New Rule: American Elegy | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

America is a funny, mixed up place now. Why don't we just resist our worst impulses and remember we're not so different after all?

[@M14r5z9]

Bill, Finally, recognition that farmers are not stupid and uneducated. My family were farmers. Agricultural Science. Social work. Fine Arts. English Literature. Army. Reading and hard physical work encouraged. Oh, and we’re Kansans.

[@mattcarberry368]

go Jayhawks

[@monicabeaston4996]

Yes, they deserve their due.But I don't know anybody in progressive communities who spend time putting down farmers. Do you? Madison Wisconsin, a very progressive place, is very proud of its renowned UW Agricultural Department.

[@phillyflyguy3590]

I don't know if Bill ever did think they were, but i can tell you that even folks in the cities don't think farmers are stupid at all. We understand the many hats that they have to wear in order to provide the rest of us with food to eat. What we do have a problem is, is with the mega corporation farms drowning out the once family farm and making it impossible for them to earn a living, therefor we pay tax dollars to subsidize them back into existence and subsidize the mega corporate farms as well... like wtf are we doing anymore?

[@ChuckWortman]

​@@monicabeaston4996So why do so many farmers vote against their own interest and deny that climate change is a ticking time bomb?

[@dont5310]

Plus, modern farm tractors have the technology to run all day (or all night) without a person at the controls. Full Self Driving (FSD) that actually and literally "does work". Eat your hearts out Tesla fan boys.

[@penelopejones3349]

Oh wow, bringing people together and pointing out our similarities, I really needed that, thank you so much!

[@michaelpuskas8484]

Hey Bill, For a long time now, I have been having a difficult time with your concept of 'everyone should get along'. Congratulations, you just did it. Great job!

[@nate_kang]

We Americans have so much more in common than we think. It is for this very reason that I despise manufactured social divisions so much

[@linmiller8147]

Musicians always seem to respect TALENT, no matter what color a person is. If only people took the time to see what someone is really like. As an older, white woman who uses a cane, I cannot tell you how many times a young African American person has gone out of their way to open a door for me and wait for me to hobble through it -- and I truly appreciate the effort, the patience and the NICENESS.

[@michaelpatton7065]

Tell that to Eminem !

[@mattmorris2141]

Every culture has its good and bad parts. One good part of American black culture(s) that I have observed that rarely gets discussed is the respect for their elders. I'm so glad it extends outside their families.

[@michaelpatton7065]

@@mattmorris2141 Well, we know that most black men DO NOT respect thier own fathers, because over 70% don't even know WHO thier real fathers are. They ONLY respect thier HOOD fathers.

[@kennethwilliams9135]

​@mattmorris2141 your remark is a broad stereotype you have of blacks. It's a borderline racist comment.

[@jimcormany3506]

I don't know about that. There are a few country musicians speaking out big time against the hate in country music.

[@IKORFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Make America United again!

[@missedinformation7068]

I'm curious about when we were united.

[@petermarshall7352]

@@missedinformation7068 We're you around in Sept of 2001? Sure, people disagreed on policies back then, but we didn't have Trump injecting hate into our lives.

[@thoughtfuloutrage5563]

I'm not trying to be cute or sarcastic, just want to let you know I appreciate that the acronym of your slogan, "Make America United Again", is the same sound people make when blowing a kiss: "MAUA!" 😘👍

[@DunhamTherrenVP]

@@petermarshall7352 I was around, and let me tell you: NO ONE was uniting around my Muslim American friends back then.

[@petermarshall7352]

@@DunhamTherrenVP You must live in Trump country. They were where I lived.

[@coleenvanstaden5603]

From Cape Town, South Africa.. What a refreshing take on the people of the USA in 2024! ❤

[@monsterguyx]

I know a lot of people say Maher has fallen off lately, but this video is exactly the kind of message Americans need right now... Less "us vs. them," more "We, the people."

[@jacobsaunders9264]

Who's saying Maher fell off? Your lunatic, sensitive woke friends? Maher is one of two late night comedians left that are actually funny. Bill Maher and Greg Gutfeld own the game now. Wake up.

[@mariaconnors6287]

Who called US veterans of WWII suckers and losers? The year that KKK endorsed don took power JD Vance called Trump "cultural heroin" and "America's Hitler" but clearly meant that as a compliment as VP elect Vance trips with the toxic cartel pushing catatonic idiocracy and revamped versions of The Fugitive Slave Act and whether they like it or not, no one in his party is asking, How could Germans support a known felon, rapist, racist, fascist sociopath? After a vicious crime boss ordered the abduction of refugee children and launched a months long coup attempt that involved threatening election workers, calls to execute Pence and attacks on the Capitol police, a Republican controlled Supreme Court ruled despots or dictators called presidents cannot be prosecuted for crimes called official acts, echoing Chief Justice Taney's opinion Americans had no rights that rulers were bound to respect. After the DHS reported the gravest terror threat to the US is white supremacists, a CBS Murdoch Musk S&M promoted terrorist leader threatened to use the US military against "enemies within" and the owners of the LA Times and Washington Post declined to endorse a presidential ticket evoking lyrics of The Sound of Silence and the words of a too big to jail tv mob boss, When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab em by the .. And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made; after all its attacks on facts, healthcare, education, Social Security or human rights called unsustainable entitlements, the majority of voters who identify as white chose to support that bowel movement of billionaires oligarchs and grifters invested in assault weapons and private prisons who prefer not to pay taxes, overtime or a livable wage and celebrate mass firings of underlings who organize for better working conditions. Who said torture works and there will be much more of it under his administration? So what's the real deal with JD Vance; is he a sincere nazi convert on drugs or simply trying to protect himself from that regime? So what if JD Vance, Lindsey Graham, Tucker Carlson, Ingraham Gutfeld or Goebbels despised the boss as long as they ultimately said and did what they were told? As there is no MRI that detects tortured souls all that can really be known is history and what nazi wants to look at that? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2GufYWnir2MhKM

[@jasonwardy8192]

Thank you Bill. Much needed perspective. ❤ We Americans are complicated, but an unstoppable force when we work together. There is room for blue, red and purple in this country. We just have to figure it out 🇺🇸

[@gelgiz5039]

As Bill Maher can be annoying sometimes, he also has moments of clarity and wisdom that impresses me. This piece was brilliant.

[@maryk1668]

Yes to both points!

[@rickysrockinreviews]

He has some good writers!

[@sumzero5857]

Too much credit, he’s just saying what we all know, that we are more alike than the machine wants us all I believe….its nice for him to say it, but not brilliance

[@rogerc23]

I love how he attempts to make JD Vance look horrible but instead ends up explaining why he is actually amazing.

[@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf]

​@@rogerc23😶

[@simon5005]

No one will ever be able to convince me that it's not the result of Social Media that we're so f'ed up now.

[@pauljohnlongua4093]

Ok. So what?

[@MelaniaSideWigga]

I'm a Gen-Xer, So I don't remember what all the Boomers said but it went something like: Drop Out, Tune Out, Piss Off & Don't Give AF (ok, that's a GenZ-ism).. Mi point is: FFF Social Media - Mock it & Show it no respect. Joke about everything - emulate Dave Chappelle, bill burr, & Louis CK (ok, well, don't emulate the public masturbation shite, LOL like Mark Robinson of NC, he'll never live that down). Best to all Yall ... Mofos

[@thelemite935]

​​@@MelaniaSideWiggaTurn on, tune in, drop out, sex drugs & rock n roll, GIMME THAT IT'S MINE!

[@thelemite935]

​@@MelaniaSideWiggakzbin.info/www/bejne/l4W9XnamfrOcp8ksi=AJn2DdaMlK_9lSJg

[@brianjones6500]

Old man in robes holds up a lantern asking a young man "I'm looking for enlightenment and reason." The young hipster holds up his hand like a cop stopping traffic saying "then avoid social media."

[@winterlilith]

This is how unifier does it work! So much respect to you Bill. As always, I have been your fans for a long time!

[@Vielthic]

That is the Bill I know and love! Thank you Sir!

[@Kssgghtes24789]

Definitely one of your best Bill

[@Metal_4U2]

It's been a while, but I must agree with Bill Maher completely. Great speech with logic, humor and honesty. Our country is so much better when we are united.

[@maargenbx1454]

He sounds like Kamala Harris, who reminds people in her stump speech that “we have more in common than what divides us”. I’m glad Maher is spreading her message.

[@dangardner8456]

We need to stop waiting for someone else to unite us and decide individually for ourselves that we're done hating "the other side" - especially when we realize that we are not as different from each other as the 24/7 news cycles make us out to be. I would love it if everyone stopped watching fox news, cnn, newsmax, msnbc and quit doom scrolling through tiktoks, drudge report, youtube vids and so on - all of these mediums are for profit and work to keep you engaged by monetizing your rage - plain and simple.

[@andybarrett6472]

Dump Trump and we can bounce back. Nothing but lies from that sack o S

[@Summerdee223]

@@dangardner8456 1000% agree.

[@supershinigami1]

Tell that to the fear mongers on the right.

[@jenniferwells9032]

Thanks again for the fun, laughter and of course American politics😂😂😂😂

[@kyleray3801]

Man I never thought I would say this. But I have become a huge Bill Maher fan. He has become the voice of reason these days.

[@candicabral3767]

Well don't be too much of a fan because he's quite stupid. He did an interview with Megyn Kelly. Megan interviewed him and he was worse than Biden. Lol it was a joke. He doesn't know anything. He's really kind of dumb. She made him look really stupid.

[@winterlilith]

@@candicabral3767Megan is the queen. Hard to beat political show host but joking around

[@candicabral3767]

@@winterlilith She just made Bill Maher look illiterate. He just looked like a fool. She was very kind to him. They had a good interview but it was very clear that he knows nothing about politics.

[@westwordawesome]

Mr. Maher, thank you so much for making this video! This is exactly what the USA needs; to be brought together. I really hope the spirit of unification is spread.

[@gncma]

YES.....BUT THERE IS NO EQUIVALENCE....THAT OTHER SIDE IS DARK AND CRAZY AS HELL.....NO MATTER WHAT BILL SAYS.....:/

[@suomynona4607]

Unification is impossible when you attempt to "both sides" a joke about JD f'cking a couch with a lie about Haitians eating pets. One provokes laughs, the other a bomb threats. Reality and delusions are as incompatible as sanity and insanity. No, the sane side doesn't have to see it from the insane side's point of view.

[@tomg1282]

​@@gncmaI agree. I am so sick of Bill Maher and his "both sides" bullshit. His show has been going downhill and to the right for years. Can't even watch it anymore.

[@JoeLink56]

Da’fuk?!? Bill maher is talking out his ass here! The only side, generally speaking, that is against diversity overall is the right!!! That’s not to say there isn’t ignorant closed minded bigots on the left, but it is the right that makes these fights against diversity and equal rights and fairness etc more than the left.

[@ScaryMason]

Fascist love unity. They just do it by scapegoating minorities.

[@silvercharm]

One of the better segments Mr. Maher has done in a long time. Here, he is reflective, thoughtful, and insightful. Yes, the US is a very complex, sophisticated, modern country with nuances and diversity and the reality is not what the far-right maga cult followers are stuck believing, the reality is that the vast majority of Americans are respectful, decent people who are friendly and neighbourly and generous and curious and want to get along . Americans can do this !

[@lourdessantiago6261]

Love love Bill Maher!

[@crusincamry]

Nor is it what the radical far-left antifa cult followers are stuck believing either.

[@Katie_the_Canadie]

“Far right maga cult followers”? Sounds like you’re “stuck believing” that these people don’t deserve respect. You seem unwilling to accept that they’re just as complex, nuanced, and decent as you believe yourself to be. Way to undercut your own argument.

[@michellewall6748]

Sophisticated???????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂backward more like……you elected Trump!😂😂😂😂😂

[@reinhardtschultz4142]

Your point makes absolutely no sense, Maga is not a cult, it represents 50% and probably more now of your countries population. You are a typical liberal that cannot understand the people have a right to an option that differs from you. The different between you and a MAGA person is that they do not condemn you for having a difference of opinion.

[@Paul-hz4sh]

I don’t know how to say this, but I know he’s a comedian, but the end of that was probably the best summary of America that I’ve ever seen. I don’t know how to sing praises better than that. I disagree with Bill on a lot of things, but that was if I ever got the chance, I would buy him a shot of tequila and drink with him foreverBill Maher, we need thousands more like you you’re awesome dude

[@Maya_Pinion]

He really doesn't get enough attention as some others----

[@sharonroberts6697]

Long overdue editorial. Plenty of East Tennesseans agree with Bill Maher on politics. We may live in a state where our presidential vote usually doesn’t count, but we live in a country where it should still matter! Yes, my life and how I conduct my social conversation has changed in the last ten years because of the toxic political environment, but it just makes me want to have more compassion and mercy on those who believe differently all while fighting in any way I can to preserve our basic freedoms. Those who are more independent-minded, middle-ground thinkers and voters may not be as loud as the extremists on the right and left, but watch us in November. We are still here!

[@waynerogers6621]

Lucky you, I'm in Pennsylvania and can't watch network TV with 6 to 8 political ads at every break

[@templekeyser4009]

Tennessee will always be red

[@teachoc9482]

Aww...that was a really nice and yet confident segment. Great job. I feel like my grandmother just lectured me for being mean to the neighbor's kid. :)

[@ClayBloodworth]

This was one of the best!! Keep rocking Bill..

[@RubinBarber]

..HE SAID EVERYTHING I WOULD HAVE SAID ...BEAUTIFULLY DONE BILL

[@cherylmccloud8709]

Hi from Australia😊👋! Voting reduces the risk of unwanted presidencies!🌊🇺🇸🗽!

[@cherylmccloud8709]

>Hopefully every sane & intelligent American learnt Nov 5th 2016 there is no "morning after pill" Nov 6th.😉👍-🗳🌊🌊🌊TSUNAMI❗

[@rosannedeluca9169]

Great slogan!

[@Revan992]

Yes we don't want Cumala as president 😂😂😂

[@naelpadillo9194]

Both sides are owned by Israel unfortunately

[@Revan992]

​@@cherylmccloud8709vote trump! Don't be a dumbass

[@anath7589]

Do not lump all country singers of old into one category. Johnny Cash, who became famous in the late 50s. was a progressive Democrat & used his stardom to shine a light on the plight of Native Americans. In 1964, he released the album “Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian”...the single was “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” the Native American who helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima. Columbia Records opposed & refused to promote it. The CMA asked him to leave their ranks. So he posted a letter on a billboard calling them “cowards,” then kept up the pressure until the song reached #3 on the country billboard charts. In 1966, the Seneca tribe made him a member. He never stopped his activism for them. In the 1980s, he formed a band with 3 other progressive Democrats: Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson called “The Highwaymen.” Marty Stuart, who started out as a member of Cash’s band, said Cash influenced him & he took up the Native American plight, released his own album called, “Badlands: Ballads of the Lakota.” Willie is very active…he helped found Farm Aid, one thing.

[@NevadaBoss]

my thoughts exactly...you had me and lost me on the country music part...Bill has no comprehension or appreciation of "classic country" as was seen several years back when he had the great Merle Haggard on this show. Cash, Haggard, Willie, Kris, the list of brilliant country singer/songwriters from 50s onward is endless. And Hank Sr. is likely still near the top of the most influential songwriters ever. Stick to your politics Bill..leave the music to those who know more.

[@countdebleauchamp]

Yeah his comments about legacy country music displayed musical illiteracy.

[@lorrie2878]

@@anath7589 i didn't know this about Johnny Cash. Thank you for the information!

[@MeiLee-t2v]

@@NevadaBoss Yes indeed. I suspect that Bill just never grew up with country music. Indeed, "leave the music to those who know more."

[@NotSoMuchFrankly]

I would way rather enjoy the "old country" to the "new country" which was just pop music with a twang. It's no wonder anyone can "transition" to it. The formula was set decades ago.

[@glenncox9128]

This was refreshingly bipartisan. 👍

[@DanielSmith-ix9vg]

How obvious are your points. Thank you. Honesty is rare these days.

[@Jebolton]

The Grandma Vance part. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@andreakeener6378]

I loved that too! I am that Great Grandmother!😂

[@user-mz1kt6iz4e]

@@andreakeener6378 You don't say!

[@andreakeener6378]

@@user-mz1kt6iz4e I’ve worked with the LGBTQ community for several decades. I’m called grandma by many of all ages. Family out and some still not. I and my home is a safe place. I don’t judge. I am me and all can be who they are. I’m proud to be the GGma also Auntie who is no more or less than the one who holds space for all. Really I do say.

[@MegaThucydides]

Don't you mean Mamaw?

[@nemonoteworthy2200]

Thank you for saying what is reasonable and true. That truth brought a tear of hope to my eyeroll. Haha

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

Well put. As a liberal who works in an Ag service industry I totally get this. They aren't bad people. They were misled by a conman running an affinity scam. And yes, AG is a science now.

[@rfernandezlorain]

😂😢😂

[@StonedMickey]

Makes one want to puke

[@pal4204]

I'm from Boston & NOT racist! Boston has improved a lot, trust me!✌&💙

[@charlesfrizzell4894]

Boston has improved immensely from when I first visited in 2004. I couldn't believe what I heard on the trains back then.

[@jdotsalter910]

Nope. I'm Black with both Black and White family in Boston. It's still pretty racist. My white family(inlaws) tells me how they talk to each other about Blacks and it's straight out of 1920's Alabama. But to be fair, its that way in a lot of places. I have a lot of White friends/coworkers who tell me that other White people just let their racism show because they think they're speaking with someone with the same views.

[@mr.d7776]

Thank you Bill. For some wisdom, common sense and decency. Blessed are the peace makers!

[@kjackson5946]

Really enjoyed the whole piece, but you definitely blew it on the examples of old 'bad' country music. That was literally a list of some of the greatest of all time. ❤😎🎸

[@LaviniaTortuga]

Bill Maher at his best. Just outstanding !

[@Highkingofgondor]

Except for his unhinged dislike for JD Vance. Probably because he’ll be president in ‘28.

[@doug7467]

Hilarious and at the same time, needs to be taken to heart. Preach on brother Bill!

[@dinosoarmotorsports]

Thank you, Bill...thank you!

[@alcrow1458]

Our commonalities are more numerous than our differences.

[@conephompany]

100%

[@laurawestenra]

Indian food is my favorite. It's definitely 'caught on ' with me 🧡

[@Shaggsmalone]

It’s referred to as black food now.

[@tanyab4321]

He's not a foodie and is so wrong about Indian food..

[@Shaggsmalone]

@@tadatada296 you should try Kamala’s family restaurant 😂😂😂😂 it’s staffed by illegal immigrants. They all get paid under the table

[@echt114]

I used to live next door to people who would cook Indian food and it the smell would almost gag me. Several people in the building complained.

[@tapsimavinkeredayanand8454]

I know!! Thank you Laura. I wouldn't be immodest and say its the best, but it's really not bad at all.

[@meinelust]

A good message about unity and One Nation!

[@WanderersPath05]

Thank you, Bill. Love from Texas.

[@janettequintero1676]

I’m from Toronto and all kinds of ppl love Indian and South Asian food. It’s delish.

[@jaundice_japlin]

All over the world. In america too. Perhaps outside the cities, where they think ranxh dressing is high dining, it hasn't caught on

[@brianwade879]

There are restaurants with both cuisines in my town, and they do quite well !

[@Picklejam08]

I like Indian too, but it's not like Italian or Mexican in popularity. That's his point... and it is true and I agree.

[@mikejonesnoreally]

o.o So says people who use words like "delish."

[@alberttherock1097]

Good medicine, thank you Bill Maher.

[@johnscott2964]

One of your very best, Bill!

[@prettybullet7728]

I've been lucky with my family. We are a mix of Democrats and Republicans and we manage to get along despite the policy differences. And when we do discuss politics it's calm and we listen to one another and it doesn't turn into death threats against each other.

[@steveconn]

That's inspiring and exciting.

[@user-gi9cl5yt4w]

@@prettybullet7728 give it time...

[@gloriastafford-smith9200]

How wonderful!

[@courtneybrubaker9738]

Problem Is for women it is a death threat if they’re of Child bearing age.

[@adamfarkas51]

-You are importing brown people to eat dogs and cats and you want babies murdered after they are born! -Love you too, grandpa!

[@beeteebz8944]

Well said Mr Bill. Bravo

[@aiFilmRoom]

I havent watched or thought about Bill Maher in years but since Trump had a hissy fit about him it made me want to watch him. Thanks for the recommendation Trump.

[@ZACQHALLLE]

Really enjoyed this.Thank you.

[@lafuerza113]

Great analysis and advice for the US and the world. It is time to get past this ever increasing divide. Sending love and respect from Canada.

[@iajr23]

Chef's Kiss to the reference of JDs grandma. Bravo

[@monicabeaston4996]

You know ever since Vance admitted he shamelessly " creates" narratives, I have been wondering if that story might also fall into that category. I never believed his " what fork do I use" account in his book. Just seemed too much like a movie.

[@dailybunnymemes2545]

I live in Sugar Land. We have a ton of immigrants here. It’s called Sugar Land because it used to be a private sugar plantation. It was also called “Hell on the Brazos (River)” because so many slaves were worked to death. After slavery was abolished, they just threw black people in jail and then put them to work. They buried black convict labor in mass graves, which just this decade they uncovered when they were building new schools. Sugar Land is a nice city and a lovely community with a very ugly past. I guess it’s all good so many immigrants live here now. They can write the next chapters of Sugar Land’s history.

[@DonisAcon-wb7so]

Been there so many times. Really nice town

[@resolving_boris]

Sorry Bill, but I live in a small town in TX, and it's as liberal hating as you can get without lynching. Also, everyone knew the couch thing was a joke because people on the left can actually recognize satire

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

Was your city the basis of Candy Land in "Django Unchained"?

[@danielromerosol4158]

And the indian food rocks!!!

[@BeansMcGriddle]

But how many of them are legal. Legal is the keyword here.

[@jakeherter]

Best editorial in several years

[@bcb1969]

Music is, and always has been, the Great Unifier.

[@DanBrown96]

Then why did white people co-opt and gate keep country music??

[@walcoman]

That dog was hilarious with it's psycho eyeballs 😂😂😂😂😂

[@patcurrie9888]

Dachshunds are cool.

[@biff5856]

​@patcurrie9888 It's a golden retriever. Specifically "Teddy" from YT

[@DesertPackrat]

Don’t talk that way about Stephanie.

[@JulianRiveraCarrera]

​@@DesertPackratsorry tucker more like loomer humping on donOLD trump's leg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChiSam_521]

The word it's is a contraction of 'it is', thus it cannot be used in place of the possessive word its. Perhaps fewer self-congratulatory emojis...and a greater emphasis on basic competency.

[@Shmerpy]

Speaking of Indian food, years ago I was in an Indian restaurant in Vancouver during Expo 86. An Indian family was having some trouble with their dinner-- the father was sweating profusely, and I overheard the ten year old son say "Dad,you know I don't like hot food!" Curious, I asked them where they were from. Texas...

[@Shmerpy]

@@mercury_rising sorry, I meant with a no Indian accent. Usually when one hears an Indian family speaking, together, they will use their mother tongue, or speak with an accent. That make any sense? At any rate, I removed the offending phrase..

[@mercury_rising]

@@Shmerpy no sorry necessary. Was just genuinely curious and you explained it. 🙂

[@sandeep15299]

@@Shmerpy I have heard Spanish, Russian, Polish, Kenyan, Sudanese and many other immigrant families use their mother tongue and speak with an accent. I am not sure what your point is?

[@Shmerpy]

@@sandeep15299 Oh, as I explained, I was expecting to hear the boy speak with an Indian accent, but it was the flattest, most North American accent ever.

[@j.mancilla8339]

💯 facts here Bill 👏 great job!

[@jimrusconi3578]

I am pretty liberal my family is pretty conservative. If we were to talked about politics we would fight. If we talk about ideas we can have constructive conversations. Tribalism is the problem not policy.

[@jeovanneramos5066]

I knew you were a liberal with the first three words in your comment, "I am pretty"

[@bjlassiter]

@@jimrusconi3578 This is me with my extended family. Thankfully, my father and sister are more balanced and open-minded. But the rest just look for Rs and check the box.

[@bjlassiter]

@@jeovanneramos5066 I am pretty conservative. So there goes your theory.

[@jeannekomiss6564]

​@jeovanneramos5066 it's a good thing you don't jump to conclusions

[@totallybored5526]

Take away social media and you’ll see this tribalistic nonsense go away

[@FuzzyWuzzy01]

Everyone needs to hear this Bill. It's true. We're better together. 🇺🇲

[@nvadqs]

Thank you so much to Bill Maher. He gets things in a way nobody talks about now. Congratulations

[@LindaMidgett]

I think you are in touch , thank you, the good things that bring people together. ✌️

[@andrewkallinen1772]

Bill thanks for your work. Your brilliant delivery makes me laugh. Laughter is good medicine for us all.

[@slackster999]

Well said Bill, need to resist the extremes on both sides, most people are decent.

[@MrJameslascko]

Middle of the road is where it's at! Too far left or too far right, you still go off the road we need to travel! Most Americans are in the middle, but they don't get the press the Radicals and extremists do... 😞

[@monicabeaston4996]

​Just recall, however, that women wanting the vote and men wanting slavery abolished used to be thought of as extremist.

[@MrJameslascko]

@@monicabeaston4996 True enough! 🙂But still... more people are middle of the road than on either extreme!

[@mezenman]

I have a small farm. The funniest thing Bill said was when he asked if you could grow food. Folks have no idea. Heck I could grow the food for folks and most folks wouldn’t be able to process and store the crops.

[@exiledfrommyself]

I don't know how to grow food, but if I really need to, I'll watch a KZbin video. That's how I fix most things around the house - by watching a KZbin video.

[@mezenman]

lol, KZbin is a great tool. But it’s a little more complicated then I’ll watch a video. I can watch a fella in Florida grow an orange. Doesn’t mean I can grow that orange in Wisconsin. In the past 4 years I have grown potatoes 4 different ways. I have also grown 8 different varieties. I’m searching for the right combination for my soil and climate. I know exactly what works for me on my land. Not only that I know when to water and how much to water. Once grown you have to know when to harvest and how to store them. And this is one crop. I grow about 40 different types of peppers. Everyone is a little different. Just look at your spices. How many different plants would you have to grow to replace your seasonings? Might need more than one KZbin video.

[@exiledfrommyself]

@@mezenman It's not about watching someone grow an orange; it's about them explaining how to grow one. Knowing how many plants I need to grow to replace my seasonings isn't important to me-I can buy seasonings from the store. If I ever found myself in a position where I needed to learn that, I would just watch KZbin videos.

[@ravenwolf7128]

So true! farming is intense, raising food is year round awareness and planning, knowledge of weather patterns, guess about how likely drought is that year, choosing annual crops accordingly, and maintaining fruit trees is year round work--pruning properly, etc. Some years disease and insects and weather events can wipe out a huge portion of what we grow, so we add variety, try to only grow what work best for us--meanwhile just down the hill the conditions can be different and they plant differently... Harvesting, processing, storing food from a small farm is quite challenging--we do it all ourselves...farming is very hard work, requires patience and a large body of diverse knowledge and creativity mixed with high stakes gambling. I wager very few people today have a clue.

[@macgeek2004]

​@@exiledfrommyselfI feel like you just took a level in "missing the point" ...LOL

[@batprime1177]

I’ve got family from all over the place, and in my experience, most people of the people I know, including the ones I disagree with, aren’t all bad. In America we have more in common than the polarized media tends to make us believe.

[@readynowforever3676]

Yes, but where we disagree, in terms Law, legislation/policy, is massive. So massive, that when those subjects comes up, we forget all about the many things we have in common. We can never get passed notions like, a woman's body is not her body and her future is not her future, but rather her body is property of the State and her future is to be determined by the State.

[@totallybored5526]

Did you mean social media? As that is what’s truly causing dived, then the “traditional” media talks about that

[@Rick_Cavallaro]

We may have a lot in common, but one side wanting to end democracy is a deal breaker.

[@Simon-talks]

@@Rick_Cavallaro I agree, we have to stop kamala from doing that.

[@bjlassiter]

So taking away basic rights is okay because people are nice while they are doing it? Wake the f up.

[@joesmithrocksdetroit]

Great one, Bill. Thank you.

[@sketchesbyboze]

My mother lives a few minutes from Sugar Land and she has been outraged and in tears over the Hanuman statue. I had to resist the urge to tell her the entire plot of the Mahabharata.

[@monicabeaston4996]

Believe me I have a relative - lovely person- quite upset by the removal of the statutes of the Confederate Generals on Monument War.

[@michellewinterdesign]

Thank you! We NEED more of this.

[@mayflowerlash11]

Bill Maher ... I love your attitude, keep making both sides laugh.

[@chrislapp9468]

Ol' Bill won't find much to laugh about after 8 years of Harris as Prez.

[@STSWB5SG1FAN]

@@chrislapp9468 As long as there are people like you around, Bill will have enough material for YEARS to come.

[@chrislapp9468]

@@STSWB5SG1FAN I don't know you from Adam, pal... WTF.

[@feedtherich11]

No both side one side is unhinged MAGA dangerous kooks

[@feedtherich11]

@@chrislapp9468 go back to MAGA softball unhinged who believed Mexico was paying for a wall. You people are Despicable

[@lizswenson2813]

Bill, you are a gem. You are doing your part to bring the Country together by being honest and moderate. You may be the only one! Keep doing what you're doing, I appreciate you.

[@FGH9G]

Indian cuisine never caught on in America? Bullshit....Indian restaurants are super popular here. Hell, even in here North Carolina people can't get enough of it!

[@Hjaelteomslag]

I'll be having naan of it!

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

I've had it a few times. I like it. If east it more often but my wife doesn't like it

[@pietrojenkins6901]

And soon to be served in the White House on a daily basis.

[@MmeIncroyable]

​@@Hjaelteomslag🤣👍🏻

[@sb5224]

Indian food is colorful and full of amazing flavors. Having said that, Bill might have ordered the wrong spice level. One needs to know their spice tolerance. A meat and potato person should start with lower levels of spices as their metabolism is not used to so many spices.

[@EmyIbifik]

I love this man most times lol, "the big hat people and the big hair people "

[@Juergen732]

I like old country music..the Carter Family, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline..what's not to like?

[@ponygirlup]

Yeah, that picture of the classic country artists are some of my favorites; I grew up with their music. I don't remember racist themes. Past them was the outlaw movement. CW now sounds like early 70s top 40. (a lot of it, anyway) But once in awhile some great singers come along. Got my favorites there, too.

[@charickter]

@@ponygirlup Couldn't believe they had Dolly in with that bunch of processed formulaic crap.

[@PokeySoggybottom]

I agree. Old country has soul. Hank Williams was a poet! Most new country isn't even country, in my opinion. It's churned out, formulaic garbage catering to the undiscerning masses.

[@12thDecember]

Those photos of long ago country music stars, one would hear their voice and instantly recognize the singer. In the past couple decades, the voices and styles aren't that distinguishable. Like @PokeySoggybottom mentioned, it's formulaic. For me, there will _never_ be another Patsy Cline.

[@commonman317]

I'm a classic rock guy. But, Conway Twitty sure had a hell of a voice, and some great iconic songs.

[@JD-pb2mz]

Love this!! People are people

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Farmers may increasingly believe that rapid climate change is occurring, but whether they believe human activity has anything to do with it (as the majority of climate scientists know) is another matter.

[@brianwade879]

99 percent of respected Scientists agree that man is responsible for the damage done that has created the climate change that the whole world over is experiencing. The cultists will believe whatever they're told by their cult leader. They're allergic to anything factual ! It's going on, whether they believe it or not. Just like with Covid. They be lying in their hospital bed, a machine breathing for them, Covid having destroyed their lungs, and still they denied, still they could not accept that Covid was taking their life. What a shame, when there was a vaccine, that would help prevent the need for hospitalization. Vaccines that kept people from the severe ravishes of the insidious Covid 19 virus. But, the topic is neither Climate change nor Covid. It's the spread of lies, falsehoods, and racial hatred, by two horrible human beings, for political gain ! That's what the topic is.

[@GaZonk100]

it's always been. . .the. . .SUN

[@mementomori7825]

​@@GaZonk100 actually, it's the gases in the atmosphere. The sun on its own would do nothing.

[@GaZonk100]

@@mementomori7825 nonsense - why do you think Mercury is so hot. . .the planet's surface has widely varying sunlight intensity and temperature, with the equatorial regions ranging from −170 °C (−270 °F) at night to 420 °C (790 °F) during sunlight

[@mementomori7825]

@@GaZonk100 Curious, choosing mercury.. and not Mars or Venus.

[@murphy81775]

My grandmother was born in 1924 in Larue County, Kentucky. Growing up in Louisville in the 80s, I remember her imparting the same sentiment about gays and lesbians -- just in a much more subtle and polite way than Mamaw Vance did.

[@damons4084]

Holy shit. That was good all around.

[@Nirvana7734]

Well said, Bill & company.

[@cherylmccloud8709]

•Tim Walz:So far so good!👌👏 •Hillibilli Vanilli:SOFA! So good!😉-👋frm🇦🇺!

[@markfoster1520]

That's how it starts!......That's how it starts!

[@gadzilla6664]

Vance is NOT a Hillbilly. He's less Appalachian than a palm tree.

[@cherylmccloud8709]

@@gadzilla6664 hhh..🤗you must be quite young ..it is name play on fraud band "Milli Vanilli " 1980's

[@cherylmccloud8709]

​@@gadzilla6664 🤗.. bless you, you must be younger than i am! (Too easy 😆!).."Hillbilli Vanilli" is a name play on the world famous duo called "Milli Vanilli" who were exposed as "frauds" in the 1980/90's.*They were not actually the singers of their huge hit songs but still had the audacity to mime the hit songs onstage for "live" performances for their desperately dumb devotees. Similarity?😉 😂

[@deezNUTZZ-gp6hh]

TAMPOON TIMMY PROVIDES MONTHLY CARE FOR GIRLYBOYS OR IS IT BOYLYGIRLS,, WHAT A FREAK.

[@joseanker2059]

Indian food! My favourite, but I live in Australia

[@rocketsjudoka]

I'm ethnically Chinese and grew up in Houston, Texas. I'm of the same generation of Nikki Haley and Kamala Harris and lived first hand the transformation of Houston into one of the most diverse cities in US. I live in Minnesota now and the same has happened here with Minneapolis St Paul. I absolutely agree the Red and Blue parts of the country are much more similar than they are different. Even curry has gotten more popular. What I see though among many my generation and older in rural and Red State areas though is a fear this change and many feel that they are losing out on their culture and they are being supplanted by immigrants. The Great White Replacement theory. They also fear that their children are being led astray by the changing culture and in Country music there has been a backlash towards musicians like Lil Nas X and Beyonce. Even Willie Nelson got criticized for his embrace of Obama and other Democrats. This is why politically states like Texas, Wisconsin, NC and others have used gerrymandering and other tools to maintain Republican majorities in their legislatures even as much of their state votes democratic. It is the fear that Republicans have that they are losing the cultural and demographic battle.

[@JohnMcmillin-br8tk]

Couldn't agree more.

[@spencerisaacs]

Wow, simply love this!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 The middle is so much bigger than the far too loud few fringes of society on both ends the sh*t comes out of than they would like the balanced minds of Americans to know.

[@pavelradev1990]

Every week Bill pushes for everyone to get along and I am here for it every week he does. Love you Bill (No JD 😂)

[@rob5894]

He pushes for it but he never applies it to students or woke people.

[@ZvukUp]

Bill Maher is the greatest human on earth. I hope I get to meet him and tell each other super inappropriate jokes.

[@cliffcampen4033]

Particularly good New Rule.

[@natasharostova5186]

but also curiously vulgar. Bill needs to work on clean comedy. He might even become more interesting to listen to.

[@stephenmenhennett6134]

When I go a nice restaurant or make a fine meal at my house. I think about all the effort and work that went into me being able to enjoy such a nice meal. Thank you Diary framers, Beef rancher and Hog farmers and egg producers. Thank you guys and gals that drive the trucks to bring it to me. Thank you cooks and chefs and waiters. It is truly a wonderful time to be alive. Your brains and effort and planning make this world the best it has ever been. SALUTE

[@NMiller_]

I'm always thinking about curry. Thai, Japanese, Indian, I want them all.

[@shanekeenaNYC]

Curry is the best spice let me tell you! There isn't a better spice than curry!

[@ewkeenan]

Yeah, one was a joke about a candidate. the other was a racial slur against an entire ethnic population of a particular town. No comparison.

[@a_changedworld]

You're the problem. You're hateful & ignorant.

[@paulthebohemian]

@@evanburrows1697 No that was proven wrong too. It was a black American picking up road kill which is not against the law in Ohio.

[@zufalllx]

@@paulthebohemian Double wrong. Those are separate incidents, only one of which was inaccurate. There is police body cam footage out there of the cat incident if you care to see for yourself how much NOT roadkill it was.

[@a.larson2777]

​@evanburrows1697 It happened because tRump, Shady, & Loomer lied & ran with a made-up story. Too bad you fall for their BS, but you allow them to take advantage of you.

[@nailbanger2]

​@@evanburrows1697 and you KEEP ON REPEATING IT. Or is this the joke part?

[@ronanand]

The food never caught on? Don’t let facts get in the way of a good joke, Bill.

[@starshake8998]

He never does! 😄 Heck -- he won't even let them get in the way of a bad one!

[@ashwinpawar5325]

It has caught on here in the UK but not so much in US. So he's right there

[@L4TRUTH]

Nobody wants that nasty sh*t🤮

[@philpierce2274]

I have lived in Alabama my whole life and Indian is my favorite food. Birmingham has at least eight Indian restaurants.

[@anthonydebski5814]

LOVE Biryanis!!!!

[@darleneprice8234]

Nailed it - again.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

Texas may be purple but the leadership is deep red.

[@DieNibelungenliad]

The world will be better if everyone minds their own business and keep their hands and thoughts to themselves

[@diannemose244]

Exactly

[@culturia3555]

C'mon... Roy Clark was awesome, even for someone who also hates country music.

[@KittyCarlile-490]

Great guitarist

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

yeah. elvis' earliest hits aren't sophisticated enough for bill. george jones, hank williams and patsy cline aren't as good as "country music" made today. you're full of it, bill.

[@carrieon1]

​@@marcyfan-tz4wjcountry today is NOT GOOD. Dolly Is good, but she's more like the old kind of country. She's also not a right wing loon or Trumper like some of the new ones. Hank is amazing. Waylon Jennings? Johnny Paycheck? Hilarious. Who is even good in Country these days? Bill is annoying AF depending on the day. He hates the old timey Gospel songs.

[@domgoetz3611]

One of the greatest of all time. Roy Clark was a boss

[@justaguy2365]

Hey man!!! Country gets a bad rap!! But classic country is awesome!! And surprisingly sophisticated! I'm telling ya, all it takes is one good song to get you started down a rabbit hole!

[@winterlilith]

JD, please do this show for your voters! Two smartest men! Btw, Steven got Kamala and we saw how it went!

[@chrisbeeken]

Good way to end the week.

[@gerberjoanne266]

Actually, Indian food has caught on, at least in New York City, where I am. Not to the same extent as Chinese, Italian or Thai, but it still has a presence.

[@MasonGrant0704]

Not sure what Bill is talking about, Indian food is pretty big in Raleigh, NC. Like you pointed out, not as popular as some others but still in the mix.

[@Cobra85291]

The audience cant wait to start clappping after every sentence Bill says

[@PiObAiReAcHd]

Congratulations, you’ve discovered how studio audiences work

[@jeffs6090]

That's the part of the pandemic I loved, no annoying audiences! Not just this show, all of them.

[@mteokay1246]

Some forced - and vying to be the first to laugh to appear "intelligent".

[@joejackson5219]

Paid audience.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

@@jeffs6090 there's nothing to be missed about the pandemic. Even that part.

[@sangredelic]

Bill Maher is on 🔥🔥🔥right now. I live in Trump country, people don't like newcomers telling them what's best for them, but if you're a hard worker who watches out for your neighbor you are welcome here matter what you look like or who you date. In fact, the minorities here seem a lot happier and high functioning than in the deep blue county over.

[@tompratt7125]

Had my first Indian food in London in 1980 as a young man. Unbelievably delicious. Spent the next day crapping battery acid because I ordered the most intense chile dish from south India and wasn't used to the heat. But now Indian food is one of my family's go to treats. I've been to India many times and maybe my favorite place outside the US in the world. So I'm puzzled why maybe the tastiest and most complex food out there hasn't caught on more. As for Patsy Cline, let's call you Blasphemer Bill. I also hate country music for being mostly boring and repetitive (like hip hop) but Cline is flat out one of the greatest American voices ever.

[@jamezkpal2361]

Boring and repetitive to you. I can't stand Indian food but God bless you for enjoying it.

[@tompratt7125]

@@jamezkpal2361 Nice response. I'm actually a big fan of many country and southern rock artists. Allman Brothers Band 'Brothers and Sisters' album is one of the greatest pieces of music I've ever heard. I listen to it regularly. And of course I can't forget Slim Whitman saving the world by literally blowing the minds of attacking Martians with his ultra high pitched yodeling. Any music that saves the world is all right by me.

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

I actually like it.

[@jamezkpal2361]

@@tompratt7125 I forgot about that funky movie, lol. I grew up on Allman Bros., Skynyrd, and CCR.

[@Neresdipity]

I love Indian food, completely agree on Patsy Cline, and I love all the old greats. Still listen to Cash and Haggard all the time, and Kristofferson is a bona fide poet. Lol Dwight Yoakam is as 'modern' as it gets with me, can't forget him. I'm sure there is plenty of good new stuff, I'm just...old 😂

[@doug3691]

Remarkably positive. Good job, Bill.

[@ZodyZody]

He gave me goosebumps! This is what I've been saying! There's more good Americans AND immigrants than the opposite!!

[@swarming1092]

This is so so so so so good and so necessary.