EDITORIAL“Every morning we actually had to defrost Prince Phillip in the microwave.”This fake quote attributed by the naughty boys of the internet to Prince Harry after his interview with talk show superstar Oprah recently was a bad joke, but still had many people in stitches.
All in all, the post pointed to the tight grip of gerontocracy - with many nations around the globe being led by the old guard who suffer from chronic memory loss, among other frailties associated with their age.
Former deputy prime minister Libertine Amadhila, who retired gracefully 10 years ago, is quoted in the press today urging old people to make way for fresh blood in leadership positions.
Paving the way will not only support the rise of younger people in elected offices; it also rids the system of dementia of the grumpy old men and women occupying different roles of leadership in the republic.
In an era of inclusion, the snowflake efforts to include women in leadership structures of both our government and politics should be stretched further to infuse young blood.
Cognitive decline is inevitable with age. And wisdom, which is weaponised as reason to stick with the old, is not the exclusive turf of the aged.
It would be prejudicial, if not illegal, to drive the oldies out of their jobs for simply being a certain age. But until there’s a balanced blend of age groups, there will always be scorn.