{"id":2172177,"date":"2024-02-09T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ageism-is-a-broken-concept\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:58:09","slug":"ageism-is-a-broken-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ageism-is-a-broken-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Ageism&#8217; is flawed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">6<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fageism-is-a-broken-concept%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2172177&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Discrimination: When It&#8217;s Necessary and When \u2063It&#8217;s Not<\/h2>\n<p>Discrimination is a loaded term these days, but let&#8217;s face it: sometimes, it&#8217;s \u2063justified. There are certain characteristics that can and should be taken into account\u2064 when evaluating someone, like their height, sex, intelligence, and yes, even age.<\/p>\n<p>Take President Joe Biden, for example. At \u206381 \u200byears old, his cognitive\u200c and physical \u200cdecline is becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulane-university-to-host-hunter-biden-as-guest-speaker-for-class-on-media-polarization\/\" title=\"Tulane University To Host Hunter Biden As Guest Speaker For Class On \u2018Media Polarization\u2019\">increasingly evident<\/a>. Yet, whenever someone dares to mention it, they&#8217;re accused of ageism.\u2063 But here&#8217;s the\u2064 thing: age \u200bis a valid factor to consider\u2063 when \u200bassessing someone&#8217;s fitness for\u2064 a job or their qualifications for certain responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it. We have\u2064 age requirements \u200bfor various\u200d roles. We expect\u2063 our soldiers to\u2064 be between 17 and 35 years old. Our presidents must be at least 35. And if a politician\u200c is younger than 30, we hold them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sullivan-u-s-has-deep-concerns-over-who-findings-of-covid-19-origins-in-china-without-sufficient-data\/\" title=\"Sullivan: U.S. has \u2018deep concerns\u2019 over WHO findings of COVID-19 origins in China without sufficient data\">higher standards<\/a> of maturity and intelligence. So why should we pretend that age doesn&#8217;t matter when it\u2063 comes to a candidate \u2063over 80?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s only logical that we scrutinize\u2062 their mental acuity more closely. Yet, there are those who \u2063insist that age \u2064should be disregarded entirely. One \u200dshocking example was when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed it was &#8220;ageist&#8221; to prioritize\u2062 the elderly for COVID-19 vaccinations.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, many sensible individuals recognized the importance of discriminating based on age in this context. But \u200cunfortunately, some bureaucrats disagreed. Even\u2063 when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-docs-reveal-multiple-employees-and-contractors-were-never-prosecuted-for-child-sex-crimes\/\" title=\"CIA Docs Reveal Multiple Employees and Contractors Were Never Prosecuted for Child Sex Crimes\">federal prosecutor declined<\/a> to charge Biden for mishandling documents due to his fading memory, Democrats still try\u2064 to label any criticism of his mental acuity as ageism.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be clear: Biden&#8217;s age is undeniably relevant to his\u200d bid for a second\u200b term. Anyone who denies this\u200b is either blinded by an anti-discrimination ideology or simply a partisan\u200c liar.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are some\u2064 possible consequences \u200cof\u2064 ignoring \u200dor\u2062 denying the relevance of \u200bage in assessing someone&#8217;s fitness\u200d for a specific role, such \u200das President\u200d Biden<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Discrimination is \u200da term that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">carries significant weight<\/a> in today&#8217;s society. \u2063It \u200bis\u2064 often\u200d viewed as \u200csomething negative\u200b and unjust, but the \u200creality is that there are \u2062instances when discrimination can be\u2062 justified and necessary. Certain \u2063characteristics of individuals,\u200c such\u200b as height, sex, intelligence, and even\u200b age, should be taken \u2063into account \u2062when evaluating their capabilities and qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>The example of President Joe Biden serves as a \u200bprime illustration. At 81 years old,\u200b it is\u2064 becoming increasingly evident that he is experiencing \u200dcognitive and physical decline. However, whenever\u200b someone \u2064dares to mention this, they are immediately accused of\u2062 ageism. The truth is, age is a valid factor to\u200c consider\u2064 when assessing the fitness of an individual\u2064 for a job or their qualifications for specific \u200cresponsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2063 is important\u200b to acknowledge that we have\u200c age requirements for various roles. We expect our soldiers to be between\u2064 the ages of 17 and \u206435, and \u2063our presidents must be at least 35 \u200cyears old. Furthermore, if a politician \u200dis younger \u2062than \u200c30, we hold them to higher standards of\u2063 maturity \u2064and intelligence. Thus, pretending \u200bthat age doesn&#8217;t matter\u200b when it\u2063 comes to a candidate over 80 is\u200c illogical.<\/p>\n<p>It is only logical to scrutinize the mental acuity of \u2062individuals in their later years more\u2064 closely. Yet,\u2063 there are individuals who insist that age \u200bshould be entirely disregarded.\u2064 A\u200b shocking example of this was when the\u2062 Centers for\u200d Disease Control and Prevention claimed \u200cthat prioritizing \u200dthe\u2062 elderly for COVID-19 \u2062vaccinations \u2063was &#8220;ageist.&#8221; Fortunately, many sensible individuals recognized \u2062the\u200d importance of discriminating based on age\u2062 in this context.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, \u200cthere were bureaucrats who \u200cdisagreed.\u200b Even when a federal prosecutor declined to charge Biden \u200dfor mishandling documents due to his fading memory, \u200dDemocrats still try to label\u2063 any criticism of his mental \u2062acuity as ageism. It is essential to be clear\u200c about the relevance\u2062 of Biden&#8217;s \u200dage to\u200d his \u2063bid for a \u200bsecond \u2062term. Denying this fact \u2062is either a consequence of being \u2062blinded by an anti-discrimination ideology or simply being a partisan liar.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, discrimination can be justified and necessary in certain circumstances. Age, \u2062along with other characteristics, should be taken into account when evaluating someone&#8217;s capabilities and \u2062qualifications for\u200b a given role. It is illogical to pretend that age doesn&#8217;t\u2062 matter,\u2062 especially when \u200bit comes to positions\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-19-flip-flops-a-timeline\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Flip-Flops: A Timeline\">significant responsibility<\/a>. Let us prioritize rational evaluation rather than dismissing relevant and important factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discrimination&#8221; is often condemned, yet there are instances where it is acceptable. Evaluating individuals based on attributes like height, gender, intelligence, or age can be justified. Presently, the Democratic party&#8217;s 81-year-old president and presumed nominee&#8217;s cognitive abilities are being questioned, highlighting the relevance of such assessments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2774,"featured_media":2172178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24040044155422.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24040044155422.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2774"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2172178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}