• LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Only republicans yell about Biden’s age. Everyone who’s not braindead repube cares more about democracy vs fascism than someone’s age.

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      10 months ago

      I care a lot about bidens age, actually, I just care that he isn’t trump a lot more.

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        10 months ago

        Also, if Biden’s age is a factor, then Trump’s age has to be a factor too. Trump is 4 years younger than Biden. That’s nothing at their age. It would be like me saying that I’m 48 and a friend of mine is 50. All other things being equal, there would be little to no difference between us at our ages.

        Of course, all other things aren’t equal. Trump has demonstrated some worrying signs of cognitive decline. For example, claiming that he’s running against Obama or claiming that he beat Obama in 2016. Yet the media seems to keep dismissing that as “Trump says weird stuff all the time.” But if Biden has the tiniest slip-up, they’ll scream “DEMENTIA” for weeks.

        To me, there’s another factor too. Let’s say that either Trump or Biden, after winning in 2024, would have a major medical event and would be propped up Weekend At Bernie’s style. For whatever reason, they’ll still appear to be President, but the administration would actually run the show. Which administration would you want running things? Biden’s or Trump’s likely administration?

        It’s not even close in my book.

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          10 months ago

          Seriously… Listen to Biden’s recent interview on Conan O’Brien’s podcast. He was surprisingly lucid, and I was very impressed by how he handled himself.

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      10 months ago

      Unfortunately, there are a lot of younger people on the left who have latched onto those Republican talking points.

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        10 months ago

        I mean, in 2016 they were Democratic talking points and used against the 75 year old Sanders.

        Progressives remember centrists’ endless hypocrisy.