The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a test aimed at detecting dementia or cognitive decline, never included the combination of animals Trump identified this week

  • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
    74·
    10 months ago

    It’s hilarious to me that there is literally a possibility of two 80+ year olds challenging each other to a “who has less age-related cognitive decline” test. That’s the hilarious part.

    The sobering part is that the test would be related to deciding who gets to be President of the United States.

    Buttigieg 2024.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
      131·
      10 months ago

      If you see Biden give a live speech or answer unscripted questions, it’s clear that he’s still sharp.

      From what I can telll, the age fears about Biden are mostly a socially-acceptable way for people to express their fear that a black woman would become President if he died in office.

      • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
        43·
        10 months ago

        I watch him talk quite often. I watch all of his major addresses, listen to his interviews, etc. I’m not saying he’s not “still sharp,” my point is that even as you’re trying to defend him, you have to use the phrase “still sharp.”

        I’m not concerned about who the VP is if POTUS dies in office. I’m concerned about, regardless of who the president and VP is, what will happen in this country if we have a VP assume the executive. If Trump is president and dies in office, it will be chaos. Same with Biden.

        We are not a stable country right now. A US president dying in office is a MAJOR destabilizing event, even in the best of times.

        We’re really gambling by putting forward two candidates that actuarial tables indicate are more likely to die in office from all causes than basically any presidential candidates in American history.

        • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
          31·
          10 months ago

          We’ve had eight Presidents die in office. The fact that there’s a planned successor has meant that we have not had chaos as a result.

          • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
            34·
            10 months ago

            The last president to die in office was assassinated, and it was 60 years ago. And, yes, it caused quite a bit of chaos.

            Consider the idea that things might have changed in the last half century.