Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
So, a 40 year old article's statistics apply to the "a majority of Americans" in the present 2023?
Aside from the click-bait title of this post, I don't necessarily 'agree nor disagree', as in surveys.
Though, sadly, not much progress has been made in the treatment of dementia (Alzheimers being just one of the forms, though dementia in any form is pretty catastrophic--ask any caregiver), there is a bit more knowledge about causes, presentations, testing/diagnosis, etc. "They" (scientists studying dementia) believe it can start much earlier than symptoms show up. Rather scary.
I can't agree that "anyone that old can't possibly relate to the issues that matter..." They've seen a lot, know the ruts and pot holes, etc. Personally I can't think of a worse job than POTUS. Talk about a blame game!
Who has ever been in a leadership position? It can scramble your thinking. The best of them have the best team members to advise them, not "yes" men who placate them just to keep their jobs. Nobody really knows who will, in the end, be lauded or clobbered for what occurred during their term(s). They all did something that was beneficial to some people, hurtful to others. Ah, but I digress. Nevermind.
Candy
So Candy, when you say that a post you clicked on has a clickbait title, what you are saying is that the title baited YOU. So why were you susceptible to it this time?
Here's my theory. I think you are very proud of being a "centrist" and saying "a pox on both of your houses" to both parties. But you have one party that is led by someone who has been indicted on 91 felonies, been adjudicated in court to have committed rape, planned an insurrection, threatened violence, committed massive financial fraud, and obviously, I could go on and on. So in order to maintain your centrist cred, at least in your mind, you pounce upon bad stuff about Biden so you can then say one of your favorite phrases:
Both Sides!!!!!
Did I get it?