A Visitor's Perspective

CLR Show 1952. Air Date July 30. 2024.  A visitor from Betelgeuse converses with a group of non-Trumpians, trying to make sense of why anyone would vote for convicted felon Donald in a country that calls itself a democracy. His conclusion: Donald's supporters are part of a cult that denies and defies all norms of conventional politics and behavior.  If they understand that putting him in power would mean deconstructing their government and Constitution, it's of no concern––because the cult leader says it's Ok and, what the hell, he was elected president once before. The only way out of imploding the country is for democrats to vote in unprecedented numbers on November 4th. And even then, the cult leader and his cultists will fight the results in any way they can. And it will get ugly. But not as ugly as destroying American democracy.