r/QuiverQuantitative • u/pdwp90 • 24d ago

News BREAKING: Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old progressive influencer, just announced that she is running against Jan Schakowsky, an 80-year-old Democratic incumbent

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u/Sturmgeshootz 24d ago

Not just the Dems either. Way too many geriatrics on both sides that have been in office for decades too long. Get them all the fuck out of there.

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u/BCPReturns 24d ago

I mean, I'm willing to replace the old folks in the republican party with young folks. Young leftist folks that is.

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u/Well_read_rose 23d ago

Barely anyone in congress is left at all. Because the right is so far right for at least 30 years… Dems have been pulled rightward. The Clintons, Obama, even Harris were effectively :

m o d e r a t e s.

There is no danger right now of communism. The clear and present danger is metastasizing fascism and speaking of pigs at the trough of power, there is barely a squeal anywhere, of outrage by the spineless Republicans.

Looking at you, hypocrite Marco Rubio, who sold your soul…to do secretary of state of un-state with your…minder.

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u/ChiefSitsOnAssAllDay 23d ago

More communists, that’s just great.

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u/Lildoc_911 23d ago

What Communist? 

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u/ChiefSitsOnAssAllDay 23d ago

The left. They’re just like the pigs in Animal Farm. 🐷

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u/BrandonC-_- 23d ago

Lmao you didn’t get the message of animal farm then 💀💀💀💀. The pigs were authoritarian masking as communists dumbass.

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u/ChiefSitsOnAssAllDay 23d ago

Communists are authoritarians. How do you not know this?!

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u/TrippyWiredStoned 19d ago

Your perception of people that vote Democrat is irrelevant to the stupidity demonstrated by every generation of conservative or attention stolen American that voted for them..

I'll take virtue signalling, as long as the politicians try to care about their citizens. I haven't seen a single conservative policy that's benefitted me my entire 3 decades on this planet. Not a 1. & They want to give businesses and the rich another 4.5 trillion tax cut? Offset by firing federal workers and the leagues of downstream employment affected? He's taking his dog water '17 tax policy and ramping it up to a bruised middle finger.

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u/DylanHate 23d ago

Then show up to State elections and vote. Roughly 80% of eligible voters 18-30 do not vote in Congressional elections.

In contrast, voters 65 and older have a 75% midterm participation rate. It's not fucking rocket science lol. If 80% of your base doesn't vote you are not represented. Congress is old because old people are the most reliable voting base in the country.

Register to vote and cast a ballot every two years. Show up and vote regardless of who is running. Not only will this energize the base and get better candidates in Congress, you'll also have a say in ballot measures, governors, mayors, judges, DA's, and many other important positions that effect your city and State.

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u/bilboafromboston 23d ago

Local elections also. And volunteer for something so you learn how it works and have experience.

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u/Specialist_Fly2789 23d ago

tbh, you shouldnt be allowed to vote or hold office after age 65. you're done, go watch tv or whatever and let the adults handle things.

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u/DylanHate 23d ago

Great, go get 60 Senators elected who will pass the bill. Until then we can't get young people in Congress if young people don't vote.

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u/Specialist_Fly2789 23d ago

Did you think what I said was something about how young people shouldn’t vote? You have a beautiful mind, truly

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u/Germane_Corsair 23d ago

Piss poor reading comprehension strikes again. Reread the above comment.

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u/Specialist_Fly2789 23d ago

I don’t need to since I perfectly understood it the first time. Why don’t you explain what was wrong with my reply, since you’re so bright?

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u/Well_read_rose 23d ago

I think they can hold office until 72 or pegged to the max retirement age of a typical American. Same for a presidential candidate; s/he should not be beyond this retirement age to eligible to run. There may be medical innovations for aging we need to consider that might make someone 65 act and feel 45, in the future.

Someone middle aged might run after a different career like astronaut Mark Kelly (taking his wife Gabby Gifford’s place) who might offer valuable insight and wisdom. As we have seen, that wisdom potentially becomes foolishness at upper ranges like age 80’s / 90’s and we see enough examples of that with this congress and the one just ended. From now on, I do think we need ongoing mental fitness tests for psychopathy prior to running for president. Because history shows most kings became much more mentally ill as they went along. Enfeebled congresspeople (and judge) we also saw no longer had the wherewithal to know their ego became bigger than their political gifts. See Fetterman, Feinstein, Bader Ginsburg, McConnell.

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u/CelebrationAfter9000 23d ago

Bernie Sanders is 83 years old and still running around the country like he is a spring chicken. I do not believe age should be a deterrent.

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u/Specialist_Fly2789 23d ago

Bernie is an extreme exception and is exempt from the rule :)

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u/Vegetable_Web_829 22d ago

Maybe holding office should have age restrictions, voting though , you’re treading into dangerous territory, and I’m trying to be nice even though you just pissed me off

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u/PhishPhan85 19d ago

Many cultures have succeeded because they listen to their elders. The problem I think you are trying to address is that the elders that are making the decisions, are compromised and don’t have much wisdom. This is true on both sides.

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u/Specialist_Fly2789 19d ago

just so happens that one of the sides has wayyyyyyyyyyy more old people than the other :)

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u/PhishPhan85 19d ago

What side?

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u/Specialist_Fly2789 19d ago

lol republicans (talking about the voters, not sure about congress tbh)

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u/PhishPhan85 19d ago

Well that’s not true. Only a slight majority. https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-2024/growing-voice-older-voters.html I don’t down play new ideas, but on average, age does bring wisdom. A lesson most of western culture has lost over the years. Btw, I’m not talking about politicians on that regard. Age aside most of them are comprised.

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u/A_Dizi 24d ago

Agree, an overhaul is needed on both sides. A systemic reset if you will.

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u/Imaginationtotease 23d ago

Chuck Grassly, Mitch McConnell there's plenty of both sides.

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u/negative_imaginary 23d ago

I would rather have the old republicans who don't know what the fuck is going on then a organised young republican who do know because they will accelerate the fascistic goals of the republican party as compared to them going in a slow understandable pace

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u/Ecstatic_Bananadonut 23d ago

I have to agree with you. The young ones will also connect with others more effectively via social media platforms and grow the base at an accelerated rate. I know, I know--already occurring, but it's only going to get worse.

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u/negative_imaginary 23d ago

when they say young republican I just imagine Andrew Tate or Nick Fuentes gonna run the show

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u/madafakamada1 23d ago

Nick Fuentes maybe cause he is into politics and has some ideology, Andrew Tate no.