Why Are the World's Politicians So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat

All ten of the world’s most populated countries including China, India, Russia and the U.S. have leaders, or a leader-elect, over the age of 70. When they face off in the 2024 election, President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be the oldest candidates in U.S. history, again. So why are world politicians older than ever?
WSJ breaks down why politicians are increasingly older than their constituents-and what it means for policies and political engagement.
Chapters:
0:00 Leaders’ ages
0:31 Politicians around the world
2:18 Why this is happening
4:00 Consequences
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[@automatedrussianbot8043]

glad youtube pushing these AUTHORITATIVE news sources on me these days

[@CLOCKROOK]

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[@sebastianyepes8154]

Young people dying for old people's decisions

[@GermanGreetings]

That`s fart too simple. There are differences... and you know it. Think !

[@ahmedzouaoui8177]

That's what is happening in russia when the boomer generation led by putin is sending their youth to die in Ukraine.

[@bretonneux3389]

neh. This is not WW1

[@birdstwin1186]

Young people die for the young people's decisions too. Just look at how many end up in the hospital for "youthful adventures."

[@cokemango]

@@birdstwin1186 What does that mean?

[@jackd8933]

There's a minimum age to be a politician, there should also be a maximum age

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

65

[@padichlevi]

@@carkawalakhatulistiwa 65 is still alright in my opinion

[@rico14]

@@padichleviI think more than half of people experience cognitive decline by 65.

[@MichaelDouglas-vd7yc]

In regular jobs we have maximum ages, in politic should be the same

[@therighteous802]

1. People live longer. 2. Once someone gets a taste of power, they never want to let go.

[@hl254]

Yeah, they didn't mention that aspect: the inate human desire to be engulfed in power. The things that make our societies work are empathy... and fear.

[@MichaelDouglas-vd7yc]

But young people also know that what u do now will shape your future forever. Old man can do mistakes and never pay for that, because they will die soon, if a young man make mistake, they can pay for a whole life that they didn’t lived yet. So i think that younger leaders would to think many times before take a stupid decision

[@ifannecandoitsocani7288]

Trump is case number 2

[@IllKeepALightOn]

Younger politicians face big barriers like lack of funding and political networks. They often can't match the resources and connections that older politicians have built over decades. Plus, with an aging population, older voters prefer candidates who share their experiences and values. This is why we see leaders like Biden and Pelosi, who have the backing of older demographics and established networks, staying in power.

[@anthonyyawtwumasimensah197]

That pretty much sums it up.

[@makaveliliveson]

if only people could just see the truth tho

[@brandonwoohoo]

But the question is, why this that happening now? As the video says, a decade ago, that wasn’t true

[@Peter-bg1ku]

This same theory can be applied to the problem of boomers owning all the wealth.

[@JJsProductionx]

Mitch mconnel. Ted cruz

[@bakerkawesa]

Elderly leaders shouldn't be making decisions they won't have to live with. It's just wrong.

[@birdstwin1186]

They will have to live with it, because they leave behind children in the world who will live with it. That is if they become deceased before such laws take effect. And what is elderly is subjective. Humans didnt live as long as they did today and what was elderly in past ages was 40s, 50s. The 'elderly' should be the ones making laws because they have the most life experience. The fact you do not know any of this is proof enough that youth is equal to inexperience. Come back in a decade or so and give your opinion after you've had many more life experiences to flavor your view.

[@landon7974]

​@@birdstwin1186 older people may have more experience and knowledge but they also could have a completely warped perspective and world view from 90% of the population

[@iac92]

No, it's right

[@kartikeykasniya6971]

I mean usually politicians don’t have to live with their decisions, ordinary people do.

[@Distress.]

@@landon7974 Then why did 90% of the population vote for them.

[@DLYChicago]

The disconnect between generations is more than just tech. The older generation came of age in an economy and a society that is phasing out, and is largely unavailable to the younger generation.

[@Cloud-ft9yd]

Most if not pretty much all of the politicians in government have no idea what it's like to be poor.

[@heyaisdabomb]

@@Cloud-ft9yd It's not just that, but the entire system has completely changed. Accounting for inflation, homes are 55% more expensive, almost 3 times more people have a bachelors degree in the millennial generation, technology means you work around the clock, big corporations have destroy small businesses. I look at my former boss who graduated high school, became a manager of a furniture store, bought a brand new jaguar, and rented an apartment that today would be over $7000 per month, while investing in the stock market and buying houses in cheaper parts of the country. Fast forward to today, and I have a bachelors in CS, barely can make enough to afford to split a 1 bedroom apartment with my gf, and drive an economy car that's paid off (or else I couldn't afford it today). This is also only because I had help to get here from my parents. The entire system is nothing like it was 50 years ago.

[@Hwje1111]

Ah yes, an era of great poverty and dictatorship that is unavailable to the younger generation.

[@alvinchai6455]

Once there was a prime minister in Malaysia aged 93.

[@alvinong7698]

Now also won't too far ahead, 76

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Time for politicians like Syed Saddiq of MUDA to take over. BN, PH, and PAS all have politicians too old to rule.

[@usienwkdau2jfb28u4b]

Wrong that was never proven for certain there were always doubts

[@mike04574]

Once? It was 2 yearsago. Mahathir who led back in the 80s and 2020s

[@JjkJjk-or9kc]

​@@usienwkdau2jfb28u4beven if it wasn't he was still old enough to be my Gramps father

[@Tigers4772]

It's about wisdom, not age. You can be 80 and still act like an immature teenager.

[@HelHathNoFury1111]

Wealth is in the hands of the elder population.

[@johnl.7754]

Also the elderly people vote a lot more

[@RandomRabbit007]

The Boomers are an extremely large demographic. Millennials will be the next Super-demographic once they “kick the bucket”.

[@overwatch8848]

@@johnl.7754no elderly just straight party vote which is a huge problem.

[@birdstwin1186]

As it should be. Youth lack worldly experience to control wealth.

[@Distress.]

@@overwatch8848 No they really do vote more.

[@lintz_lin]

As a Taiwanese I can confirm that our politicians are generally still younger, like if they can still fight in the parliament you know they must not be too old 😆

[@jt6231]

😂😂😂

[@Kevin-oj2uo]

Lol I watched that vídeo where the was a congressman running with the bill he didn't like what a madness.😂

[@cathie3874]

Can’t compare with france

[@Booz2020]

Slava 🇹🇼 Geroyam TAIWANese 🦾

[@denizb.4142]

Taiwan is part of China 🇨🇳

[@JeffreyGillespie]

Boomers and older just will NOT step aside. They are the hoarding generation.

[@The_king567]

Nah it’s because people vote for them

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@The_king567rigged

[@The_king567]

@@dwaynekeenum1916 it not rigged because you vote and it’s winner takes all

[@pritapp788]

Old people will vote for old politicians. Who will then return the favor by promising ever-increasing pensions and housing prices. And who foots the bill? Younger voters through ever-growing taxes.

[@user-qo4kb4dr1i]

There are more younger people than old people, but they don't care to vote or run for office

[@goodfortunetoyou]

I'm pretty sure that if you want to run for office in America, you effectively need approval from the established parties. Otherwise they'll keep you off the ballot and limit your exposure. From a practical perspective, young people are prohibited.

[@devonhale3531]

No wonder they think so short term. They won't be here to live through the consequences of their actions.

[@comchadelalora]

It is called gerontocracy. Old people holding on to power, legally or not.

[@1marcelfilms]

Time to put an age limit on these jobs.

[@thom6621]

Older people don’t understand the modern world enough to tackle modern problems. Wisdom and experience is outweighed by incompetence and a lack of full-picture concern. The presidency has turned into a saving-face stage act, and most americans see it for what it is. We’re just tired of being lied to

[@birdstwin1186]

Young people dont understand the modern world either. Go google who falls for internet scams the most young or old. Btw, there is something called advisors.

[@thom6621]

@@birdstwin1186 Couldn’t agree more with you. Young people are far more incompetent today than 10, 20, 30 years ago. What I try to point out is that the modern world’s problems, flow of information, and innovation has accelerated to a point where many people in older generations simply have not kept pace. How could they? That’s not to say most of the brightest minds among us are not older people. Young people see change around them faster than many generations before. They recognize it, see its intricacies, and are even disillusioned with it. They want a return to normalcy for the common person. Whatever that looks like.

[@adsfadsfasdasdfasf2439]

@@birdstwin1186 Alright I did that, I went ahead and put exactly "who falls for internet scams the most", without quotes, into google. The first match was a gallup poll website which came to the conclusion that "No subgroup of Americans is exempt from being scammed, but the rate is higher among non-college-educated adults and, relatedly, among those in lower-income households" (exact quote). Were you trying to make a point?

[@0doublezero0]

@@birdstwin1186 Stupid take, if you actual understand how studies work you would have figured out that Gen Z uses the internet more than any other generation. So the likelihood of them falling for a scam is higher. The second most scammed is millennials. And it follows this pattern from youngest to oldest, most scammed to least. Look up "Cybersafe - Oh Behave" 2022 report by the National Cybersecurity Alliance...

[@The_king567]

There is no modern problems and you don’t know know what you are talking about

[@caseclosed9342]

It’s also worth noting many of these older leaders actually started out when they were considered to be young for the job and stayed in power for a long time. Putin was in his 40’s when he first became president of Russia and same for Benjamin Netanyahu when he first became prime minister of Israel…

[@joaquinescotoaleman4320]

The majority of Boomers started political careers very early and they do not want to go until they'll dead.

[@breezyashell]

getting a tiktok and dancing to "appeal to the youths" is so infantilizing

[@phoenix5054]

Better than a leader obsessed with looking "respectable", "tough", and "serious" all the time.

[@What-28-ever-3]

Lets not go to extremes. Middle aged will do

[@user-df1ns1ob8y]

Especially considering this guy was a general under Indonesia‘s longtime dictator Suharto (as welll as his son-in-law), who brutally cracked down on student protests in the 90s

[@wendybiliam425]

And that worked tho, Prabowo win the election because his campaign team only focus on tiktok, Almost half of Indonesian are below 40's and most of them are online, so tiktok is one of the way to win young votes in indonesian election

[@user-qo4kb4dr1i]

​@phoenix5054 what's wrong with being someone respectable?

[@blazer9547]

In Europe people are older than their leaders. Wow😮

[@Dendarang]

Yeah, Europe does great on this metric. We've even had few leaders in their 30s (Kurz in Austria who was only 31 when he became the leader and Simon Harris in Ireland), and most of the rest are in their 40s and some in their 50s.

[@pritapp788]

And yet it's - generally speaking - the continent that taxes the most out of the young to give better pensions to the retired. So much for having young leaders, those people are just doing the bidding of the same paymasters.

[@sunoolee9467]

@@Dendarang Still not sure why even after watching the video.

[@circuitbreaker8314]

In Europe they also follow the old. They are weak.

[@spacetoast7783]

It's because the parties pick their own leaders rather than the voters, who just pick the party.

[@popcorn32145]

TLDR; Rich/Corrupt people stay in power

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Wealth is health; might is right. If you're poor, you ain't NOTHIN'. 💪😎✌️

[@spacetoast7783]

It's very clear you did not read or watch the video. You did not need to tell us!

[@LOLE_Editz]

​@@Novastar.SaberCombatwhat did Andrew Tate do you?

[@jsadi4734]

​@@spacetoast7783Or perhaps it's just an oversimplification. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the video.

[@rihardsluu]

If anyone’s reading this - please do not take this TLDR seriously, it’s painfully shallow and false too.

[@jryde421]

America's founding fathers were 18-32 years old.

[@thesailormercury2]

was 32 old back then?

[@Dendarang]

@@thesailormercury2 No. The whole "life expectancy used to be 35" thing is misinformation to a large extent, life expectancy was 35 when you take in childhood mortality rate which was extremely high. But if you made it to the age of 10 in 1770, you'd most likely live to be 70 or so.

[@TWE_2000]

George washington was almost 60 when he became president 🙄

[@birdstwin1186]

What was the life expectancy genius? Did humans on average live to 70-80 back then? Did modern medicine exist back then allowing humans to live longer lives? My god, people ruminate about what you say before you type!!!

[@realwesduale]

@@birdstwin1186 john adams lived to 90

[@CRenggi]

Politics is simple, its either climbing the ladder as a lapdog or being a populist. Its easier for old folks

[@michaeltoma9329]

We need to get these geriatrics out of political office. Pathetic.

[@DanyCesc83]

We have to stop this if we want the world to move forward and innovate, older humans are not capable to adjust fast enough or allow new ideas as risk to take shape. No one over 65 should serve in any political position.

[@Khneefer]

No one should be able to be elected to public office if they are older than 80% of the life expectancy for the country.

[@spacetoast7783]

Why?

[@Khneefer]

​@@spacetoast7783 To avoid rule by old power hungry people who do not know how life looks like.

[@jamiewatt8532]

@@Khneefer and yet they have seen more of it than most of the demographic. interesting argument but you may want to think on your points a bit more

[@Khneefer]

@@jamiewatt8532 Yes, they've seen more, but most of that is irrelevant in a changing world - social media, housing affordability issues, climate change. This video show this it. My age cap proposition was inspired by Chinese solution, that Xi removed to rule for life. I am not in favor of people in their 20s or 30s taking over government or Congress. In addition to the maximum age, I would raise the minimum age to be elected at least 50/55/60% of life expectancy for congress/president/senate.

[@jamiewatt8532]

@@Khneefer interesting. my reply to you seems to have been heavily censored. wonder why? going to try using some leet speak to get by please bear with it. i pointed out that i enjoy studying history and that it tends to rhyme though not repeat. that thats experience isnt as useless as you would think and that i also wouldnt want a restriction on a lower age limit because the young can have some very good ideas. i put forward the idea of regular m3@ntal h3Alth checks for anyone in a p0litic41 role and that it may be a good idea to extend it to upper m!lit4ary and public servant positions instead. that way an eye can be kept on the state of anyone in an important position

[@Andy0770]

How these people leave out Mahathir? The 7th Malaysia prime minister was 96 years old at that time.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Because he isn't PM now. Anwar is 76, quite old as well.

[@reallll2778]

Young people need to vote more.

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

It doesn't doesn't work like that

[@user-qo4kb4dr1i]

​@@wrestlinganime4life288 it would work if they voted

[@Tuysicom]

@@user-qo4kb4dr1i so they can vote for the only two 80yo options?

[@user-qo4kb4dr1i]

@@Tuysicom are you talking about the U.S.? There were primaries where multiple people ran against both Trump and Biden, and the voters overwhelmingly voted for the 80-year-olds. Even now, if all young people decided to vote for a third candidate, that third candidate could win. Of course, most young people will not vote.

[@goodfortunetoyou]

​@@user-qo4kb4dr1iBull, they'd vote for a candidate who represents them. Their people just aren't able to get in.

[@anonamos225]

Guanteed to have another geriatric in the white house for the next 4 years whatever happens.

[@Worldaffairslover]

Trump is 3.5 years younger

[@0doublezero0]

@@Worldaffairslover Wow like that is any better...

[@seanj6310]

​@@0doublezero0 that's almost one term

[@0doublezero0]

@@seanj6310 So the same age as Biden when he took office and you all thought he was too old? lol

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

Age is but a number. It is how much intellect and cognition left that really matters. When you are "too cognitively impaired to be put on trial", you know you have passed your "use-by-date".

[@jamiewatt8532]

whole lot of people here whining about "not having to live through the consequences" and "boomers" but you have the right of it. as long as someone can think clearly and do the job I see no reason they should be barred from a government position. experience and knowledge is as important as new ideas and enthusiasm.

[@WalkOverHotCoal]

@@jamiewatt8532 Generally, what you said is valid. However, the central figure here is Joe Biden. He is an embarrassment to senior age people. He mumbles, he is incoherent, he lied about things such as his elder son military service, he told stupid stories about cannibals eating his Uncle Ambrose, and he couldn't even look at state leaders while he talked during meeting because he needed teleprompter for even simple greetings ! And we are talking about the head honcho of a country, and self-appointed leader of the world.

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

But wen you are old and complicit in ICC war crimes, you need to step down and go to bed.

[@spacetoast7783]

I don't think Hamas cares what the ICC thinks. They aren't a signatory and it's not like they have anything to lose.

[@araara4746]

It's okay to be old, as long as you don't suffer from severe dementia.

[@0_3_6_9_0]

Best question! Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@ryerye9019]

5:42 Younger politicians are more likely to make long-term investments in the future. Let that sink in. Wisdom and selflessness diminish past a certain age. “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” - Greek Proverb

[@teehasheestower]

Its not an age problem, its an "inability the let go of power" problem. These guys weren't always old.

[@okwatever3582]

Older peeps just making all kinds of out of date decisions. They thought they are experienced, but rather they are out of date

[@spacetoast7783]

Well the voters don't seem bothered by that.

[@MehtabHussain-tq5li]

Well it seems they dont have a choice

[@sirxander5420]

There should be a retiring age for politicians of 65

[@Ese_osa]

WSJ trying to prepare the mind of Americans before election that their president age and cognitive decline is not a bad idea and it’s not only applicable to them 😂😂

[@RFDN0]

Honestly neither option is ideal. Best thing to be said about Biden is 1. He is not trying to become an authoritative power. 2. When he likely dies in office someone younger will be in charge for a time. 3. If supreme court justices die/retire more liberal judges will be appointed. 4. More investments into infastructure will be made to the country as a whole which is needed.

[@runbarryrun2717]

Dont think you watched the vedioe fully. It is an important thing to be discussed and they didnt downplay their own problems. You're just being too much ignorant for a non-american

[@spacetoast7783]

You clearly did not watch the video. They specifically discussed voters' concerns about the old people they vote for.

[@rogerwilco2]

It also has a lot to do with the election systems that different countries use.

[@spacetoast7783]

As was mentioned in the video

[@jsadi4734]

​@@spacetoast7783OK so?

[@dothvarter]

it's because the ones in charge are scared of people trying to change things for the better

[@vidhanrana]

As an experienced gardener I could say that it didn't need to be root trimmed as it takes a long time to get root bound

[@4EverJayce2020]

I wish this video offered a more detailed discussion of how incumbent advantages have produced older politicians. As the video briefly mentioned, many Congress members from the last 10 years have been people who entered office when they were relatively young back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Lots of young politicians entered Congress in the 70s partly because general discontent with government/the status quo, the departure of older Dixiecrat politicians, and the ideological realignment of the parties created opportunities for young candidates. I imagine campaign finance challenges contribute to incumbent advantage and aging policymaking bodies. I also imagine that it's easier for old U.S. politicians to remain in office because they have leadership positions (committee chair, whip, majority/minority leader, etc.) that enable them to wield a lot of policymaking power and secure a lot of federal funds for their districts. I'd bet a politician would have to be pretty odious for people to give up the power that comes with having access to people in important positions of congressional power. Also when you're an incumbent, you can ask your long-time friends in government and all the people you worked with to do you favors that aid your election - much like Biden did in 2020 when his campaign remained unpopular throughout most of the primary season. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_longevity_of_service I think it’s also worth mentioning that major party politicians in the U.S. have not supported the sort of deep organizing that produces high youth voter turnout rates. Unions and other institutions boosted voter participation rates for young people in the mid 20th century, but they have weakened in the last few decades and their voter mobilization role has not been fully replaced. So young people continue to not vote consistently at high rates, which perhaps justifies pivots to older voters in the minds of incumbent politicians.

[@qynbyrne2964]

"Senator, we run ads." 😂😂😂 The disconnect is obvious

[@alvinong7698]

Also in Malaysia, our PM is 76

[@limbeboy7]

They should keep ignoring us. We will ignore thier retirement too

[@lukeelgon6399]

The US is also a rare exception amongst democracies in having the age at which someone may stand for election very much higher than the voting age. Before being eligible for election to Congress, voters have to be 25. To be able to even stand for election to the presidency, they have to be 35, or twice the voting age!

[@AceKite00]

And you wonder why the world isn’t progressing as fast as it should? Bunch of old dinosaurs refusing to stand down and refusing to give up their power. This is what a lack of faith in the future does. We need a complete reorg here.

[@StoriesWithGR]

The guy with the fake moustache behind Pichai at 6:43 ! 😅

[@snapfinger1]

The greatest Pharaoh of all time outlived several generations.

[@jlvaviation9140]

Mandatory terms for elected office positions. Say, twelve years. Meaning you’d have to have a real skill and “serve” at most for twelve years.

[@lingth]

Why do you need money to get elected? Don't you just join the party and they appoint you as the representative and you run for office? It's crazy to think you need to be rich to get elected

[@suspiciousafternoon]

they will never put in age limits. stuff like climate goals are pushed so far ahead into the future that by the time we get there these old folk will be long gone

[@hokavistark7671]

"fecked I won't live long" is their attitude

[@Kwyzdapo3t]

So we gotta wait til these old lobbyists and politicians both croak 😒 inorder to make actual change

[@razabadass]

Thanks

[@rileyjoseph3488]

Younger generations will make changes. That would ruin the system for the powers that be.

[@Tijjain]

I support having younger politicians, but not max age limits

[@trejo5454545]

L take old head

[@reyr.7439]

If anyone under 35 is too young to be president, then anyone over 70 is too old to be president. I'm so sick of the double standards.

[@Tijjain]

@@reyr.7439 I disagree. Admittedly, 35 feels arbitrary and I could, in theory, support lowering it. But the younger you are the more it immediately makes sense why you're not qualified to be president. Experience, maturity, knowledge, etc. Eliminate minimum age and, theoretically, a 16 yr. old can be POTUS which would obviously be bad. But older? The are risks of cognitive impairments, sure. But that's really it. A hard cap on, say, 70 doesn't speak to any obvious disqualifers that are/can be guaranteed. There are people older than Biden who can do the job better and younger who can do worse (the opposite is true too). So max / min limits are arbitrary in nature; I would prefer to issue testing instead.

[@jamaljenkins7743]

​@@trejo5454545 Saying "L take", without a counter point that explains why the take is an L, is an L take.

[@cradlemonsterp9309]

first reporter looks too much like the key & peele guy to be taken seriously

[@tuanmichigan]

Haha

[@sweetpotato6728]

Older people are usually afraid that the younger generation will change things. So they can to hold on to power for as long as possible. But sadly, the result of policies are not felt until decades later when the leaders are no longer alive to be held accountable. So it is the youth that ultimately suffers.

[@jamesp6934]

They are getting older because established politicians don't want to give up power.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Britain's oldest Prime Minister was William Gladstone who left office at 84 Our youngest was William Pitt the Younger who was 24 Rishi Sunak at 44 is the youngest in modern times

[@markvasquez3466]

They cant let go of power! its sick!!!

[@anonmouse956]

Logan’s Run knew something we forgot about.

[@gnarwhal7562]

A perfect example of why term limits should be a thing

[@tjm4702]

Because they are power hungry old people.

[@-bizont]

I for one think that the leader of a nation with nukes should be someone who has weathered through various scenarios and has experience in various situations, and such experience can only be gained with age. Not saying that all old leaders are competent but at the same time there is a high chance that a old leader will have better solution than compared to a young one due to better connections, experience and surviving in politics for years.

[@user-cg6hi3dp3u]

funny how in the first slide we see ten leaders' faces, and in the second we see the same faces but just with younger age

[@xandryanson151]

I think the tendency to choose older leaders comes from a desire for stability or a bad experience of reform. Countries where any change is seen as a good thing (there's nothing worse) usually take risks when choosing energetic leaders. Where the system of power as a whole is assessed as useful, they try to rely on moderately conservative leaders. For example, in France, Germany, Great Britain, Ukraine everything is very bad, and in the USA, China, Russia, Brazil there is a trend of stable growth in well-being.

[@jasonchen5525]

Young people are way more struggling today to work and pay the bills than those elder generation now. Seriously, we have no time to represent and have influence on politics or to work in politics.

[@cooley987]

Because the old generation rigged the game in their favor then blame the younger generations for the problems they caused.

[@spacetoast7783]

Why don't young people vote against them then?

[@A0891BNAS]

@@spacetoast7783because the rest of the votes are for other old people. the US isn’t even a democracy, your vote doesn’t matter. both parties are under the same wing

[@CRenggi]

​@@spacetoast7783 1, young ppl are more divided politically & socially to do so. 2. Old politicians have better tactics at winning

[@jarrodyuki7081]

1. we have money and political connections

[@phrous]

Nice hearing about my country 🇨🇲, even if it is about a discouraging subject

[@jimmyqdizon8840]

Are they not suppose to be retired? If I will nominate someone being president I want the one had train in military hands on training . Like 45 years old . Still young he can work in any job . Strong that way they will respect the U.S. I don't know. What is going on to the world . I am U.S nationality and my father' flag is stand beyond my back .in my back pack. We are gallantly. I had a right to deport who doesn't like me to U.S. for my safety proposes. If I don't feel safe I had a right to deport if I can't deport the one born here there parents.

[@hakanozaslan9571]

corruption and party politics play a HUGE role in that.

[@bintang13t]

Okay, i don't know if my understanding is correct, but I think that is more of an outstanding accuracy than outstanding reflexes, in my opinion reflexes are a reaction to unexpected things, but that's just my opinion tho

[@curare122]

The young are stronger than these incredibly old politicians. We could make them leave by force if they refuse to step down. Us younger people need to grab the steering wheel from the old, regardless of whether they like it or not.

[@armamentocivil7150]

How can we vote for candidates that created the problems in the first place.

[@KuDastardly]

When it comes to the U.S. at least, it's corruption dude.

[@180_S]

Those two questions at the end show why we need younger politicians.

[@barrylee77]

If you visit the old folks home, one of their favourite past time is quarreling and fighting. Observe the world leaders and compare them to the old folks in old folks homes

[@catatonicbug7522]

It doesn't help that politicians are not voted for based on their intelligence or effectiveness. All most voters care about these days is party lines. Simply because a politician is representing a different party from the one the voter identifies with means they are inherently evil. Why do we have politicians who believe that South Pacific islands will capsize if too many people are standing on one side of the island? We just vote in stupid people...

[@Anonymous-vr6ph]

Now? Like they haven’t been before?

[@pritapp788]

No, there has never been such a glut of old leaders in the world.

[@spacetoast7783]

Did you even watch the video before commenting?

[@EvidentlyChemistry]

There is ample education research showing that the more integrated brains of older people are able to process complexity that younger people cannot use. For instance the ability to simultaneously consider conflicting information to reach a better decision.

[@karlslicher8520]

Unmatched Greed from a really twisted upbringing that cursed us all with the worst thing that's ever happened to humanity.

[@mhein5589]

Did anyone notice the person in the back dressed as the Monopoly man? 😂😂

[@goredawg777]

Can we talk about how good that guy looks for 91 though?

[@klarkewang]

US POLITICIANS SO LOW QUALITY, DOES THAT MEAN IT REFLECTS THE PEOPLE? NOOOOOOO WAY

[@roystonboodoo7525]

Interesting Information , Thank-you

[@michaelsimons1489]

2:01 can’t see why they didn’t start the graph at 0%

[@samuraijack1371]

Term limits and age limits. No candidate should be above 70

[@yvonneplant9434]

So how did we get one of the youngest US president with JFK in 1960? He was 43.

[@birdstwin1186]

populism is disgusting. No to both.

[@jsadi4734]

​@@birdstwin1186What does either have to do with populism? Also, term limits are a good thing.

[@jsadi4734]

​@@yvonneplant9434What's your point lol

[@historyrepeat402]

One word, entrenchment.

[@MrGreen-fi5sg]

All are literally dictators or corrupt.

[@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice]

Generations come and generations go. -King Solomon

[@in_tasin]

These are the last waves of the old heads of states. I believe the future belongs to younger generations, and they will lead the world in due time.

[@stevelogan3714]

We're living in a gerontocracy

[@aleedhillon]

Those same, have now aged, no change.

[@zhang_han]

The explanation given was that older people have larger networks and more resources. That can't be the reason because that has always been true, arguably even more true before social media. There has to be something else.

[@bruno3]

If there's money or power involved, a boomer simply won't let go. The privileged generation will watch the whole thing burn before they let go.

[@EvidentlyChemistry]

You can see the political prejudices of a report in the photos of politicians they choose. In this case the smear of Giorgia Meloni.

[@dudedabsworth8023]

There’s a word for it in English. Corruption.