cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17446916

“Trump is a felon. He is a pathological liar. He is a menace,” wrote the Vermont senator. “But the national conversation is focused on President Biden’s age and capacity. Only he can change it.”

  • FuglyDuck
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    22 months ago

    You’re right. But unfortunately, there’s no easy or convenient way, or one that isn’t entirely dependent on things that absolutely should not be public.

    Further, Bernie really is the exception.

    We already make a hard distinction based on age, restricting presidential candidates to being over 35. I would suggest there are more 30 yos that are wrongfully excluded than there are 75 yos that would be.

    And then there’s the whole fact that, for example, half of Biden’s experience predates the internet. 3/4’s predate modern social media. So most of that juicy experience just doesn’t apply to the world we live in.