Carl Sagan’s Terrifying Observation

It’s possible that the late astrophysicist Carl Sagan is even more popular now than he was when he was alive.

Eminently quotable, Dr. Sagan is best known for his philosophical observances of humankind, irrational ways we think and act, and the price we pay accordingly.

What he says here about getting bamboozled cuts to the core of American society right now.  Astonishingly, we have 74 million people who, after four years of Trump, voted for four more.

Of course it’s possible that something will happen that forces the lights to come on.  We’d like to think that, as Trump goes down in flames under criminal prosecution, and his base is confronted with the fact that their man committed a slew of felonies, they’ll withdraw their support.

But don’t bet the ranch. First of all, what Sagan says here is correct; acknowledging that one has been conned is extremely painful, for everyone.  On top of that, there is a huge motivation among Trump supporters to view all attacks against their hero as being politically motivated, especially since that’s what they’re hearing from their leader.

Exactly how far they will carry this varies by individual. Having said that, there will be significant numbers of “stop the steal” people who will watch Trump enter court and then disappear, whether to prison or to self-exile, and believe that he is completely innocent, and all the evidence against him totally fabricated.

These are people who are on a freeway that has no exit ramps.