Ageism tangent from Ted Cruz is a piece of shit thread

I despise most corporations, so you won't find much disagreement there. The problem is that as they got older, the same hippies who denounced the war and talked about flower power, traded in their beads and patchouli for suits and bank ledgers. They began to mold and manipulate the system into something that became bloodless but violent, and gave the appearance of equality while stripping away the basic humanity of millions of people. During the days of the "boomers," you could buy a house for $30,000, pay for college over the summer with a job, credit was when you had a card, or had a line at the local grocery store. Nowadays, those same houses net hundreds of thousands of dollars, college debt has become so burdensome that people commit suicide because they can't get out from under the debt, and credit is a labyrinthine system of revolving doors that change with each new debt.

Quite frankly, the boomers have been horrible for the coming generation. I will say that's not all of them, there are people 65 and older who have been good shepherds, who have done their best to help the next generation step up, but they're not the ones in power, and the ones who are in power care very little for the world that will remain here after they're gone. I recommend the age of 65 being the stopping point because it does not matter how healthy you are, how sharp your mind, when it comes to making decisions that will outpace your lifespan but directly impact the next generation, that decision should not be left up to you. You have enough. You have acquired enough, played the game, won the prizes. Go enjoy them, live a life that is intellectually and emotionally stimulating away from the halls of power.

I don't think that banning people over a certain age from holding office is the right approach, but for those who argue passionately for things like land-area based representation it would be interesting to see how they feel about politicians being represented through the votes of different age groups.

Well, they didn't appear to like this idea very much.

Link doesn't work for me, just goes to the top of a page.

The problem is we live in a system that is controlled by the very wealthy, and most of those very wealthy congress persons are between the ages of 57 and 62, with Nancy Pelosi topping most of them at the age of 82, with $140 million net worth. She also represents one of the wealthiest districts in the US. These representatives will not retire, leaving us with a form of gerontocracy, in addition to our already burgeoning kleptocratic oligarchy. Maybe banning anyone over the age of 65 doesn't wholly solve the problem, but clearly the people in power, some of whom are prescribed medications for Alzheimers, are not letting go of their power. Ruth Bader Ginsburg held on until the age of 87 and she died while still in office, knowing that she was suffering more and more illness due to age and infirmity, despite a strong health regimen. As a result? We got Brett "I like beer" Kavanaugh.

We currently have the oldest sitting senate in US history:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/06/02/senate-age-term-limits/

There's a whole lot of change that needs to be made here, but a good start would be to stop the oldest generation from profiting off the backs of the youngest generations, and leaving them holding the bag when those shortsighted policies bear fruit decades after they're gone.

To be honest, I didn't know about their presence in ports of that era, so I'm just speculating, but...why not? I don't know if "Missionary" would be a good way to describe them. The Buddhists I've been around don't necessarily set out with the intention of "converting" anyone to Buddhism. For myself, I'm happy to discuss it with anyone who's interested (although my knowledge is not extensive or deep). I find it interesting and useful and the more I learn about it, the more relevant I find it, but I don't appreciate being preached at by someone trying to "convert" me to any particular way of thinking and won't do it to anyone else. That doesn't rule out the possibility that Jesus would have known some of them and had philosophical discussions with them. For what it's worth, it's not impossible that Jesus could have found some of the principles of the Buddha interesting and adopted them Himself. I know of at least one case of a Catholic Priest who is also a Buddhist Priest. There's really nothing about Buddhism (in at least the mainstream practices that I know about) that would prevent that. So again, while proving that He didn't interact with Buddhists or that he might have adopted some Buddhist ideas is impossible, the timelines and realities make it a plausible scenario.

While I agree with everything you say here, it is only part of the issues we have today. We also had a radical christian movement rise to power as well as billionaires buying convincing politicians that removing previous regulations (monopolies and ... whatever laws put in place during the depression) would be a good thing.

When you scroll fast, "Ageism tangent" becomes "Autism Agent".
I would watch the shit out of "Autism Agent".
It sure as fuck would be more fun than "The Good Doctor".

....you may now return to the regularly scheduled topic.

...if done right.

I'm not sure Hollywood could do an autistic character justice or respectfully.

I would say directly holding office, but you could have them as advisors or staff. maybe ambassadors or liasons.

More reason why you should have suffered SIDS.