Well the federal government is full of reality and fake news stars with no government experience. How bad could it be at the local level of it "works" on the federal level.
this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2025
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I'm already decided, NYT, you don't have to sell it to me.
The Post is even more conservative than the Times
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"Look at these young 30 year old babies" says the skeleton clinging to his senate desk for a second millennia
I was gonna say, I'm near the top end of these ages. Glad I'm considered young again...
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Political outsiders! Isn’t that what the right wanted? Drain the swamp!
Zero dollars received from AIPAC? These youngsters have no idea how politics work!
They were so caught up in finding outsiders, they forgot to check for swamp dwellers.
Drain the swamp!
They meant minorities.
In what world is mid 30s young? I’d rather have a political cabinet of people who have to live with the consequences of their decisions, than a hundred variants of Holden Bloodfeast.
In the world of "our median audience member is 67".
Just a bunch of young 30 year olds. You know, the age greater than most of our founding fathers.
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But the 17 year olds with billionaire daddies running doge are fine.
Why is US politics so elitist? In the Nordics, our democracy is intended to allow for anyone to run for a political position. Government for the people, by the people?
How can you possibly enshrine the rights of unbridled capitalism and ensure endless extortion if you let the poors and minorities participate? Think about the profits damn it! How will the share holders survive?!?!!! For the people by the people? Don’t make me anxious. For the markets by the rich white land owning men. * sighs in American relief and comfort *
Because US politics was created to serve wealthy slave owners, and not much has changed since.
The people holding the seats are doing everything in their power to keep them. On both sides.
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There's 36-year-olds in the tech industry having difficulty finding work because they're perceived as too old.
Meanwhile we've got a succession of Presidents who are well above retirement age and people act like that's how things should be.
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privileged
Then posts photos of non-billionaires trying to enter government
Privileged lefty radicals, huh? I thought it was poor people being lefties because they want handouts. Choose one boogeyman lol
It's part of the fascist agenda. Your opponent is both too weak and too strong
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Meanwhile having a 19 year old called Big Balls ransacked the data of an entire nation for personal gain and assault workers doing essential work is no biggie.
We've voted celebrities in government positions with NO experience. Enough said.
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God forbid the people governing are young enough to actually be affected by the long term outcomes of their policies. Almost like they have a reason to care.
Certainly wouldn't want that
what does "radicals" even mean in this context
Not fascist.
That they're not republicans in disguise.
That they believe people have rights
Appreciation for basic human dignity.
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30s... Young...
So I know I'm having an existential crisis over the fact that people my age are leading parties in my country, but I personally think 30 something is an age you should be able to run for political office?
I mean, I personally don't think that the modern political landscape should be like the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
The US founding fathers decided that the president has to be at least 35, which to me implies that those individuals have had some political experience before becoming president. IMO roughly half the Senate should be under 35, and a good chunk of the House of Representatives should be under 29 considering Senate terms are 6-years long.
Not that you should have to be a "career politician" before becoming president, but it's fairly common to want to show some experience at leadership/politics.
I'm not really a fan, but look at "Mayor" Pete Buttigeg. One of the biggest attacks against him when he ran was "being president is not the same as being a mayor" (meanwhile we'll elect CEOs like their experience means anything, but that's a whole other problem).
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I see so much support for Zohran in the MSM, they keep posting his Ws.
Woah there I already supported the guy no need for the hard sell
A vote for Zohran is a vote for anarchy!
Obligatory fuck Rupert Murdoch.
They are all almost twice the age of Elon's DOGE lackeys.
I've been saying for years we need older people running the government.
They're trying to lean on the world Privileged, but the people they need to convince he's bad already know every other option is also privileged.
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“Little government experience” was seen as a plus for Trump. Why not for Zohran?
Let’s shake up the system. Drain the swamp!
No no, but Trump has business experience, so he's obviously qualified.
He did what? To how many businesses?
Best campaign ad I've seen on a while. Dudes got my vote! Look at those young faces. So much hope. Please please please don't get tainted by the money and power. Either our next group of leaders fix this shit hole, or we're 100% dead as a nation.
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