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Men in their late 70 s running countries

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Redhead56 Mon 13-Apr-26 01:10:58

Totally agree with nanna8 on this subject. Age does not determine how wise a person is. It also does not guarantee suitability to be in a world leader.
A twenty year old could me more sensible than a past their sell by date oldie.

nanna8 Mon 13-Apr-26 00:34:16

I am going to sound very ageist here but how is it that men like Trump and Netanyahu, very elderly and with possible health issues, are allowed to be in charge of countries and lead them into war ? They don’t get involved personally because they live in their fancy houses but they send young ones into the firing line. I think the ideal age for leaders is somewhere between 40 and 65 . These two horrors should have retired long ago. Now I will duck and run for cover …