OPINION: Judge political leaders by what they do rather than framing the discussion with ageist references to their chronological age.
Have you noticed how many national political commentators are using the dismissive term “gerontocracy” these days? Gerontocracy is shorthand for stereotyping mostly Democratic Party leaders in their 70s and 80s as out of touch and in decline .
“We are ruled by a gerontocracy,” writes New York Times columnist Michele Goldberg in “Joe Biden Is Too Old to Be President Again. “ Across the political aisle, 80-year-old Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is a wily and effective advocate for his members. For example, many artists are at their creative heights in their 60s, 70s and older. Think artists such as Faith Ringgold, age 91; David Hockney, age 85; Mick Jagger, age 79; and Bruce Springsteen and Bonnie Raitt, both age 72. While these are outstanding artists, their experience illuminates the promise for many experienced workers and professionals with the rise of the longevity economy.
“This wisdom includes good judgment in difficult situations, understanding of the way in which the events of life go together to form a consistent context, the ability to place events into perspective, a grasp of the fact that life is full of uncertainty and imponderability and that all planning must take this into account, and similar knowledge and skills,” writes Arthur Cropley, a prolific scholar of creativity, in Creative Performance inOlder Adults.
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