Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking has piled loads of financial misery on the young. Seeing as they’re also a financial drain on society, should they also be barred from voting?
Over 70’s should face a compulsory mental and physical examination.
Something that combined the All Souls exam with SAS selection.
Failure would mean termination, or perhaps even transportation.
“Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking”
The ones who voted for the democrats – child mutilation, drag shows in front of kids, corporate corrupting, racism, third trimester abortions etc – were not old men.
Nor were old people largely supporting labour or against Brexit.
The ones who fought against Nazism and Communism, who built the whole modern society, were definitely the old people though with their short term thinking.
Democracy has always been flawed – just no one has yet come up with a better alternative 🙂
PS: A good article – lots I didn’t know about Taiwan – its relationship with China is way more subtle than western media or politicians seem to appreciate
Over 70’s should face a compulsory mental and physical examination.
Something that combined the All Souls exam with SAS selection.
Failure would mean termination, or perhaps even transportation.
“Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking”
The ones who voted for the democrats – child mutilation, drag shows in front of kids, corporate corrupting, racism, third trimester abortions etc – were not old men.
Nor were old people largely supporting labour or against Brexit.
The ones who fought against Nazism and Communism, who built the whole modern society, were definitely the old people though with their short term thinking.
Democracy has always been flawed – just no one has yet come up with a better alternative 🙂
PS: A good article – lots I didn’t know about Taiwan – its relationship with China is way more subtle than western media or politicians seem to appreciate
Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking has piled loads of financial misery on the young. Seeing as they’re also a financial drain on society, should they also be barred from voting?
Young people are dumb. The voting age should be raised to 35 in all democratic countries, in my view. And that would disenfranchise me, by the way.
Mel Shaw
1 year ago
Interesting article that seems to suggest that Taiwan wasn’t part of China before 1949 and the arrival of Chang Kai-shek and the remnants of the nationalist army. It was under Chinese rule under both the Ming and Qing dynasties. The issue is, perhaps, muddied somewhat by its fifty years under Japanese rule up to 1945. But, nevertheless, it wasn’t an independent entity when Chiang arrived and was part of the Republic of China which is still its official name. I wonder whether maintaining the pretence that it is part of the larger China is not in fact a defence against PRC aggression. Declaring full independence would greatly increase tensions that might make it impossible for Xi to delay an attempt at invasion.
Mel Shaw
1 year ago
Interesting article that seems to suggest that Taiwan wasn’t part of China before 1949 and the arrival of Chang Kai-shek and the remnants of the nationalist army. It was under Chinese rule under both the Ming and Qing dynasties. The issue is, perhaps, muddied somewhat by its fifty years under Japanese rule up to 1945. But, nevertheless, it wasn’t an independent entity when Chiang arrived and was part of the Republic of China which is still its official name. I wonder whether maintaining the pretence that it is part of the larger China is not in fact a defence against PRC aggression. Declaring full independence would greatly increase tensions that might make it impossible for Xi to delay an attempt at invasion.
Andrew Boughton
1 year ago
Interesting and deeply informed and informative piece, than you James. What a painful history. Chiang was a very odd successor to Dr. Sun. Hard to figure among all the contradictory biographies and histories. May have leaned a little toward fascism and the Axis in WWII? Hardly a welcome liberator in Taiwan, more an uninvited and corrupt liberator. Very messy lineage there.
Andrew Boughton
1 year ago
Interesting and deeply informed and informative piece, than you James. What a painful history. Chiang was a very odd successor to Dr. Sun. Hard to figure among all the contradictory biographies and histories. May have leaned a little toward fascism and the Axis in WWII? Hardly a welcome liberator in Taiwan, more an uninvited and corrupt liberator. Very messy lineage there.
Gordon Black
1 year ago
Sorry, I did try to follow, but the initialisms lost me and could only think of the Peoples Judean Front.
Gordon Black
1 year ago
Sorry, I did try to follow, but the initialisms lost me and could only think of the Peoples Judean Front.
Young people are dumb. The voting age should be raised to 35 in all democratic countries, in my view. And that would disenfranchise me, by the way.
Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking has piled loads of financial misery on the young. Seeing as they’re also a financial drain on society, should they also be barred from voting?
If they were, any remaining barriers to legal euthanasia would quickly disappear.
Over 70’s should face a compulsory mental and physical examination.
Something that combined the All Souls exam with SAS selection.
Failure would mean termination, or perhaps even transportation.
“Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking”
The ones who voted for the democrats – child mutilation, drag shows in front of kids, corporate corrupting, racism, third trimester abortions etc – were not old men.
Nor were old people largely supporting labour or against Brexit.
The ones who fought against Nazism and Communism, who built the whole modern society, were definitely the old people though with their short term thinking.
Democracy has always been flawed – just no one has yet come up with a better alternative 🙂
PS: A good article – lots I didn’t know about Taiwan – its relationship with China is way more subtle than western media or politicians seem to appreciate
Blair was actually quite young when he made those decisions.
If they were, any remaining barriers to legal euthanasia would quickly disappear.
Over 70’s should face a compulsory mental and physical examination.
Something that combined the All Souls exam with SAS selection.
Failure would mean termination, or perhaps even transportation.
“Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking”
The ones who voted for the democrats – child mutilation, drag shows in front of kids, corporate corrupting, racism, third trimester abortions etc – were not old men.
Nor were old people largely supporting labour or against Brexit.
The ones who fought against Nazism and Communism, who built the whole modern society, were definitely the old people though with their short term thinking.
Democracy has always been flawed – just no one has yet come up with a better alternative 🙂
PS: A good article – lots I didn’t know about Taiwan – its relationship with China is way more subtle than western media or politicians seem to appreciate
Blair was actually quite young when he made those decisions.
I’d settle for it going back to 21 in the US.
Old people have made some horrendous decisions, their short term thinking has piled loads of financial misery on the young. Seeing as they’re also a financial drain on society, should they also be barred from voting?
I’d settle for it going back to 21 in the US.
Young people are dumb. The voting age should be raised to 35 in all democratic countries, in my view. And that would disenfranchise me, by the way.
Interesting article that seems to suggest that Taiwan wasn’t part of China before 1949 and the arrival of Chang Kai-shek and the remnants of the nationalist army. It was under Chinese rule under both the Ming and Qing dynasties. The issue is, perhaps, muddied somewhat by its fifty years under Japanese rule up to 1945. But, nevertheless, it wasn’t an independent entity when Chiang arrived and was part of the Republic of China which is still its official name. I wonder whether maintaining the pretence that it is part of the larger China is not in fact a defence against PRC aggression. Declaring full independence would greatly increase tensions that might make it impossible for Xi to delay an attempt at invasion.
Interesting article that seems to suggest that Taiwan wasn’t part of China before 1949 and the arrival of Chang Kai-shek and the remnants of the nationalist army. It was under Chinese rule under both the Ming and Qing dynasties. The issue is, perhaps, muddied somewhat by its fifty years under Japanese rule up to 1945. But, nevertheless, it wasn’t an independent entity when Chiang arrived and was part of the Republic of China which is still its official name. I wonder whether maintaining the pretence that it is part of the larger China is not in fact a defence against PRC aggression. Declaring full independence would greatly increase tensions that might make it impossible for Xi to delay an attempt at invasion.
Interesting and deeply informed and informative piece, than you James. What a painful history. Chiang was a very odd successor to Dr. Sun. Hard to figure among all the contradictory biographies and histories. May have leaned a little toward fascism and the Axis in WWII? Hardly a welcome liberator in Taiwan, more an uninvited and corrupt liberator. Very messy lineage there.
Interesting and deeply informed and informative piece, than you James. What a painful history. Chiang was a very odd successor to Dr. Sun. Hard to figure among all the contradictory biographies and histories. May have leaned a little toward fascism and the Axis in WWII? Hardly a welcome liberator in Taiwan, more an uninvited and corrupt liberator. Very messy lineage there.
Sorry, I did try to follow, but the initialisms lost me and could only think of the Peoples Judean Front.
Sorry, I did try to follow, but the initialisms lost me and could only think of the Peoples Judean Front.