Age myth in politics has no basis to guarantee change, good leadership

A myth has been created that the March 4 General Election is going to be contested between two competing and different social forces: The old, represented in the CORD Alliance, and the young, represented in the Jubilee Alliance. Nothing could be further from the truth.

First of all, age is not a social force: It is a demographic and static category. It says nothing about one’s ideas, strength of character or attitude towards change although it is generally believed that people tend to become more and more conservative the older they become.