New Rule: Bill Maher the Messaging Czar | Real Time (HBO)

[@drewnorth3816]

Bill’s been saying this for a while now, and today, he really nailed the message. I hope everyone is listening.

[@ili626]

He’s full of crap - AOC visited Kentucky coal miners, and raised $3.2 million for Houston. Bernie Sanders was in West VA recently. Progressives go where their they are needed, not where they are “pre-adored”. There are many other examples that prove Bill Maher is as wrong as he is smug, overrated and annoying.

[@StudioDaVeed]

Yes he did. Tom (in this thread) chose to cherry pick and proves Bill's points. Additionally - in tonight's show - Bill had New York City Mayor Elect Eric Adams on the segment: Vigilante Injustice | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) At about the three minute 40 second mark of that segment; Eric confirms everything that Bill has said as a part of a larger issue (which is overall hyper-partisanship driven by fanatical fringes of both Parties.)

[@ili626]

@@StudioDaVeed “cherry pick”.. I can’t list every example.. connecting with the working poor is the whole m.o. of the progressive anti-establishment movement. Bill’s comments regarding AOC are delusional

[@papaburgundy71]

@@ili626 the "progressive anti-establishment" no longer exists in any meaningful way. Even the most ideological democrats and independents have knelt to the establishment and kissed the globalist corporatist ring. The DNC and permanent political class twice conspired against Sanders to preserve the establishment and uni-party rule. Left wing populism died when Bernie decided to take their transgressions lying down.

[@clenke0]

@@papaburgundy71 you sound like you think this is a good thing

[@leddywood]

Yes. Been saying it since 2016. No one ever changed their mind because they were told they're stupid, or bigots, or deplorable, or any other insult. If you're insulting someone you have no argument. Thanks Bill

[@clstanton11able]

MAGA TEARS 😢 It so funny how conservatives have no empathy for anyone else who wants to have a good life and live by all kind of racist ideology and then say stop calling us what we are. Stop being fucking stupid racist!!!!

[@lebronjames5601]

@@clstanton11able I think you missed the point entirely. Calling people names doesn’t change minds. On the contrary it entrenches them in their ideology even more. Change for change sake is not a good enough reason to make a change. We need grassroots approach in how to show why voting for democrats make their lives better. Change is gradual and you won’t change all of them, but if you refuse to even talk let alone explain your position we lost the race at start.

[@pureblooded3877]

@@lebronjames5601 you have to understand, these people are ignorant and always resort to insults when all of their “facts” come out as lies. Malcolm X - “Those who control the media control the mind”

[@EnthalpyAndEntropy]

It depends on how you define argument. I'd rather be hated than wrong, but I'm also not planning to run for office.

[@chrisb8655]

I've seen this same thing. A lot of Democrats, not all, but many, especially people on social media, just label all Republicans as racists & sexist. They're too arrogant to see how snobby they act.

[@randm4246]

As a 41 year old conservative I can't believe I'm saying this but Bill Maher is honestly the only Liberal voice I can turn to to try get my questions answered about the left without being called a racist and a supremacist. Here we are though I guess.

[@dracowar6]

like the other guy said, look up Jimmy Dore, who's more of a sindicalist than a neo-lib like Maher. He's also 100% independently funded so he doesn't have to answer to anyone for his takes.

[@robertbeste]

There are more moderate liberals than you think. I count myself among them. But there is EXTREME pressure on BOTH sides to never say anything against your "tribe" for fear of being ostracized. I personally make it a prime goal of mine to never villainize anyone. I do admit... Trump made that difficult. But I always described him as a symptom of a good base with nowhere left to turn.

[@fakeshemp9599]

Jimmy Dore!!!

[@seannorton]

@@sk8n854 no sir. Jimmy isn't a conservative. He proudly brags about being a libertarian.

[@jaddaway]

Ditto

[@LukeinTX]

Again another great piece by Bill. Hit it on the head. I’m. 65 yo white male and live in rural Alabama. I bet every Democrat thinks they can describe me without having ever met me and they would be dead wrong except, I’ll never be a Democrat. And the main reason why, is they’ve told me I don’t fit. I’m a conservative but more like libertarian than Republican. I’m open to being a Democrat. I remember when it was really a choice you could consider. I’ve got compassion for people who cant help themselves but not for those who can but would rather complain. The fact is, only a few people have always had it easy. Most people, regardless of race, color, creed, etc, have had to work hard for the success they’ve earned. Democrats tell me my life was easier because I was born white. I was also born poor. And I don’t feel like I had a big advantage because I worked my ass off for 40+ years to make something. When I see black and white people on tv or in film wag their finger at me and want to lecture me about some sin, in their world, was born with, I simply and immediately tune out. Not interested. Hard enough to wade through the bullshit you have to listen to to get anything done than to waste one second of mental energy on that racist tripe about my whiteness. What I despair about now politically, is the void of competent and moral people, of any race or color, that want to lead this country as president, senator or congressman. To me that’s the crisis we are really in.

[@bryanj7063]

The parties have become too extreme and self serving.. check out the Serve America Movement. It’s a party of common sense.

[@dotmatrix7383]

This is 100% spot on. I've been democrat all my life, but I just feel homeless anymore with all this stupid wokeness. I absolutely hate getting called racist because I don't support shit like abolish police, or cancel Lincoln.

[@Gogetta80]

That’s why I switched in 2020 after 20 years as a loyal dem voter. The dem party doesn’t stand for anything other than hate anymore. They hate Trump, Trump voters, white people, straight people, etc

[@dotmatrix7383]

@@Gogetta80 Listen, Trump should never have been President. Like, at all. Hate is a pretty strong word, but yes, Democrats didn't like him. Many Republicans don't either. But to get back on point, the Democrats are kowtowing to the far left, which is killing them. If you don't align with what they are saying, you become an enemy.

[@Falconer22]

Dot, agree completely. Everything is racist. I was asked if I saw the new Black Panther film, when I said, "No.", I was called a "racist who supports the patriarchy". What is wrong with ppl???

[@ThexYz-r9y]

@@Falconer22 it's such a shitty movie, you didn't miss too much😆

[@kevinedwards6093]

Vote third party or write in…at this point, what have you got to lose..??

[@cariboux2]

This is probably the best criticism of the new Left I've heard. And I'll bet you there are a ton of people from far Left (like I had considered myself) to far Right (some of them, my friends) who agree whole-heartedly with this. And I'll tell you, these ultra-woke reps scare the hell out of my centrist friends, and they've changed their votes from Left to Right. I can't blame them.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

What Bill doesn’t understand is that it isn’t so much Democratic messaging but Republicans creating a false portrait of what Democrats stand for. Art and Stan aren’t doing their due diligence as American citizens by being skeptical of Republican misinformation because it plays to their own biases. If you eliminated the fringe left tomorrow, Republicans would just create new villains because the point is to keep the MAGA base perpetually enraged. That helps with fundraising and voter turnout.

[@NN-ix3ku]

@@DJ-bj8ku you're in denial.

[@Daash27]

@@DJ-bj8ku Who owns the media? The stuffs Joy Reid says and gets away with it could cost you a job in most conservative media. You are indeed in denial and part of the problem.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

@@NN-ix3ku The problem with Maher’s analysis is that he doesn’t talk enough about the wack jobs on the right, like Gosar’s cartoon, which is the product of a deranged 8-year-old’s mind, Marjorie Taylor “Jews and space lasers” Greene, or Louis “solar panels cause birds to explode” Gohmert. And that’s just a start. I think Bill’s trying to expand *his* audience base.

[@roberto1697]

Pair this video with Jonathan Pie's video after the British election ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWHRepuCadtpmLs ) and you've got a great combo on why the right is winning so much.

[@wherearetgepoank1117]

Every single Democratic politician needs to watch this and seriously take it to heart.

[@warrenny]

As a Democrat I completely agree. If we follow these suggestions we can win more and more elections!

[@brianjones7660]

They are under the table, crying with a coloring book….not going to happen…

[@BadNews44]

Thank michelle and barack for destroying the Democratic Party

[@remoevans7847]

Or you could break free from ideological conditioning and realize that the only difference between the 2 tribes is the ways in which they want to control you.

[@thatguy22441]

Every American should watch it. Frankly, the left and the right are equally guilty.

[@LowellBoggs]

I rewatch this episide about once a month. Outstanding political commentary!

[@thepetesmith]

Bill Maher is so on point and he feels it. He knows it. The truth has that power.

[@zoobrizz]

“The truth has that power “ 🤡🏳️‍🌈

[@lukeskywalker6809]

Right back at you, buddy: 🤡

[@pureblooded3877]

@@zoobrizz nobody likes a snob

[@josephmckenna5760]

The world must be ending, I find myself agreeing with Bill Maher on nearly everything lately.

[@pleiadesluciernaga8877]

Try listening to Russell Brand’s podcast. That’s mind blowing.

[@josephmckenna5760]

@@pleiadesluciernaga8877 Haha.. yep. Been doing that too.

[@NoRa-ws8fo]

Thats cuz he's saying what you want to hear pretty sure there's team out there that looks what people want and give him a script

[@patrickcleland6065]

We seem to be on a collision course with disaster. I dont know if that means its ending or not. About Bill.....nothing wrong with agreeing with him when he's right. I disagree with him on almost everything. Still love his work/show. When he is correct, we need to say "he aint wrong" and when he's making sense, its important to say....."That makes sense" Hating EVERYTHING that someone says and wanting them de-platformed just because you dont like them is a dangerous game.

[@dextermorgan4686]

@@josephmckenna5760 You find yourself agreeing with Bill Maher on nearly everything lately? Damn, I feel sorry for you, because that means you're just as clueless as Maher is. According to Maher, the Dems keep losing elections because of bullshit like "wokeness"... Which is utter nonsense! The Dems keep losing elections bc they stand for nothing other than corruption and the cancer that is Neoliberalism! The Dems need to run on popular policies like Medicare for all, the legalization of Cannabis, raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a green new deal, a wealth tax, paid leave, paid parental leave and paid sick leave, etc.! But they won't, because they're just as corrupt as the Republikkkans! And they're gonna lose in the midterms and get Trump reelected in 2024, because they got nothing whatsoever done, even though they have the complete control over the government! So if you wanna defeat Republikkkans, vote and support only progressives like Bernie, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Charles Booker, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Shahid Buttar, Ro Khanna, Nina Turner, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, etc.! Or else you're gonna get more lunatics like Trump, Lauren Boebert, Madison Cawthorn, Marjorie Taylor Green, Paul Gosar, etc.!

[@TheKurfer]

Love this guy, I feel he is one of the few that stick up for the left leaning folks that are tired of all the snobs and wokeness.

[@davidporter8772]

Amen brother

[@Bizmark7]

True that.

[@robbiebirt5738]

Exactly. I'm progressive and always have been but I'm over this reactionary BS. It's not reasonable arguments that seem to be the strength of the left anymore, it's the far left trying to out crazy the crazy far right. Which isn't working for the Democrats at all.

[@fritsgerms3565]

It's grotesque that these new "liberals" call themselves liberal. Damn, even the word liberal has changed its meaning.

[@Mario-lv5bv]

Do u even know what woke means

[@MrKeychange]

This is so true. I used to be a Democrat and I haven't changed at all, they've changed. I'm independent because there is no party that supports logic 100% of the time.

[@DMasher]

Logic…you’re clearly a racist!!! Kidding…😅

[@tsb7911]

Totally agree with your second sentence. I vote Dem nationally (occasionally GOP locally) because on the important issues the Dems are correct. Example: Which bathroom someone uses is less important than the environment.

[@Rahul-ki8ps]

"Winning is about expanding the electorate." True that.

[@noirrain6005]

Good luck when your platform is to hate and divide. Lmao.

[@gambu4810]

Indeed and not stealing elections

[@jdcaldwell5088]

Not the way liberals are going?

[@Rahul-ki8ps]

@@noirrain6005 I agree. That's the tendency of the right-wing leaders all over the world.

[@Rahul-ki8ps]

@@gambu4810 Yeah. Thank god Trump wasn't successful in stealing the 2020 election.

[@aaronmikita5252]

I'm really tired of rooting for any particular party it does not allow us to hold everyone responsible for their garbage

[@kyle-ri5mz]

dont vote for parties.. vote for individuals.

[@kyndread71]

@@kyle-ri5mz Watch out -- Maher's fans will accuse you of being an EVIL REPUBLICAN.....

[@april-tui3524]

Exactly. Don’t be left or right. Be intelligent.

[@doorsfan173]

I've been reading Lee Drutman's book, Breaking the Two Party Doom Loop, about the way in which the parties used to have multiple coalitions that have since been sorted out and have almost fully homogenized, and what solutions exist to tackle the problem. Give it a read at some point. I doubt we'll ever do anything to change the two party system, but these ideas and solution-seeking need to gain traction somewhere.

[@lacountess]

You guys need more parties: Democrats, Republicans and two more to catch the over-the-tops on either side. That way AOC and Joe Manchin wouldn’t share the same party, neither would Liz Chaney and Mat Gates.

[@donnalee2310]

I find it amazing that many conservatives, like myself, find that we have so much in common now with the TRUE liberals such as Bill Maher and Russell Brand. I am sure there are things we would disagree on, but I respect these guys tremendously. I commend them for speaking truth at a time when it is not popular.

[@kmarie9393]

Yep, agreed, lean conservative and listen to both. It’s just common sense what they say.. at least to me 🤷‍♀️

[@anthonydavis9382]

i've been saying the exact same. true liberals and conservatives are not to far off. but democrats are so far left they're not liberal anymore. more like marxists. not many true liberals left anymore, people don't have backbones

[@x570Belmont]

It's almost as if being a moderate and listening to well thought out debate in reasonable disagreements is something our country should have been founded on... Oh wait. Can't say that, that's white supremacy. The vast majority of Americans don't fit into either of the far end spectrum camps of either side, plain and simple. Bill's saying what we're all thinking. The way politics have bled into every single corner of American life and infected everything with polarizing radical far fringe side ideas from BOTH sides is atrocious. The vast majority of us are just sitting here watching these vocal minority fringe outliers of these idealogies like they have a clinical case of psychosis.

[@donnalee2310]

@@x570Belmont Well said, 570Belmont! I realized today how very tired I am of hearing them say EVERYTHING is white supremacy and/or racism if it doesn’t agree with their opinion OR if they are being voted out of office! Anyway, thanks for your thoughts - very interesting!

[@GusOfTheDorks]

Why? He clearly doesnt like you. He started off this entire thing by describing you as stupid and white. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but if I was on someone's side I wouldnt start describing them by spitting in their face.

[@petestevenson1004]

Very refreshing. Lots and lots of really great videos, this is one of his very best. Really on point. A very powerful voice for the middle of the road when everybody else wants to be as extreme and radical as possible.

[@chrisconners1632]

Wow! Bill has finally hit his stride and is saying what needs to be heard. Badass, focused and relevant.

[@brandonwalker5011]

It's crazy to say someone "hit his stride" after being on the air for decades.

[@zesty9815]

He's been saying this for a long time.

[@ll4680]

Its okay to be white

[@frogneckmen857]

The dudes been on point for years

[@amadoubah9296]

Or saying what you want to hear ?

[@erica.5698]

I’m surprised Bill still has this show with how much sense he makes

[@peterrutkowski8172]

He's is slowly making a comeback from the Nick Sandman debacle.

[@giantsr1eva]

@Eric A. He still has a show because he’s pushing the pro Israel anti-Muslim agenda. Dana Perino from the mainstream media wanted Bill Maher to run for president. He supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. He even admitted that he is a centrist democrat.

[@melb6746]

I worry he will be cancelled

[@malignustotalis331]

@@melb6746 its coming, the overly sensitive will try.

[@Gogetta80]

@@malignustotalis331 funny how it’s mostly been the left, his own side, that has tried to cancel him

[@rossweakley7194]

Spot on! This guy is turning into a ray of light in the darkness. He stays true to his principles and won't be moved by the mass insanity all around us,

[@1943maryellen]

I think Bill is a Ray of Light & has been for quite a long time.

[@cmonz9]

This guy is completely out of touch. The Democrats are full left wing authoritarian at this point.

[@jamesl5302]

@@cmonz9 I think 5 years ago he was out of touch. But he's watched the far right and far left grow recently, so I think he finally sees the writing on the wall. The middle-grounders need to get ahead and get rid of wokeism and trumpism all at once politically.

[@marksommers6764]

Bill just follows trends for ratings

[@juliustraum6758]

What do you expect he smokes a lot of weed to keep his mind if not balanced at least non-violent and he doesn't have kids to decay his mind at a faster rate than operating Facebook while you're on the toilet, both of those together kind of equal rationality in a way I mean maybe not the weed thing you do get paranoid and think you left the stove on before you realize that you haven't even used the stove one time since you moved in because it never worked but you see you're able to realize that whereas the rest of the world today seems like they would probably try to cook something on that non-working stove eat it ice cold afterwards and then cry fake news when you tell them that the stove doesn't work. Yeah that's what you get from mixing copious amounts propagandized hyperpartisan media social or otherwise with equally copious amounts of Florida Meth. Why Florida you might ask, and the answer will always be the same because it's Florida.

[@traceycrouch5532]

If voting really mattered, they wouldn't let us do it. I'm loving your show.

[@TheGibby13]

Started seeing short videos of Bill pop up every now and then and was astounded. He truly is spot on with some of these topics, very critical of his own party in ways that would actually help them succeed more. Could use more of that on both sides in this world

[@hyacinthlynch843]

"I'd say do the math, but math is a form of white supremacy." 😂 Bill is really on top of his game with this segment.

[@bessieking3797]

White supremacists did not create the mathematical system. There's very little these types contributed even when they do it at others expense.

[@likainenerkki7047]

@@bessieking3797 and black people didn't create dreads. So what? Actually black people contributed very little even when they do it at others expense.

[@bessieking3797]

@@likainenerkki7047 The word isn't dread it's DRED

[@bessieking3797]

@@likainenerkki7047 it's not a creation, it's a culture.

[@JoeMama-oq8wl]

Ok. Lets define "math" a bit here. English math. Advanced math, like algebra & trig, & geometry. Africans had math. Perhaps not advanced, i dont honestly know. Math is/was a form of white supremacy simply by our african brothers & sister not being taught it. Due to the fact that they were slaves...

[@guymontag2948]

Not the advice they want but definitely the advice they need.

[@Rahulkumar-on4yz]

Yeah I mean see Chris Christie went to Trevor Noah and did a one on one. Knowing full well that nobody loves them or his party at the show but still he went there to spread out his words and he knows very few on the left will buy his book but the people who are moderates will see a little hope in him. That is what AOC, Bernie and other people from the party should do. Go to Fox news and even if you get one Republican to change their side you will win.

[@vipertact]

And they'll probably ignore it. Being wokkier than thou is integral to The Squad and their supporters. They can't change on a dime.

[@davidcoleman757]

Beautifully put.

[@ili626]

Not progressives - AOC visited Kentucky coal miners, and raised $3.2 million for Houston. Bernie Sanders was in West VA recently. Progressives go where their they are needed, not where they are “pre-adored”. There are many other examples that prove Bill Maher is as wrong as he is smug, overrated and annoying.

[@robfau]

@@ili626 Planned public events, fundraisers,and photos ops are not the same as sitting on national TV with millions of people watching, having an objective interviewer asking difficult and possibly uncomfortable questions.

[@hoopoe9629]

Exactly. Thank you for injecting some truth into the discourse

[@masterchinese28]

"Nobody likes a snob." Bill sums the glaring Dem problem in one succinct sentence.

[@peterroberts652]

Yep and in a previous sentence goes on about the non college educated So being a snob then telling people not to be Bill needs to make his mind up

[@peepeevs]

"Said the snobbiest man in the US" Lol Tbf though, he made some good points... The idea that VA was lost because of white supremacy one of the dumbest takes I've heard people in the MSM make in a long time. But his take on the BBB bill really has to require him to not follow the ins and outs at all.

[@YellowSpaceMarine]

And also the problem with his own show

[@blaze556922]

Except he is a snob...

[@waggoner1983]

@@blaze556922 He's an asshole there's a difference. And if Democrats don't listen to them we will lose the house the Senate and the presidency by 2024. And crying on Twitter and all your moral outrage won't do a fucking thing about it.

[@wcolautti]

Just when I didn’t think I could love Bill Maher any more he introduces his family.

[@zoobrizz]

Simple minds have simple thoughts 🤡☝️

[@papaburgundy71]

This was by far the most poignant closing mologue he's ever done! Wonderfully stated!

[@Burning_Babylon]

Silly liberals. Now realizing they regret funneling there self hatred for being the actual privileged into every white. Whites in many ways are actually suffering much much worse than the protected and privileged melanated priests. As they say Kang and qwayne

[@dontpanic1812]

Very nice speech, Bill, on expanding the electorate. Think it might be one of your best, if not the most relevant. Well done.

[@goldenoriolesilverbirch8220]

Wise words. It's sad that someone has to be an established & financially secure celebrity to have the luxury of stating the bleeding obvious.

[@paulies5407]

How do you think he became financially secure?

[@ar1sm70]

@@paulies5407 True, but at least he is saying it now. It's so rare to hear ppl speak common sense these days, that I'll take it where I can get it...

[@lanceleader163]

@@paulies5407 by being funny.

[@thesilversurfer7136]

@Wandering Wombat same with republicans. Remember Marjorie Taylor Green? Yes Cruz? Oh and Trump? Speaking of off the charts crazy!

[@thetavibes9021]

Disregarding tribal thinking, because it will get us all killed; The democrats are ushering socialism. And China loves the long game..

[@1whocontends70]

I am a conservative liberal who has never voted on identity politics. I’ve proudly voted on issues and those issues would often have me voting blue but todays party has left the train station and left many of us behind. I’ve listened to Bill for years for balance and never before have I agreed with him on every point. Thank you Bill the very truthful perspective.

[@TrueBlueCat]

So, are you saying you approve of the current GOP over the Dems?

[@MikeYurbasovich]

​@@TrueBlueCat I'm in the same boat. I prefer to have solid fundamentals over upside down world. That is at least a sane place from which you can work. The dems lost me because of the basics, and their inversion, turning common people into enemies while they enrich themselves.

[@kelbybrewer2038]

@@TrueBlueCat The fact that we have to choose between two types of bullshit is the source of the problem.

[@IridescentW]

@@TrueBlueCat Liberals hate me for being born into a straight white male body. Conservatives hate me for being an atheist who supports wealth redistribution. I don't want to vote for either side, but at least one hates me for what I've chosen, where as the other hates me for what I was born as. From hate or love, I would prefer it to be over factors I have some control over, as to those I don't. I'd rather be hated for my opinion than my body. But at the end of the day the fact that I have to pick whichever hatred "feels better" is just fucked.

[@TrueBlueCat]

@@IridescentW Why do you think liberals hate you for being a straight white male? Did you experience something that made you feel that bad and now your certain that's true? Not all conservatives are theists or deists. You sound to me a bit cynical. I feel a little jaded and cynical myself. Honestly, I'm beginning to feel there's no hope for society. I don't like times we're living in now. So much fear and hate, and it seems as if everyone is either paranoid or skeptical. Sad times.

[@MrHeuristics]

I was a lifelong democrat, I am a licensed doctor, a Californian, and now a political orphan. I can't believe what has happened to the party. If I didn't know better, I would think it was internal subterfuge rather than the actions of incompetent narcissists.

[@chesterlestrange7725]

You are correct. There are some lectures on youtube from the mid 80s from a man named Yuri bezmenov. He was a KGB defector and warned the west that everything that is happening now would happen. Talked about how social justice (literally used that term) and socialism were ways that the kgb were overtly molding a generation of people to be more agreeable to the idea of giving all the power and control to the government.

[@nerfherder4284]

If I didn't know better I would think that last sentence was about Repubs and tRump...

[@matthewtaylor386]

I was too but I happily switched this year. After republicans signed a bill to prevent gender identity from being taught to children which made sense. Than all the democrats made lies and called it the don’t say gay bill. They effectively want to groom kids and I woke up and realized it’s time to put this party to an end

[@Knightmessenger]

This is why I keep saying we need ranked choice voting. We need more options than 2 parties that alienating more and more moderates.

[@CanonShot]

I actually no longer consider myself Democrat considering what has happened the past year.

[@ericaohenebekoe]

God bless Bill Maher!

[@sideshowbob]

I'm a civil engineer who worked for a gov't transportation agency for decades as a designer / project manager. One of the earliest examples we experienced, & is still going on, of utterly Irritating Woke-ness has to be the hard core public transportation advocates that make a living out of attending policy meetings & commenting on Environmental documents (they live off trust funds so no need to actually earn a living). Now I got into designing & managing public transportation projects (rail & bus) because I am a train enthusiast & wanted to do something "environmentally beneficial". But I soon found out, there is just no pleasing these "extremists". We design railroad stations but these folks will NOT allow us to put ANY vehicle parking around them. Because commuters are supposed to take a bus, or walk, or ride their bikes to the station. After all, cars are EVIL!!!!!! So we must DEFEAT the EVIL of Cars!!!!! So again & again & again, these people line up to oppose projects that will have environmental benefits (train stations, etc) because they are simply not PURE enough in their minds. Now I challenge anyone to ride a bike to a train station to commute in/out of an executive job in a big city in the northeast (dressed up for office work, or needing a changing station at work?), where it's hot & humid as hell in the summer, & it's basically winter from Nov to April. Also on roads that date back to colonial times, narrow hilly & winding (yes, sure, put in bike lanes, but don't disturb historic properties or "sacred" Native American burial grounds - oh wait that's just a knuckle bone from someone around a centuries old campfire). We even had "them" to come out to oppose an upgraded commuter rail maintenance facility & storage yard, because it was next to a disadvantaged neighborhood (where we recruit folks to work for the railroad, & oh the neighborhood was originally built because of the rail yard, all the employees could walk to work). Then they didn't want the employees to have a parking lot, as they are supposed to, yes, take the train to work (yet they report to work at hours the train isn't running), or bike or walk to work (in blizzards & hurricanes when they need to keep the system running). These "woke" idiots simply know no end to their pursuit of "purity", rather see things not happen, then happen in some "impure" way that counters their "philosophy". Oh I'm sure they also opposed us offering coffee & cookies at the public meetings because there's cow's milk for the coffee & the cookies aren't gluten free & may have peanut products . . .

[@backintimealwyn5736]

I feel for you. I had to work against human traficking with feminists groups , some were efficient, victim oriented , but they were the older ones, they really cared about the people they were trying to help. The younger intersectional ones made all the projects crash down , they did'nt care at all , what mattered was what word we used to describe things, if they themeselves felt good in the organization regarding their "intersectionalities" ( space was never "safe enough", pronouns stupidity, and other more serious problems regarding the victims themeselves) , it went as far as comparing human victims of trakicking with catel cows , so we also had to talk about cow abuse , because veganism and anti specism. That was when I left the social justice movement. I had always cared.. they did'nt and they were taking control. They are actually destroying any actual humanist effort to make the world better. It's a catastrophy.

[@lorrainem.swartzentruber3077]

The policies of the far left never help those they propose to help. They may say they are "for the people" but it is all lip service until they are actually speaking for the majority of their constituents which they have now marginalized.

[@TheZealotsDen]

as u northeast MBTA user for over a decade thisNissan fascinating insight. I've thought m.jultiple times how difficult it is and why there is almost literally no parking on a any boston train stations, so much so even the employees struggle to park at their station.

[@Oblithian]

Truly moronic. Public transit and centralized parking encourages emissions reduction more than electric personal vehicles. Because you can have electric busses and trains, and economies of scale. The only thing less efficient than driving your car to work is being forced to take a cab.

[@greenlime1997]

Oh silly me I thought voting for a political party that actually cares about preserving democracy was more important but evidently these bs non-issues are more important to you than democracy because your feelings were hurt when someone called you “racist”

[@GinaSigillito]

I stood up and cheered during this entire segment. I’ve been saying this for five years now. I was a Democrat for almost 30 years before the party lost its mind. I’m a college educated woman and I feel this way so I can only imagine how the rest of the electorate feels.

[@williamkelly5689]

I I miss you when being a Democrat was fun, 90's Democrat. Border patrol, less abortion, support workers , that's why I left the party

[@zoobrizz]

You “stood up and cheered “. You should be crying. The Democrats are fractured and collapsing.

[@GinaSigillito]

@@zoobrizz omg for what he said obviously not what’s happening. Seriously.

[@dianehenkel9088]

I have a bachelors degree in nursing but I don’t belong to a political party. I am non-partisan but do vote in every election. I refuse to belong to either party because both parties lie.

[@SN-sz7kw]

Ditto.

[@dmbindallas]

This is why bill Maher is incredible and a necessary voice

[@kyle-ri5mz]

if only he would be not a partisan hack when republicans have power as well.

[@KH4444444444N]

He is a Liberal shill. He used to be measured and tactful. But his biggest response to Trump's Presidency was fat jokes. Meanwhile Joe Biden is basically a walking corpse that somehow manages to reneg on his campaign promises, but all that Bill can muster up to address it are some lighthearted jabs. Trump was a pretty good President.

[@paxwebb]

Trump was the worst president ever. Wtf

[@KH4444444444N]

@@paxwebb Prove it.

[@gregcullers6064]

@@KH4444444444N He wasnt easy on Biden when Coumo had him on his show. This country needs balance and Bill is a classic liberal not a prog in other words he is a good man.

[@kennethlodwig4024]

I'm a liberal independent blue collar worker at a water dept in a red state and he absolutely hit the nail on the head!!! The fact that woke politicians like AOC voted against the infrastructure bill that would help all Americans is why I can't support them. President Biden put forth the most sensible bill that MUST get done and woke politicians decided to vote against it. Well good luck trying to get the union workers vote and support in the next election. We vote and support in large numbers for democratic candidates and this is how you thanks us for support. Woke politics is scaring away the blue collar vote.

[@robertbeste]

As a gay man, I can confirm what Bill is saying. You can't shame people into your way of thinking. They just go find a family that will accept them.

[@jacobmarley8350]

Correct , you can’t Shame a gay person to be straight , just as you can’t shame a straight to be gay , but “ we will convert your children” song showed what the other side is really about , coercion by any means , sick , say what you want but that makes everything straights say about gays right , they always said , they will come for your kids , and then they did just that …………….

[@yeshuabenyehova]

This idea that people are shaming people is BS.... no one is purposefully shaming anyone... but if someone feels ashamed because of their hatred, that is no one's problem but their own...

[@mattmcgoo]

@@yeshuabenyehova you see, that's the issue here. You can't label a difference of opinion as hatred. The point Bill was making is just because you vote for republican or believe in something that goes against the "progressive" ideology doesn't automatically make you an enemy. It just means you have a different opinion. Nothing more, nothing less. What's going on lately is that anyone who thinks differently is an enemy and is the problem. That's not constructive for a democracy.

[@ibelieveitcauseiseentit9630]

@@yeshuabenyehova hatred? Really, you go by a name that mockingly says Trump lost, *exposing that you clearly hate Trump and whoever agrees with Trump* (which is roughly half the country) *and you talk about OTHER people's hatred?* I guess that's why Jesus said "get the plank out of your own eye before you worry about the speck that is in your brother's eye."

[@BAR787]

Spot on Robert… I’m a gay man and have been moving further and further right because I feel the left have become more intolerant. I can disagree and still have a good debate with people on the right. On the left however… I get called every name in the book. Like they’re frightened by differing opinion.

[@TheAMW]

I love Bill he is the perfect balance of funny and common sense 💪🏿🙌🏿

[@jonnyenough1531]

Still does not read past headlines though

[@batgurrl]

Bill, when you are right, you are right. Democrats sadly need pointing in the correct direction. Nobody likes a snob.

[@ConSepTg]

That's hilarious, cause Bill Maher is the snobbiest little smarm-ball to ever exist

[@benwasserman8223]

@@ConSepTg That is the paradox of Bill. Kind of like Trump being born with a golden spoon in his mouth, failing every business, contributing to the death of 700,000+ Americans and siccing a mob on Congress…. And still being praised as Republicans’ selfless blue-collar hero.

[@ConSepTg]

@@benwasserman8223 obviously, cause Jesus. 'member when Jesus was like "never pay taxes! Hate thy neighbor!! Grab 'em by the Push!!!"

[@g.d.graham2446]

Agreed

[@g.d.graham2446]

@@ConSepTg lol

[@tonyavallejo7790]

I keep an open mind when it comes to politics. I don't agree with everything he says but I have so much respect for him because he calls out the BS on both sides.

[@Lsmootho]

Bill, you're direct, raw and when you cut through it you make it bleed. More voices like yours are needed, not just in America, but all over the world. The public needs to be educated using simple terms and ideas that it can understand.

[@caseys7771]

And what a surprise, he won’t run, god forbid we get people like him lex fridman or Eric weinstein take their thoughtful minds and put in a government severely lacking in thoughtful minds. I understand it’s a nasty life but Jesus H can anyone decent step up on either/both sides ?!

[@sadpanda1775]

This is one of the best pieces I've ever seen. Bill Maher is one of the absolute bastions of Liberalism that we have left. We must protect Bill!!!

[@marymartin1248]

Well said, Bill. We must move beyond what is comfortable and include all, not the select few. Getting involved with all communities and expanding our message to include all. Wishing you the best on your holiday break.

[@jgallardo7344]

@MasteroMatter they should go out to the Border Counties

[@noirrain6005]

You can’t include all when your player base are all about hate and divide lmao. Do you people even know what your party stands for? Stop playing jfk 50’s tapes and play the 2000’s tapes.

[@ashleythompson6520]

Progressives need to reach out to get voters.. Don't insult them..calling everyone racist without evidence of racism hurts the Party more. I would like to see Progressives step up to the plate instead chasing away everyone into silence.

[@morenitomoreno1282]

Maher literally said he wanted the economy to crash to get Trump out of the White House. And the only reason he doesn't like Trump is because Trump is stupid. He doesn't care about any of the policies particularly economic policies from both parties that are crushing regular people. And the gull of this smug rich asshole who's constantly shitting on young people to accuse anybody else of being smug.

[@morenitomoreno1282]

Ashley Thompson we're not calling people racist for no reason. If you defend Trump telling black and brown *American* lawmakers to "go back to their country" you are a racist and telling people to cajole these racist fucks is rather offensive.

[@wolfvillenow]

I am so grateful for your sanity and humour and this is a compliment from an oldie who once was Liberal and fairly left before the left left to go right and be right!

[@dougbarkdull3469]

im a conservative.. im educated, and my opinions are carefully researched.. Bill is intelligent, funny and i agree with a lot of what he says and stands for. if we all can find middle ground and common sense again, we can fix this.

[@rpsmith]

Not possible. The divide is too great and here to stay. Pick a side and be prepared!

[@SurferMan127]

Lol, when you start the comment with three utterly inconsistent declarations it’s tough to take what you say next seriously.

[@qianliang7056]

@@SurferMan127 we have to find middle ground. You are the reason this country is divided

[@Hurrishane03]

@@qianliang7056 the middle men are always the ones that solve problems

[@kyleskeins8553]

@@SurferMan127 it's funny because u don't have to be a conservative, educated or we'll researched to see the left has done far too much damage to this country. Between the brain washed college kids, idiots in Hollywood and big tech commies also the painfully obvious hacks in the liberal media. Dems gonna have a hard time shaking back.

[@allthingsnu4673]

I'm a conservative and have liked listening to Bill Maher's views on things for a long time. I guess I like listening to people who are both smart and funny whether I agree with them on every point or not.

[@rabbit251]

I'm neither Republican or Democrat, but like Bill I tend to identify with Democrats more. But sometimes they go too far. I grew up in Wisconsin and we used to be proud of being Progressive. Bob LaFollette started the Progressive Party (although it didn't go anywhere but Wisconsin). But it used to mean doing what was right and what was needed regardless of politics. When welfare went to far we elected a Republican and were the first state to start Workfare and Learnfare. And sometimes the programs were poorly managed and lost sight of the reason, a person who is able to work should try doing so instead of growing up and expecting the government to take care of them. (Emphasis on able to work). It is sad to see Wisconsin what it is today being highly partisan. Wisconsin used to have some of the strongest ethics laws in the US. That was all wiped out by the previous Republican administration and the legislators who did it still boast and are proud of it. But on a bright spot, when I went back home last time almost every intersection in the countryside had been replaced by a traffic circle. A dangerous T intersection where there had been many accidents they built a bridge over the road so that people wanting to go right crossed it and then merged with traffic. It cost millions of dollars, but really it was the right thing to do. I like to think that is the mind set of Bill. Most people even using common sense or common courtesy wouldn't say or do the things like now. I liked America better when we were at least trying to work together. I wonder where that America went and if it is possible to get it back.

[@islanddoggear]

Yep, part of the reason I’m such a big fan of Chappelle even though we disagree on most everything politically. They are funny and formulate ideas that are authentic and real. I can appreciate that and I’m sure I could still have a beer with them and find common ground. The left has lost its mind and it’s nice to know there are still people in the middle.

[@geneanthony3421]

People were tired of woke before 2016. It just didn't hit the establishment left echo chamber until about a year or 2 ago.

[@BishopWalters12]

True, We knew it was going to get worse before it got better but the left will lose this culture war and the next 2 elections.

[@fiatfixie4344]

@@BishopWalters12 The woke, self serving PC bulls#!t is pulling down the left and they suck at strategy. But, american right wing ideology is an international joke. Christianity is in rapid decline, and white people ain't breeding like they used to. God, Guns, Abortion may still be going far now, but seriously the right has already lost the culture war.

[@dendradwar9464]

@@fiatfixie4344 Not true ... 1. White birth rate is down, correct ... but the devil is in the detail birth rate amongst white conservatives across the world is c. 2.5 babies ... birth rate amongst liberal whites is c.0.6 - so white liberals are on the road to extinction. 2. Black & Hispanics are overwhelmingly socially conservative and have birth rates consistent with this - as the libs push the woke stuff harder and harder this is going to p*ss off those communities. Mayoral elections in Texas and South Carolina where Biden won by 20+ points went Republican driven by Hispanic and Black votes switching. In VA Republicans won the Hispanic vote and continued to chip into the Black vote. These examples are not absolutes (too small to be fair) but they are pointers. So yes the white population is on the decline but those whites who are socially conservative are growing not dying. The minorities in the US with the exception of Indian Asians and a few others are largely socially conservative. The woke stuff is not going to be well received. The culture wars pushed into woke territory are a long term disaster for liberals across the world particularly with the liberal birth rates falling off the edge of a cliff. The reaction in Europe to mandatory vaccinations and lockdowns, it will be interesting to see what growth happens for right wing parties.

[@p.w.harris9883]

@@BishopWalters12 you need to have more babies and straight cis ones at that if you're going to win this culture war. Also you're gonna need a lot more sway with millenials which you have very little.

[@NeonNights80]

@@dendradwar9464 You can't sustain political power on culture war issues alone. Once economic hardship hits critical mass, the rebublicans inadequacies will be laid bare.

[@matthewmaccaughey5016]

"What?... This is a term like YOOOU, brought out very recently. And have been proudly displaying it every march since. Just last year the Guardian declared woke the word of our era. I guess they didnt get the memo from the mean girls club." This... This right here!

[@BenCarnage]

I've gone socially from pretty far left to right of center and I feel like I haven't really changed my mind on anything. The political space has moved so much that standing still has had a huge impact.

[@kellyw8017]

Rosanne Barr would agree. She said, "I didn't leave the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party left me."

[@matthewbrown4575]

Yes , very good observation. The left were once "buy local ,buy mom and pop business " etc . Now the left is for globalism and corperatism. Many of the left will say "globalists and corps have come to the correct side ,but the opposite Is true ...the left went to the wrong side

[@soberserotonin1850]

Same, dude! I liked Bernie, but he’s the only Democrat that actually had some empathy for non-elite Americans, other than maybe Yang or Tulsi Gabbard. The wokesters constantly attacked all three for a reason smh that populist element led me to vote for Trump in 2020. I’m sick of the snobbish elites. And other than COVID, which nobody got right, Trump was honestly pretty successful policy-wise. I simply don’t give half a crap about mean tweets or poor wittle triggered wokesters’ feelings being hurt. I love watching privileged elitists squirm when a non-politician refuses to kowtow to their political correctness.

[@natenelson5403]

Well said.

[@IridescentW]

@@soberserotonin1850 I hate that people went from occupy Wallstreet to just caring about race and sex. I'll never get over people thinking a homeless person is more "privileged" than a millionaire, as long as the right boxes are ticked. Then they bring up poverty when talking about racism, but feel nothing for the thousands of white males in poverty. But hey, as long as we're all fighting about melanin and genitals, the rich never get eaten. And that's how people want it now I guess.

[@nalathenoodlegator7435]

This is again why I have been a fan of Bill Maher for about 30 years. “Be brave” I love and agree with that slogan and mindset

[@Burning_Babylon]

Silly liberals. Now realizing they regret funneling there self hatred for being the actual privileged into every white. Whites in many ways are actually suffering much much worse than the protected and privileged melanated priests. As they say Kang and qwayne

[@douglasreid6160]

Brave was translated into woke by Dems. No going back now

[@folee_edge]

His been being brave since Politically Incorrect - I love this guy.

[@Oblithian]

#stunninglybrave lol

[@pavelow235]

Bill Maher is a flag that waves the direction the wind turns, in other words a no nothing moron. At least DENNIS MILLER was more consistent in his views throughout his career.

[@robfau]

I used to watch Bill years ago, made me laugh. I think as I got older I got slightly more right of center, which is where I am now. I appreciate how Bill is standing up for common sense. Honestly I just want to thank Bill for having the guts to say what he feels, can't be easy today. Although I don't agree with everything he says, he is about 1000% more entertaining than SNL.

[@jimcab4279]

Bill didn't get more right center. The left moved further left which only makes Bill "look" more right center now. Bill actually never moved, he has the same political views that he always had.

[@Mike-fl8ou]

@@jimcab4279 Rob is not claiming Bill is right of center. Re-read what he wrote.

[@jimcab4279]

@@Mike-fl8ou You're right, I misread his comment. But I'd be willing to bet that Rob didn't actually get more center right as he got older, the left just went more left which makes him think he got more center right. Basically what I said happened to Bill actually happened to myself and millions of other long time Democrats... We didn't leave the Democratic Party, they left us.

[@dander7829]

Being a Libertarian, I find much of what Bill says is true. I don't agree with his politics most of the time, but at least he gets it

[@Mike-fl8ou]

@@jimcab4279 Agree with that, Jim. And that's not just a 'feeling' you and I share, they have done studies that show by many metrics that overall a shift to the left has happened. As it pertains to Bill, I could never much stand him because of his smugness, heh. But he seems to be one of the few on the left that are being critical of the left and still has a show/audience. In a way he's able to communicate to those on the left that they still have the freedom to dissent.

[@Gachain]

Well Said!

[@dancingbear6239]

I’m a conservative but listen to the left to gain perspective. I love this man. Don’t always agree but he’s spot on. Wokies are clueless.

[@marchuitt]

Same here. I also read from all across the spectrum from Jacobin (these socialists really do not like the identity politics of the American left) to Breitbart, Salon to Spectator, NYTimes, Washington Post, WSJ, so on - I read em all, come to my own conclusions. Left-wing media is horrible (of them all, Jacobin is least... inflammatory(?).. its more measured and intellectual). They've a masterclass in cherry picking and leaving anything that harms the narrative out. Like with the recent Rittenhouse case - that's why you have so many spouting beliefs that were proven undeniably false in court, and they still cling to them (and then there's the complete identity politics nuttery that comes with it).... Watched a couple CNN clips on here after the trial, and they were talking about Jacob Blake like he's dead (he's not). Right-wing media ain't always right either but when you fill in the blanks (with information from both sources), it tends to be more... "correct".

[@travisfuller2571]

Conservatives actually seem much more adept at that than hard-leftists. I count myself as a liberal, and while there is still crazy on the right that I can't explain, the left seems to be the owners of ridiculous behavior, lately. The most ludicrous position they hold is cancelling people for merely speaking out. I don't need to agree with Republicans, but I can still learn from them in material ways. As a Democrat, it's important we open our ears to their voice.

[@davidhand9721]

Bill Maher is the left lol

[@ljshoreslokal]

@@davidhand9721 Yes he's left of center however he's very moderate (at least he is lately). His party however has completely shifted way left (radical left IMO). Lets just call them what they are, communists, and they're taking over the Democrat party.

[@Aenarion28]

More of the middle but tired of woketards. All for gay rights but don't tell me I am phobic for not dating a gay or trans

[@OnHighway61]

Bravo, Bill. Well said. A true voice of reason.

[@ll4680]

Its okay to be white

[@avi8terrfwg317]

Wow! I'm a conservative and I find myself agreeing more and more with Bill each time I hear him. We need way more reasonable people like him speaking out. So wish we had a candidate like him who could reach across party lines to move this country forward!

[@Mr.Byrnes]

@Obelix I agree with you. As a conservative leaning individual I believe that that ticket has the most potential for a Republican admin.

[@PinkSakuraBunnie]

Yeah bc he's getting more conservative with age as a lot of ppl do, that's all.

[@Powerhaus88]

@@PinkSakuraBunnie Yes, for a lot of people wisdom does come with age, not so much for hard core marxists. They never grow up.

[@PinkSakuraBunnie]

@@Powerhaus88 your conflating selfishness and greed with wisdom. 🤷

[@papabird4425]

What does being conservative have to do with it?

[@albaniarivera4479]

Bill is National treasure we must protect him.He a Landmark a Beacon of Sanity and Honesty Among those crazy Democrats and Republicans.

[@toddharper2003]

As a life-long Republican, I have to say Bill Mahar is usually spot on. He should start his own news channel.

[@sylvekl]

Not so fast, Maher is still a POS.

[@EnthalpyAndEntropy]

@@sylvekl congrats, you're the type to throw the baby out with the bath water.

[@Mario-lv5bv]

Since u hate communism can u tell me what it is

[@j.clements2093]

Yes please!

[@DarkSmugLoser]

Bill's the best now. One of the few liberals who isn't an idiot AND actually speaks up.

[@colinsilver1041]

Saving liberals from themselves. That is hard work. Bless him.

[@Barberdan]

@@colinsilver1041 Awesome comment! He really is liberal but trying to tell the lost radical liberal types to change their ways. Their toxicity is rampant and they don't realize it.

[@goblue2155]

Is being for universal healthcare being ani idiot? Every other developed country has it but only politicians like Bernie are for it.

[@teresaweaver1012]

It's because he's no liberal. He's an establishment Dem. He bows to the corporate gods and licks the boots. And now he's more of an entitled grumpy old man. ✌

[@AholeAtheist]

No, no, no.. He's one of the most idiotic of Democrats.

[@arthurhedberg1945]

Im conservative and listen to Bill consistently. I like his perspectives, all of them, even the ones i disagree with. Bill is insightful and represents what the democrats used to be. Bill used to be viewed as a staunch liberal, yet hes never changed over the years, his party has.

[@tylerm2676]

This is so true if you went back to the 90s this is exactly how they all used to speak, they call out the crazies in their party, well if they were even allowed in.. The current Dem conglomerate is a disgrace... It's unsalvageable in my opinion..

[@maicolseverini]

Man, Bill just keeps getting better and better.

[@stewartscott9856]

I'm a deep Red Republican and I approve of every word from Maher's message here. Well said.

[@Based_Proletariat]

Because you are a far right fascist.

[@stewartscott9856]

@@Based_Proletariat Yeah, a Brandon voter calling me a fascist, that is the very definition of the word 'oxymoron'. No go and 'look it up' .

[@thomasthezaugg]

@@Based_Proletariat When satire goes wrong.

[@thomasthezaugg]

@@Based_Proletariat When satire goes wrong.

[@jackeugene4018]

@@Based_Proletariat Thank you for serving as an example of what Bill just said.

[@Kevin_Williamson]

Gotta say Coach Bill handed out some good plays for the Democratic Party to take seriously.

[@Pedroism]

But they won't

[@timjilman3295]

They call him a white supremacist in 3....2....1

[@rachelgarber1423]

So true, as a lifelong Democrat I’m getting a bit tired of them

[@tyrrellharvey]

Ditto

[@kyle-ri5mz]

A lifelong democrat... weird.. I mean how can you still trust that party after all of the broken promises.

[@dauphinstreet]

@@kyle-ri5mz Because the alternative is a lying fascist crook who tried to overthrow the government?

[@nydiacarter6834]

@@dauphinstreet probably yes cause it will own the libs lol

[@alexae1367]

You know what'd be crazy that I just started to think the last few days though, what if some of them on Twitter and whatnot were actually trolls paid by, God knows who? Not that that would explain the inane talking heads who also say the same things but....u just have no idea anymore

[@TheFiddle101]

So well put.

[@SluryDJ]

I'm a republican and I love Bill!!!

[@RaviSingh-xl3os]

Bill Clinton??

[@thebatman4279]

Me too, he speaks a lot of truth and isn't devoted to playing identity politics. We need to clone him a million times.

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

@@RaviSingh-xl3os what Bill was in the video you just watched? If you answer correctly then you get a cookie! A. Maher B. Clinton. Multiple choice. 😝

[@chappyreggae]

@@michaelyoungstrom9412 you’re pretty proud of yourself for this comment👌. Just don’t hurt your arm patting yourself on the back

[@jacobfromallstate4963]

@@chappyreggae you sound like an angry resentful ex wife lmfao

[@thunderballsz]

In my 20+ yrs of watching Bill, I have never seen him more critical and scathing toward his own party (my party as well) than today. This discontent is surely fueled by the rise of a fringe that didn't seem to exist even 5 yrs ago -- The Squad, Antifa, and "the woke". To see him snipe at his own party (and calling out names) has not only been riveting, but has made virtually all his New Rule segments over the entire season "must see" television. To me, he has completely raised the bar in the quality of his criticism and satire during New Rules. They serve as consistent and urgent reminders that liberals need to reclaim a platform of common sense, as evidenced by this segment as well as the entire episode.

[@gregj831]

Pushing racial hatred/divide was NOT a brilliant idea. One would think the Left would learn but since the Left has a hyperinflated view of it's own intelligence, they're not capable of seeing the forest through the trees.

[@Andrew_NJ]

Bill is really a libertarian.

[@drbinglederry9785]

The right warned the left this was happening, and yet, it was allowed to happen. Now traditional liberals like Bill and yourself are moderate. It would be funny if it weren’t so sad.

[@trump1912]

Listening to Bill is informative & enlightening. He’s a sorely needed voice of reason as many in his party have alienated & definitely pushed a bridge to far

[@michaellaporte4422]

I know you won't believe me but that is pretty much the new conservative we accept people as they are but shouldn't our government be for the people instead of rule the people with garbage most of us don't want

[@stupidbeetle]

Thank you! It's good to see someone talk about this stuff.

[@garymcderp1146]

By far the greatest advice Bill gave to the Democrats that they never took, is being brave and going places that were not pre-approved for them. Even Trump went on left-wing media outlets and said what he had to say. But keep calling half the country bigots and see where that gets you. I sincerely wished that they would’ve taken Bill’s advice.

[@davejones7122]

I agree with Bill completely. I recently left the Democratic Party after 50 years to become an independent because I see them going down the same extremist rabbit hole with progressives that the republicans went down with the Tea Party and Religious Right. We need moderate candidates with a moderate, easy to understand, message that resonates with everyone. Both Parties need to earn our votes rather than expect it merely because we belong to one Party or another.

[@yeshuabenyehova]

Yeah, we don't want to piss off the comfortable white people too much eh??

[@LividImp]

@@yeshuabenyehova Oh lord forbid someone be born white....what a fucking crime! How will they ever repent for their lack of melanin? Maybe we should just keep poking at them until they hate us and lash out....that'll show 'em! Let's focus on poking that bear with a stick instead of focusing on policies that actually improve _everyone's_ lives....right? People like you feed Trumpists by supplying them with a fresh source of ex-Democrats. And what good is that going to do for anyone that is not white? You are not the solution, you are part of the problem.

[@rc0ll18]

The first party to connect with normal people will dominate elections at all for the next 20 years. For Democrats - stop using the wokabulary. Every time you interview, you're constantly dropping phrases like "white supremacy" or "people of colour" or "racial justice" or "internalised misogyny". Stop that. Sometimes it's a signal to the Twitterati that you're on their team, but in some cases I think you've just gotten so used to speaking that way that it just rolls off the tongue now. Maybe that's not the biggest issue with the Democratic Party, it it is the most obvious reminder to middle class suburban voters that your constituency is Twitter and Yale Alumni. For Republicans - when Glen Youngkin won, your immediate instinct was to come out and declare that it was proof that "Americans don't want socialism". The election wasn't about socialism - it was about middle class issues like education, a scandal involving a school board covering up a rape, and concerns about inflation. Republicans can probably win if they just run on being anti-woke, but if you want to dominate elections focus on kitchen table issues like health, education, civil liberties, crime, infrastructure and jobs.

[@nightowl1337]

@@yeshuabenyehova Nothing in the OP was about race, but yet racist like you bring it to the forefront every time.

[@willchurch8376]

@@yeshuabenyehova I mean, no, you *don't* want to piss off comfortable white people. Democracy is a literal popularity contest. You want to piss off as few people as possible, at least with you. Piss them off at the other side, that's different.

[@boosterprime5757]

I disagree on about 80% of your viewpoints Bill, but you you hit the proverbial nail with this one. Good to know, Classic Liberalism is still being championed by prominent figures in entertainment.

[@yeshuabenyehova]

Classic Liberalism in America is only slightly less racist than Neo-Nationalism. The dominant culture is very dishonest and Bill is just reflecting that dishonesty.

[@boosterprime5757]

@@yeshuabenyehova classic liberalism is racist? The fuck are you even talking about?

[@GarrettH1]

@@yeshuabenyehova How is it racist? Classical liberalism believes in a free market, limited government, and the rule of law. It's all about the individuals freedom.

[@steeltimberwolf]

@@yeshuabenyehova Thank you for proving Bill right, calling everything you don't like racist makes nothing racist as you have made the word meaningless. You're the reason the left is becoming a dying breed as no one likes being constantly called a racist or -phobe for not following lockstep to the far left.

[@bobblueford]

@@yeshuabenyehova So, basically, current conservatism?

[@yoeltesfamariam6033]

I see no lies here, he makes a good point

[@yoeltesfamariam6033]

@@adhanetkidane you should know 🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷

[@bonniewyrick7771]

Best part of the show !! The most truthful words every spoken Bill Maher 👏 🙌.

[@NetoLA10]

Bill ended the season with a BANG!!! Straight facts

[@2013venjix]

MIC.... DROP!!!

[@damienroberts934]

This is practically an 'intervention' for the woke left. Doubt it will work.

[@Barberdan]

@@2013venjix AOC going on any right leaning program or even Joe Rogan podcast is obviously scary to them. They have painted themselves into a corner. Keeping it objective to progress in these areas isn't possible.

[@RaginRonic]

Just as long as Trump goes to prison for orchestrating the Jan. 6 attempted overthrow of the U.S. government, because in the back of his mind, he wants all his opponents dead for talking to others, then maybe this Canuck will agree with you. Because Trump, those at that riot, and a lot of those who take his side of the conversation are terrorists against the U.S. Constitution, as they are the bad guys of society who should have all their political rights(all of which are running for office, fundraising for candidates, creating SuperPAC's, organizing rallies, attending rallies, and voting in elections) stripped from them, to beat the message in their heads that they don't get to go first in ANY facet of life in the U.S. regardless of how much money they have. If the GOP wants to get even the tiniest respect from me, then they need to purge themselves of ALL pro-Trump voices, and end him and his family's membership in the group, and dump a $250 Million fine on them for ripping off both the U.S. and the world outside it. Let Trump eat shit....it's all he has the right to do. =P

[@taekwondotime]

The Democrats aren't ever going to win anything again unless they either: A) Stop hating white people. B) Exterminate all white people. Knowing the Democrats, they're SERIOUSLY moving in the direction of B. The strategy of the Dems is to import enough non-white people that they make whites the minority. That's their plan.

[@JollyJeepers]

"Math is a form of White Supremacy" - LOL!

[@nocivolive]

In california math is racists so using the democrats logic is a white supremacy power. yeah...

[@ohiou_2kbobcat494]

A California professor was fired for not agreeing to grade minority students on a curve. He refused to bend a knee to a policy which is 100% bigoted to minorities, suggesting they are dumber than whites or asians. Thats’s how insane leftists have become. 1,400 students signed the petition to remove the professors. He’s suing the university and will win. I used to believe in affirmative action, which is essentially what this was. I’ve now educated myself and understand much more, and can see the effects of those policies. Affirmative action is the bigotry of low expectations. It discriminates against others. It hasn’t fixed shit in the black community for decades.

[@milliamp]

I know someone that still proudly describes themselves as woke. Want to know what they do? They work in a newsroom and decide what gets talked about and what doesn't.

[@psyclotronxx3083]

And that's why it's so subversive

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

Which network?

[@PACKBLADING]

Well said

[@chrispatton9178]

Bill is killing it these days. Good on him.

[@greenbeans4989]

I’m a moderate conservative and in my graduate classes I tell my liberal friends this same thing. They called me a racist I would vote democrat without the wokeness

[@tusker2418]

I'm a Communist and I agree as well.

[@greenbeans4989]

@@tusker2418 glad we can agree, comrade

[@JD-lt7uv]

They call you names because they don't have facts to support their political philosophy.

[@josephshepard2962]

"They've been given participation trophies their whole life. They don't know how to win." NAILED IT!

[@nicholaskalemusic982]

Which generation made that the norm? Helicopter boomer parents made that the norm because their little pudding can't be anything less than perfect

[@jirden]

@@nicholaskalemusic982 exactly

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

That actually hits hard. I remembered taking Tae Kwon Do and I was kinda good at it. Not great but I did start doing more complicated stuff. So by the time I actually won something, for something decided by multiple judges in an exhibition, I froze. I had no idea what to do and basically made myself look like an idiot. I had to be shoved onstage to take a trophy that didn't say "Participant". I didn’t even keep it in the end. I ended up throwing it away when I moved out and now I regret not keeping it.

[@agrandcanyonoffucksgiven2776]

@doof goobins You always look the most intelligent in the room when you lay the blame at the feet of children. I applaud you.

[@amnah10000]

My 11 yr old daughter got 3rd place today for a math competition, out of 250 kids, she was so angry and threw the medal 🤣, we're immigrants and do not accept participation trophies, Americans need to wake up.

[@mattheweraci5502]

That slight hesitation before every applause. As a conservative, it gives me a sigh of relief that we won’t be losing anytime soon.

[@andrewmaxfield6658]

I love ya Bill. You're coming around. The other side welcomes you with open arms even if you're left of center. We need more people like you with your wit and wisdom.

[@illuddivinus3309]

Bill has never been woke or far left. And I’ve been watching his shows since the 90’s. You may want to revisit Politically Incorrect for a refresher.

[@andrewmaxfield6658]

@@illuddivinus3309 Thank you. I will do just that. I want to point, though, I'm right-center and my and Bill's views have been pretty different over the years. Though I highly doubt that rewatching old clips of "Politically Incorrect" would change my outlook, I'll still give it a wirl. Thanks for your input.

[@jklxn]

@@illuddivinus3309 He started going there, he is now pulling back. Glad to see he...woke up

[@DJ-bj8ku]

What Bill doesn’t understand is that it isn’t so much Democratic messaging but Republicans creating a false portrait of what Democrats stand for. Art and Stan aren’t doing their due diligence as American citizens by being skeptical of Republican misinformation because it plays to their own biases. If you eliminated the fringe left tomorrow, Republicans would just create new villains because the point is to keep the MAGA base perpetually enraged. That helps with fundraising and voter turnout.

[@khatdubell]

@@DJ-bj8ku you should try coming out of your bubble. The real world will welcome you back to sanity.

[@TheRicsilver48]

This is by far the best commentary bill has ever done. Every word phrase and sentence were right on target. But I'm sure all the left-wing woke people after listing were shaking their head's and wondering why bill has gone over to the other side.

[@maxpower8429]

That’s funny. Tyt claimed bill is right wing just last week. Apparently he’s a trogon horse for right wing ideology 😂

[@Uberwenis]

@@maxpower8429 It's amazing anyone at TYT can even read

[@paulg6527]

He's speaking truth, AOC and the squad are completely oblivious to what's going on in America and unabashedly live in their own bubble. Did she ever wonder why Bernie Sanders has lost the Democratic nomination several times... it's because majority of Democrats aren't part of this far left progressive woke ideology/movement.

[@Skerdy]

That's because they never were true liberals and don't even comprehend the word. Sadly, Bill Maher has become increasingly the last liberal, a true one, with ACTUAL liberal values, that has remained.

[@cellardoor1122]

Ok. He said no one likes a snob. Millions of America’s voted for an America first always and forever agenda run by a snob who continually mocks others for not being as great as he thought he was. It’s always fun seeing pots telling kettles they should know they’re black…

[@seanreidy5549]

I just recently left the Democratic Party and am now a libertarian conservative and will never go back, but Bill is a real one. Even if he’s wrong on a lot of things.

[@yolcato9927]

Happy Happy Holiday all the best for the New Year. I get so much joy watching your show. Thank you!!!

[@Mat-ss8uw]

Next week on Joy Reid: "Bill Maher proves he's a white supremacist with latest rant against the Democratic party."

[@maxpower8429]

Watch tyt they literally made this statement last week

[@MMAGamblingTips]

Nailed it. 😂 and I’m a liberal. Just not a Joy Reid liberal. 😣

[@opekatakata1424]

@@maxpower8429 I watched it. The view also hates him.

[@hummingbird6427]

At least Bill got his own platform to express his frustration, what about you? You're nobody.

[@mfrerkes]

Joy Reid was a HUGE homophobe, and even tried to lie about being one. Reid is a fraud. At least Maher doesn't put on an act to get viewers.

[@XR650L_GUY]

Just because someone isn't college educated doesn't mean that they are stupid.

[@hanzo2001]

Bill Maher is part of the "elite". I am also part of the "elite" and I hate that condescending attitude! It is so disrespectful I switched down to a trade and I am not going back. We are all in this together. Fuck these divisions

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

I’ve seen a lot of cases where dumb people think they know everything about life and that they’re better and smarter than everyone around them just because they got a bachelor’s degree. Ironically, a large portion of people who have graduated college are extremely childish and stupid lol.

[@juliannacalifornia]

Exactly. One can be "educated" about that which just ain't so.

[@mariog7213]

The key word in your statement is “educated.” Think about that for a moment

[@MrJinske]

It does not make them automatically "intelligent" either!!

[@fatangmo5680]

I'm so happy to hear this type of position being taken. for years I've considered myself a liberal, in the centre, but liberal as far as my political outlook goes. but over the past few years, I've been made to feel bad about myself and alienated by other liberals. to be honest, my vote will go to the party that simply makes sense and is not belittling me

[@nicestrat]

Well said Fat AngMo!!!

[@HarryJohnson69]

The problem for me is that both parties are absolutely insane, and as a long time voter, I don’t even know who to pick anymore.

[@RoboBlue2]

Honestly the problem is fairly easy to explain, it's just really confusing for most people because no one with a voice has tried. The Democratic Party intentionally does nothing to help the people, because their wealthy donors oppose almost everything voters want. What can they do to keep their voters while constantly stabbing them in the back? The answer is to find social issues that go farther and farther left and virtue signal hard. The rich no longer care if gays get rights? Put gay marriage at the top of the agenda! The rich aren't bothered by black nationalist rhetoric as long as it never achieves anything? Never shut up about white privilege! It has the added bonus of making the real left look like insane cultists so they'll never win an election again.

[@geranowhite7000]

And the party that makes sense is... maybe the one that still thinks the election was stolen? Or the party that thinks nuking hurricanes may be smart? Siiiiiiiiiigh

[@odigomez1787]

Vote policy, not your feelings

[@JamesMilliganJr]

Absolutely, one of the best!

[@ProffesorBlue]

I disagree with Bill on many things, but I always respect that he calls out his own team, with the hope to make them better, because he wants them to win. He is not trapped in a echo chamber like the "Squad" is. If AOC is afraid to go on Real Time With Bill Maher that tells you everything.

[@michaelanderson2881]

But WHY does he want them to win when most of them are fucking lunatics?

[@paulg6527]

Like Maher said, she and the squad only go to places that they are already adorned and revered. The Demicratic Party, majority of which are moderates to take a stand against these very few far left progressives.

[@backintimealwyn5736]

@@michaelanderson2881 agreed , they might change their strategy but it does'nt change anything to what they root for, besides the biden plan that I would support, the ideology is divisive, weird , scary. They were all advocating for sending an innocent 18 year old kid to jail for the rest of his life, blatently lying and manipulating in order to reach that goal ... only because he is white. That's an issue, and no communication strategy will change that issue.

[@cellardoor1122]

“ They were all advocating for sending an innocent 18 year old kid to jail for the rest of his life, blatently lying and manipulating in order to reach that goal ...” Ironically stated by the people who wanted to hang mike pence for not fixing the election they lost fair and square…

[@Durka-Durka]

@@michaelanderson2881 EXACTLY! They are complete shit without any redeeming qualities whatsoever.

[@lildaddykk7155]

I'm a moderate liberal for the past 24 years. I've voted for a Democrat up & down the ticket for most of my adult life. I say "thank you" to Bill Maher for continuing the fight of keeping the far left accountable for their actions. Maher is absolutely correct on all of his points that he discussed.

[@johnadams1281]

come over to the Republican side

[@lildaddykk7155]

@@johnadams1281 Become a Trumptard? I could never support a gifter who fancies himself as a plutocrat.

[@thebatman4279]

God bless you Bill for standing firm against this tsunami of utter madness 🙏❤️

[@milanvoncina7812]

spot on

[@jarrol03]

I am not a Democrat nor Republican but I want to thank Mr Maher for fighting the insanity his party has embraced.

[@KSchawacker]

"Winning is about expanding the electorate". Now that's sound campaign advise. If you want something from others you need something to offer. That's how we begin to aspire to a better future.

[@bikerjk1205]

The Democrats prefer to expand the electorate via illegal immigration.

[@darren871]

No. The vast vast VAST majority of the country don't want handouts from the Federal Government. They just want the Federal Government to leave them alone and not interfere with their lives or their livelihood.

[@KSchawacker]

@@darren871 Right? Honestly though, if this nation just had proper mass public transportation and more reasonably affordable places to live, we as a nation would not be seeing a lot of the systemic issues we have. People mostly aren't fools either. Eventually, folks are gonna get sick of both major parties and raise a third.

[@KSchawacker]

@@bikerjk1205 I think they're so backwards right now that their unaware of how to make a straightforward agenda. Really both parties need to cut the shit/personal morals to objectively and logicaly do their job and serve their communities. Not just their voter base.

[@pauladavis115]

@@bikerjk1205 Yep. It will cost them the blue areas of TX, AZ and NM.

[@ryanappel9349]

Love that Bill has moved to the center and calls out both sides for their BS

[@pedaugherty2393]

I don't think Bill Maher has moved at all. I think the Democrats left him in the dust and moved somewhere else.

[@bofo85]

Bill has always called out both sides though. He’s always been pretty liberal but it’s amazing to see just how far left the Democrats have gotten that they now see Bill as a conservative lol

[@volcryndarkstar]

I think Bill has stayed put all his life. It's the political landscape AROUND him that's been moving.

[@alteredbeast6839]

Bill has always been a Libertarian, that is why I've been a fan. Being out in hyper leftist land pedowood, he had to veer a bit left to keep his career going as they all unfortunately have to do these days.

[@bobtiki9767]

He always has called out both sides when deserved.

[@Trishpage312]

Spot on

[@nilocblue]

Bill Maher has really come into his own, his voice is one sorely needed, and I legitimately mean that for the sake of both the Left and the Right. As a moderate I’m so sick of the polarization, but also sick of the far Left because let’s face it, the far right is easy to identify and counter because most people know they’re bad. It’s the far Left people haven’t caught onto to how dangerous it is as well.

[@HakcerCD]

It's piss easy to see and smell a neo Nazi and a real white supremacist 10 miles away. It's almost impossible to know what the extreme left looks like, we have no idea where the line should be drawn. And it is something the left need to sort out, else they will just create another monster just with different idea.

[@zvipatent]

@@HakcerCD I agree with your sentiment, but it's easy to ID someone yelling Defund the Police and Whites are Racists.

[@arthurfonzarelli9828]

Bill represents a large portion of people who walked away from the Democratic party. It's impossible to support them without their obviously hypocritical beliefs nowadays

[@vipertact]

"Nobody likes a snob" nail on the head. Yet snubbing voters from the other side is what the squad does best.

[@rsw552]

I agree. Progressives, the squad specifically, is becoming toxic with most voters.

[@Burning_Babylon]

Silly liberals. Now realizing they regret funneling there self hatred for being the actual privileged into every white. Whites in many ways are actually suffering much much worse than the protected and privileged melanated priests. As they say Kang and qwayne

[@michaelsoot5889]

I’m a republican, but can get behind everything Bill said here. I would vote democrat if the right person came along. The entire party just seems to keep moving further and further left. Get a real moderate democrat in the race and I’m all for it!

[@TagSpamCop]

I say this as a Lefty and classic liberal, but the Left has been ideologically captured, just as academia and the tech sector has been captured. A "moderate democrat" is, by the standards of current Left thinking, "Alt-Right". Anyone even vaguely right of Far Left is essentially Right-Wing. As I see it, nothing can be done in the current climate. Under normal circumstances, Biden would be a a good president, but he has no idea what's going on. He's like George Bridges. What needs to happen goes something like this: Democrats lose big at the mid-terms. Republicans nominate a sane Republican (i.e. not Trump) who unseats Biden in 2024. Democrat party undergoes self-reflection, reigns in the crazy. If they don't lose, they won't learn. If the Republicans don't nominate someone sane, such as nominating Trump, then it will simply fuel the whole thing, that the Republicans retook power because "white supremacy"/racist/hegemonic/oppressive/bullshit, escalating the whole thing.

[@tomrhodes1629]

"Moderate" is a code word for "in love with ignorance." As God's witness, the prophesied return of the prophet Elijah, I can tell you that this country has asked for all that shall befall it in the near future. No Democratic politician can overcome people's love of ignorance and lies. The benefit of voting Democrat and the self-punishment of voting Republican has always been quite obvious to me. And the only reason it is not obvious to everyone is their love of the lie. But don't worry; even as the Republican Party gains authoritarian dictatorial control over this nation, that, too is a lie. GOD is in total control. "The Book of God" at A Course in Truth. Elijah, out.

[@kyleyost1163]

Two-party systems handcuff you there.

[@Unit285]

@@TagSpamCop I like what you are saying, but as a conservative who supported Trump in 2016 and in 2020 I wanted to express my own opinion regarding him, and how I believe most conservatives/republicans view him. First of all, Trump was not my first choice in 2016. I wanted Ben Carson, he was my primary choice and when he dropped out and endorsed Trump, I switched to Ted Cruz.. I was suspicious of Trump because he had been a democrat in years prior and I just doubted that he was real. However, when Trump won the primary and became the candidate my choice was made for me. There was simply no way I was going to support Clinton. As my focus switched to Trump and I started reading the news articles and watching the interviews and all that I became aware of just how unfairly Trump was being treated by the media compared to Clinton. Over time I became very bitter about that because it's how conservatives have been treated for so long.. We are branded as uneducated and unless we can prove otherwise, racist white supremacists too. At least that is how it seemed to me. Even before Trump was elected rumors of impeachment were heard. After he assumed office he was immediately put under a cloud of Russian collusion bs that hung over him for the vast majority of his term. During those 4 years, he faced 96% negative media coverage. It just hurt. I did not vote for Trump because he was white, or because I thought he did not like black people, or any of that. I mostly supported him because he was not Clinton. And I had seen plenty of positive media coverage of Trump in the years before he announced his candidacy, not once had I ever seen or heard anyone accuse him of being racist. So of course it fit the narrative like a glove.. as soon as you are deemed a republican here come the accusations of white supremacy and racism. Nobody has any idea just how sick and tired, I and others like me, are of being falsely accused of being racist white supremacists. It's an accusation that is impossible to defend against because racism and white supremacy is an issue of the heart. Anyways, I strongly feel like Trump was not given a fair shake in his presidential term. No law abiding American Citizen deserves that kind of negative media coverage just because they decided to run for president. That is why if Trump runs in 2024 and is the candidate for the republican party, I will support him. Personally tho, I would much rather see him play a kingmaker role and endorse someone like Ron DeSantis. But be that as it may.. The democrat party desperately needs to root out the socialist/marxist cancer that is taking it over before it is too late. The only way I would ever support a democrat is if it were someone with the kind of values that John F. Kennedy had. He was pro 2nd Amendment, he was pro life for the most part, and he did not hate white people. ~cheers

[@matts1166]

@@Unit285 4,6,8, 12. Keep those numbers in mind. Over the last 4 Presidential elections, those were the percent of Black voters the Republican Presidential nominee got. It's basically known that if a Republican can get 20% of the Black vote, he'd be unbeatable.

[@TheKevinWelch]

I'm a Conservative-leaning Brit, living in the UK. Started listening to Bill recently and while I wouldn't agree with his every view, I love the amount of common sense he speaks. There's good food for thought here, that parties from all sides in all democracies would do well to consider.

[@LevisH21]

I just wonder what exactly does "conservative" is even conserving at this point in thr West. mass migration already changed the demographics of Western European countries and everything looks like a jungle with violence, crime, riots, stabbings, etc. and why aren't any other political parties rising in UK besides the establishment ones?