r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 21d ago

Soft Paywall 'Do something, dammit!': Tim Walz says Democrats need to answer Americans' 'primal scream'

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/15/tim-walz-iowa-democrats-donald-trump/82440491007/
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u/mynamejeff-97 21d ago

It can’t be pure coincidence that all throughout history, most revolutionary leaders are young. Not all old representatives are bad and not all young representatives are good, but history constantly teaches us that fresh ideas do not come from old guard.

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u/Shelleyscase 21d ago

Except Bernie.

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u/MimeGod 21d ago edited 21d ago

Bernie was pretty young when he started arguing for all this. He was arrested for protesting back against segregation in the 1960s after all. We just haven't changed as much as we should have in all that time.

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u/kill-billionaires 21d ago

Bernie Sanders is very good for america but is not revolutionary, he's a reformist.

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u/thegreaterfool714 California 21d ago

FDR was like an anomaly. He was old when elected. Basically grew up aa American royalty and one of the greatest champions of liberal democracy.

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u/Jordan_Jackson 21d ago

I don’t know if I’d consider 51 old. FDR only lived to 63.