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The primary problem is that we have allowed our oligarchs to take control of our country. The oligarchs keep these older politicians around because they tend to serve them well, but it's not really about age. It's about the corruption. Follow the money. And the money flows from the oligarchs to the politicians who take that money and then serve the oligarchs.
Do we need to fix our broken democracy? Yes, yes we do. And the first step is to break out the guillotines and handle the oligarch problem. Then sweep out all of those corrupt politicians. There's a few that I'd keep - I think folks like AOC are not taking that money. And maybe there's a Republican or two who might be the same, but I sure don't know of any, but if there are, fine, keep them if they don't support fasicsm. But sweet everyone else out. Time for a new Constitution with more protections, although you can't fully protect the people from themselves. But we need to make sure nobody can get rich enough to control the government. Make it so people can get rich, fine, just not SUPER rich. Roll out social safety nets - universal health care, univeral basic income. Protect our rights.
Can we do it? Well, maybe not. It'll take a LOT. But that's what we need to do, and the more of us that realize it and talk about it, the closer we get to any possibility of accomplishing it.
Idk man, I agree corruption is the core issue, but from Dianne Feinstein to Joe Biden to Mitch McConnel to probably Donald Trump, I think it's almost the opposite end of the "boy king" phenomenon. Boy kings could be controlled by their advisors because they were immature and unexperienced. Senile politicians can be controlled by their advisors (who are controlled by moneyed interests) because they aren't fully lucid.