• @Rapidcreek
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    -61 month ago

    Interesting first reaction. Pelosi is 82. McConnell is 81. Both have stepped down from power. Trump will be 79 next year, the first year of another 4 year term, yet I don’t see anyone talking about his age.

    • goferking (he/him)
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      181 month ago

      Who hasn’t been talking about their ages? Fuck thats been shouted since at least 2020 they’re all too old

      • @Rapidcreek
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        -61 month ago

        Biden,Pelosi and McConnell have stepped down from power. Trump will take the chair in a new term. Maybe instead of talking about all of them it would be good to focus on the real problem.

        • goferking (he/him)
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          41 month ago

          Of the 4 only Biden seems to be gone.

          Agreed the problem is all the rich old people in power, but I think you only have an issue with certain ones in power

          • @Rapidcreek
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            -41 month ago

            Representative government. If the people want to vote for an 82 year old Pelosi, who am I to say they shouldnt? Being in power is the important part.

              • @Rapidcreek
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                -21 month ago

                Well, a lot of people have tried and failed. Theyare well liked in their district and state

                • goferking (he/him)
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                  11 month ago

                  In that case why would anyone be mad at trumps age when he got elected?

                  Do you have an actual argument/idea here other than trump bad?

    • Snot Flickerman
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      91 month ago

      Both have stepped down from power.

      https://sfstandard.com/2024/11/14/nancy-pelosi-congress-election-donald-trump-2026/

      Nancy Pelosi files paperwork to run again — but plans remain vague

      …and what about the news Pelosi was trying to kill AOC’s chances in committee and the DNC immediately pushed back to protect Pelosi’s fee wees? She would never do such a thing such as… that thing she has done her entire fucking career. Pretending Pelosi hasn’t done this kind of thing before and certainly isn’t doing it now is a joke. Being a power broker in the party is literally the story of her career.

      Finally, stepping down from power should have been done when she was retirement age, which based on her age bracket would be pegged at 66. She’s 16 years past the reasonable expiration date of stepping down from a position of power.

      • @Rapidcreek
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        -21 month ago

        DPelosi is not the caucus leader anymore. She doesn’t speak for the caucus, deal with Republicans, etc. She still has political power within the caucus. There’s a difference.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 month ago

      Then you haven’t been paying attention. All these old fucks that don’t represent us need to go.

            • @Rapidcreek
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              -11 month ago

              Oh yeah. If I remember right she had a primary opponent last election. Though I can’t say they’ve all been good through the years. It is San Francisco, so weird is usual.

          • @Rapidcreek
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            -21 month ago

            I guess, she’s won quite a few terms in her district. Everytime someone primaries her, she destroys them.

              • @Rapidcreek
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                -31 month ago

                Great. What would you like? The ultimate popularity poll for a political is an election, but what do you have in mind?

                • @[email protected]
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                  31 month ago

                  If people are disappointed in the system, maybe don’t say the system proves our leaders are popular. Saying just about anything else would be less of a turn off.

                  • @Rapidcreek
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                    -21 month ago

                    If you don’t like a representative democracy you live in the wrong place. Turned off or not.

    • @[email protected]
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      01 month ago

      If you don’t see people talking about Trump’s age, then you weren’t watching the news for the last 4 months. The minute Biden backed out Trump’s age became a major talking point.