can be seen as unnecessary or 'luxury' purchases that enable people to be lazy are probably like that, being quite useful to a different demographic than the one they are primarily marketed to.
What you refer to as "prejudice" is actually recognition.Ageism isn't a new "ism". It's been widely recognized as unjustified prejudice against the elderly for some time.
Only seeing aging in negative terms is typical of ageism.
Frankly I'm shocked that this prejudice would obtain purchase with Christians. It violates the generally accepted notion in Christianity, that our elders should be honored generally, just as we should honor our father and mother.
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