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Re:Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012) by neartheplain on Sunday January 10, 2021 @06:50AM (#25713774)
Perhaps unfortunately, 50 years might not be long enough for generational turnover in US government. Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell are both 78 years old. Nancy Pelosi is 80. Senators Diane Feinstein and Chuck Grassley are 87.
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Re:Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012) by TheCoelacanth on Sunday January 10, 2021 @01:52PM (#25718070)
It's 48 years since Joe Biden became a senator, and he was one of the youngest senators ever. None of those people held a national-level office 50 years ago. There has been a complete turnover in leadership in the past 50 years.
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Re:Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012) by jessaustin on Sunday January 10, 2021 @03:47PM (#25719574)
Whew, thank goodness! I'd hate to see centenarians in Congress!
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