The expression would make sense if used when you genuinely mean someone who has citizenship, but its current usage is just a synonym to “elderly folk”.

  • @[email protected]OP
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    -81 month ago

    My point is about people living in the US who do not have US citizenship.

    Also being stateless is less rare than you’d imagine.

    • Greg Clarke
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      51 month ago

      Stateless 65+ English speakers living in countries that use the term “senior citizen” is likely rare