• Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Not to be agist, but bernie is rapidly approaching his UBD. Closest we have to him in a viable position is AOC

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      4 months ago

      Hey, nothing wrong with being agist in this situation, let’s be honest. Nobody - not Biden, not Bernie, not Trump - will be as cognitively-sharp when they are 80 as they were when they were 50, 40, 30. We wouldn’t want an 80-year-old lifeguard or firefighter, right?

      And until an 18-year-old can be president, we’re already agist in one direction.

      That we think putting geriatrics in the White House to run one of the most stressful jobs that is on-call 24/7 is a good idea… I mean it’s absurd. Just look how much Obama aged in 8 years. Forget the fact that the general risk of all-cause mortality is far greater, that’s just another risk-factor for running the country.

      So yeah unfortunately I agree… Bernie’s opportunity was missed. When AOC runs one day, I will campaign as hard as possible for her victory.

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        4 months ago

        I would happily see an elderly Bernie in office. Why? Because he would fill the system with younger, capable individuals, and trust their opinions. He would leave the system a better place.

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          4 months ago

          That’s actually the main reason I didn’t want Bernie as president. His campaign staff were terrible for both of his runs.

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      4 months ago

      She’s a Democrat. If she doesn’t fall in line she doesn’t keep her job. You’ve been conned.