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How elderly dementia patients are unwittingly fueling political campaigns (www.cnn.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Domiku@beehaw.org to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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I haven't donated money, but I can confirm that the messages are constant and very pleading in tone. Honestly they turn me off from donating at all.

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[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is way, way worse than this. It's not hundreds, it's millions. 1 in 3 people in the US over 65 have some form of dementia. The Republican party is driven by dementia at this point. There is a literal reason they've been rhetorically targeting the cognitively impaired for the last ten years. I am a dementia care professional and this is not a joke.

[–] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's 1 in 3? Damn. Do you know if that's commonplace globally? 65 is the retirement age where I live.

Seems like such a shame that we retire once our health deteriorates. I guess that's by design, though.