There is a massive conglomeration of biases, ignorance, misunderstanding and psychological projection clogging the arteries of our absurdly youth-oriented culture. It’s so bad that we may actually stroke out as a society before we even get to Election Day, much less elect a President who will lead us forward as a nation and be appreciated for doing it.
The 2024 Presidential election is the first in history in which both candidates are over 75 years of age. Joe Biden at 81 displays more of the physical characteristics we associate with a person being “elderly,” while Donald Trump at 78 has a somewhat more robust physique (some claim it’s hot air keeping him filled out), and freely uses stage makeup to appear tanned.
Sadly, these physical features can influence the perceptions of the two men in our society that marginalizes and demeans the elderly. Concerns about Trump’s age are less prevalent than those about Biden’s, even though the latter is more physically fit and health conscious.
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