Absolutely disagree! It is ridiculously hard for people to recognize their own decline and rigidity of thought unless the people that support them are being open and honest about it. And I bet that many things you support were once considered extreme politics of the young. Move over and make room.
Decline happens as we age, but so does wisdom. Also, politics is naturally competitive; it's fine to decide these things through competition rather than intentionally stepping aside.
That said, I'll be happy to see center-left people replacing older center-left people as a result of competition or people deciding of their own volition to retire. I do NOT want to see center-left people replaced by progressives.
That is all the more reason for Schumer to have mentored a center-left protege and passed the torch of leadership on. The progressives have a real shot at making their case now and will have overwhelming younger support. (Admittedly, I very much welcome this as an older progressive.)
If Schumer doesn't feel it's time for him to go, I have no interest in seeing him go and I will keep funding and supporting him. I already fund a lot of Liberals facing Progressives in a primary. Little different. Age-per-se doesn't matter much to me.
I agree with age as a single metric, but there is certainly a correlation. What do you oppose in progressivism that isn't in liberalism?
Progressives believe in validation; liberals believe in tolerance (and see pressure for validation as often unacceptable). Liberals are gradualist, institutionalist (we're friendly to the idea of cops but are open to reforms, and like laws), we like institutional neutrality and pluralism, ...
we're relatively absolute on free speech (and don't want concerns over a hostile work environment to stifle diversity of views or expression), and many of us are quite technocratic. Among other things - that's at least enough to see some of what I'm talking about.
Suppose someone asks to be referred to at work by a nickname that doesn't match their apparent sex? Do you think colleagues should have to do that or be able to refuse?
I don't have a strong view on whether I'd do it, but if the nickname isn't too weird I think it's generally a good idea to go along with it. I'm not keen on having rules saying one must though, as I'm generally not keen on requiring people to pretend to think/speak a certain way.
(my first name is generally seen as gender-neutral, with both genders using it reasonably equally)
But there has to be a rule one way or the other. It is a workplace, so HR either has to say it is okay or isn't. The question isn't if it is impolite, because it clearly is, it is what happens when someone at work is impolite. What is the line?