I don't see how a person can respect themselves in having no core principles, outside of what FOX tells them to think.
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Dutch Uncle
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Let's be honest; electing leaders over 65 is not a good idea. The Democrats shot themselves in the foot by letting Biden run unopposed. It wasn't their choice to tell him he can't run but it was most certainly their choice to pick their own candidate and back them with a primary. The Democrats rightfully gained a nasty reputation of elitist corruption as revealed by Putin in the 2016 election. Releasing dirt upon one's enemies isn't exactly rocket science. It's getting usable dirt upon one's enemies is the Third Option. Tertia Optio.
Is there any doubt Putin has dirt on the Republicans but refuses to release it as long as it suits his interests? Namely, backing his poofie-haired lapdog? I'm not so sure if it's because of what he has on Trump, which is probably a lot, but that he easily dangles billions of dollars worth of Oligarch wealth on TrumpCo ad infinitum? Or so Putin would promise and lead a person who worships mana over all other things. Especially when that person has become the center of a personality cult in the US. How far Putin carries through with these enticements remains to be seen.
That’s ageism. There are people past 65 who are fine. I give you Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Jim Clyburn, they. seem not to act their age.Let's be honest; electing leaders over 65 is not a good idea. The Democrats shot themselves in the foot by letting Biden run unopposed. It wasn't their choice to tell him he can't run but it was most certainly their choice to pick their own candidate and back them with a primary. The Democrats rightfully gained a nasty reputation of elitist corruption as revealed by Putin in the 2016 election. Releasing dirt upon one's enemies isn't exactly rocket science. It's getting usable dirt upon one's enemies is the Third Option. Tertia Optio.
Is there any doubt Putin has dirt on the Republicans but refuses to release it as long as it suits his interests? Namely, backing his poofie-haired lapdog? I'm not so sure if it's because of what he has on Trump, which is probably a lot, but that he easily dangles billions of dollars worth of Oligarch wealth on TrumpCo ad infinitum? Or so Putin would promise and lead a person who worships mana over all other things. Especially when that person has become the center of a personality cult in the US. How far Putin carries through with these enticements remains to be seen.
Dutch Uncle
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That's the basic question: "Why are they so disaffeted?"
As flawed as they were, FDR's CCC program and the draft helped bring more Americans together than divide them.
MAGAts are dividers. They believe "might makes right" and "kill or be killed". Rather basic, but it exemplifies their fears.
For all you B.F. Skinner fans: if you know what motivates a creature, you have a path to manipulating it.
Dutch Uncle
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True.
Would you agree with a mental fitness test, annually, for our POTUS? IMHO, all of our reps should be drug, alcohol and cognition tested randomly every year.
Is that to much to ask of our leaders? Holding them to a higher standard? Shouldn't this be science-based?
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I would not object to it being part of a requirement for our President. It should be done by a panel that is not political.
You make a good point, 65 can be wise and healthy. I think voters need more and better choices but our system creates a binary choice due to the party system.
Dutch Uncle
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Agreed picking a number, even using science, isn't perfect.
Better, as @Phantasmal and I previously discussed, to have third party tests for fitness.
