The US is not an autocracy, is a mix between a plutocracy and a gerontocracy.
I wanted to argue China is gerontocracy as well, but it seems I remember wrong
Jiang Zemin in office in office 1993-2003 - 67-77yo
Hu Jintao 2003-2013 - 61-71yo
Xi Jinping 2013-2026 - 60-72yo
about time to replace XJP
US really went downhill into gerontocracy after Obama
if it would be up to me I'd set limits to terms of candidacy to somewhere between 35-65 at the day of elections
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I wanted to argue China is gerontocracy as well, but it seems I remember wrong
Jiang Zemin in office in office 1993-2003 - 67-77yo
Hu Jintao 2003-2013 - 61-71yo
Xi Jinping 2013-2026 - 60-72yo
about time to replace XJP
US really went downhill into gerontocracy after Obama
if it would be up to me I'd set limits to terms of candidacy to somewhere between 35-65 at the day of elections