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Yup. And the boomers won't be around long enough to fix most of the messes we have made. I'm a boomer, and I just learned another friend from my generation tipped over recently. And learned his boomer bride died before he did.
I profoundly regret the mess my own generation has made of my beloved country. For the life of me, I don't know why it happened, either. When we were young, we rejected our father's ways of making messes and fought for change and a better nation. And then we turned around and made even bigger messes of our own.
At least, my father's generation didn't leave their messes for us to clean up. They took care of most of them before they passed on. But not us. We are quite happy burdening our own kids with our messes. We are quite proud saying "We got ours. So go out and get yours, kids," while giving them nothing they can get.
The Greatest Generation may not have been all that great, but at least they gave the boomers a fair shot at getting ours. We don't have that generosity. We want to keep it all until it's pried out of our cold dead hands.
I don't think it is fair to blame the entire Boomer generation. Most of us just went to work and raised our families, and we had very little to do with the current troubles, except for (possibly) the rise in materialism. There are bad and good in every generation, but what determines how things go are the leaders of that generation. Of the POTUSes born between 1946 and 1964, we have had Clinton, Bush II, and Obama. When we were young, we had Nixon and LBJ (among others).
We have not had a truly great president, imo, since FDR (although, yes, he had many faults, he was a leader who got the U.S. through both the Great Depression and World War II; and his wife, Eleanor, was a crusader for many social causes).
It’s pretty high on my list of factors. I’m in my 70’s and while I know there are people who still function well when elderly, almost everyone declines in some way. Consider that it’s a 4-year term and how stressful it is, I’d prefer someone under 70 as president.
It’s always a shock to see a photo of a president at inauguration next to a photo taken 4 years later. The job ages most people faster than a normal job.
I am 65, but I personally would not vote for anyone who is 70 or older at the time of taking office -- and that would eliminate Trump, Sanders, and Biden. In today's world, imo, the office of President should not be some kind of reward for political longevity and/or party loyalty, but it needs someone young and healthy in both mind and, hopefully, in body, too -- although being in a wheelchair did not stop FDR!
I am 82, was a strong Reagan supporter and think until the last couple of years of his presidency his age played no part in his ability of govern. However, like you, age has to be considered. I can't say I would not vote for anyone over 70, but I would have to take a very close look at the situation and pay close attention to how and what they say. I am not sure there are many that can handle the job and pressures after 70. I would not be as likely to be swayed by someone over 70 that was already in office I would be more inclined to back away from someone seeking the job for the first time and pay close attention to his or her running make.
I disagree, if not voting for someone because of their age is based on sound reasoning. Would you vote for someone who is 18 for POTUS, if the laws were changed?
(I do know that some would.)
Of course not. There is only so much of life that an 18-year old could possibly have seen or experienced at that age. For the vast majority, their life perspective is shockingly limited at age 18. 150 years ago...it might have been possible to find 18-year olds who possessed the requisite maturity and experience to serve as president. However, I know how we'll agree that such a thing is nearly impossible now, given today's tendency for young folks to extend their adolescence into their late 20s or early 30s.
The minimum age for presidential candidates is there for a reason, obviously.
I’m going to be brutally honest here: Both Biden and Bernie seemed old and crotchety last night. Age is absolutely a factor.
And Harris seemed very immature and inexperienced (which she is).
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