America is a democratic gerontocracy

gerontocracy is a form of rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of the adult population.
While not completely accurate most people dont live to 70+ but many\most politicians are.

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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

The trouble with this isn't so much the age of the people as their staunch refusal to embrace new ideas.

exchrist · 31-35

@LordShadowfire thus we need to call it what it is a geriatric ward (oops i mean congress)