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Both Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi suffered falls this week, the latest reminder of the gerontocracy we live under

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Elders have wisdom, but they also tend to be out of touch. The world is simply moving way too fast for people who grew up in the aftermath of WWII to be at the helm today when what's needed is fresh ideas that the gerontocracy is physiologically incapable of producing.