In His Final Interview, Carl Sagan Warned That Someone Just Like Trump Could Take Over America

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Beloved astronomer Carl Sagan made a prescient prediction about a populist "charlatan" that seems to have come true some 20 years after his death.

"I mean, who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?

Much of the public has indeed been swayed, repeatedly, by the populist blowhard Donald Trump, whose strongman rhetoric and charisma check the boxes of a political and even pseudo-religious leader.

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Author / Journalist: Noor Al-Sibai

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Carl Sagan Politics Future Society The digest Donald trump

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Published On: 2024-09-14 @ 10:45:03 (12 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

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Article Length: 408 words

Reading Time: 3 minutes read

Sentences: 12 lines

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