New Rule: Democracy's Deathbed | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@malachi-]

"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." - Mark Twain

[@aldasilva8847]

Not all politicians are full of shit. Change for the sake of change, no matter the individual, is why Democrats are expected to lose the House.

[@duffy6851]

Good quote. 👍

[@valhala89]

poor Sphincter control?

[@angelawindom4711]

💯

[@chairman7891]

That's all good, until you get a diaper that refuses to be replaced. When this happens, and it almost happened in the months leading to Jan 6, you will only have two options: Either you wear the shitty diaper forever, or you dislodge it from your hip with a knife and risk losing your dick.

[@tbone9912]

The one thing that everyone who has ever lived in a country that slid into authoritarianism has in common is that they all thought that it could never happen.

[@britturk123]

Or were stupid enough to wish it did,

[@Vera-xu3xw]

So when Republicans win its not a democracy anymore? I don't remember Republicans trying to force vaccines on people? Shut down small businesses? Stop people from visiting their family during the holidays? Visit your parents in the hospital or go to their funeral? That was DEMOCRATS

[@OwlsRNotWhatTheySeem]

Every single one? Was there a survey?

[@erichancock6815]

To quote Cinderella, "You don't know what you got 'til it's gone.". Then of course there is the gem about morons who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Wild time to be alive to witness both.

[@kaltinhomer4853]

@@Vera-xu3xw this right here shows exactly why people say the education system has failed and thus it has led to trumpism,,we truly are fucked

[@angrytom1923]

"The public sucks. Fuck hope." ~ George Carlin We did it to ourselves, and in that regard, we deserve it.

[@Lisa_MS64]

The steady, gradual dumbing down of America come to fruition.

[@exoticalBecky_Miami]

No young people and people of color showed up and overwhelmingly voted for Democrats and you guys s*** on them on a regular basis especially Bill Maher and I think when I watch this episode Friday if he doesn't f****** apologize I'm just going to stick with John Oliver because he's dead wrong about young people I'm a teacher and they really do f****** give a s*** and they really are kind to each other and they're not as stupid as we were ...8th graders are doing AP US History... It's just like potheads you guys are judging everyone on the most vapid and the loudest but there are kids on the ground getting to work and this show pisses me off how much it talks about younger generations... you mean millennials and they're in their forties

[@angrytom1923]

@@exoticalBecky_Miami Yeah, just stick to John Oliver. At least until he says something you disagree with, then you can delete him from your life too. It's definitely more comfortable to live inside a bubble and never engage with opinions that differ from yours. Good luck.

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

@@angrytom1923 Quoting George Carlin is the sign of a room temperature IQ. Carlin was a political novice who never evolved past "muh hippies."

[@angrytom1923]

@@DontDrinkthatstuff Not really. As his career progressed, his material reflected a growing nihilism and a disdain for the public. If you're unaware of that, then you don't know Carlin.

[@Canuckmom128]

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

Define "anti-intellectualism."

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

@@DontDrinkthatstuff Wanting to lock up your political opponents, lashing out at a free press and media, and violently attempting to overturn an election are all examples to give you an idea of what anti-intellectualism looks like. Not to mention a "culture" of crass/vulgar/hateful bumper stickers, T-shirts, and more.

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou So basically anything that isn't liberal/Democratic is "anti-intellectualism?" Are you a boomer by any chance?

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

@@DontDrinkthatstuff That's not remotely what I said. And your question is nonsensical, considering boomers are the ones who most frequently indulge in those anti-intellectual traits I referenced. But to answer your question, no, I am not a boomer.

[@danielpseery6861]

@@DontDrinkthatstuff It's not about how you vote, it's about how you decide how to vote. If you will believe that the Clinton's are running a child sex ring in the basement of a pizza place you aren't very smart. If you think we should tear down Lincoln's statue because he wasn't 'woke' you aren't very smart. It goes both ways, but the rights views on science have been increasingly unintelligent recently

[@pikajew9455]

Bill Maher has the most enthusiastic audience on the planet. "We're all doomed!" Audience claps.

[@JasonSmithPsychedelicTherapist]

This is ridiculous

[@erikandrus4387]

Show was better without them.

[@BBQBeerKars]

Were? Do you know the difference between Were and We are? If not, you shouldn’t be voting at all!

[@greasy8394]

@@BBQBeerKars it's the internet and I am sure they know the difference but too lazy to type it properly

[@mattv4748]

@@BBQBeerKars lmaooo I don't think u should be able 2 vote for being so simple minded that u think that was an insult.

[@JohnDoe-dn9ez]

As a side note: ancient Athens did not have tv but but they had plenty of demagogues. So they used to say the phrase "democracy requires virtue and courage" (meaning it's pointless if the people dont support it). They also needed measures to force people to care about politics. The word idiot in greek literally means "he who cares only for his personal afairs" and it's negative connotation survives to this day.

[@inventgineer]

I just looked this up elsewhere online to confirm (not being the kind of rube or dolt, or......idiot 😉 that does not do his duty properly to others, in this case in terms of independently verifying info before passing it along)....and man, lmao, THANK YOU internet friend. I had absolutely no idea that was its origin, but that fills my heart with a MASSIVE smile, because as someone of Italian-American ancestry? The only thing other than fire than runs through my veins is DUTY. So, most definitely (excuse my crudeness): f*ck all the idiots (aka savages aka barbarians) that are too dumb or weak to have the strength for anyone but themselves, lol. If one can't fathom a purpose and design larger than just one's self or one's family, then one isn't of much more worth than any other dumb farm animal. Complex life didn't arise because every cell just fought only for itself, and, indeed, what we refer to as "cancer"?.....is literally basically just a very broadstrokes term for "whenever a cluster of cells starts going retarded and fighting only for themselves, no matter the harm to the rest of the body". And that's what people who don't believe in democracy are: just uncivilized cancer, threatening the wellbeing of the whole just to suit their own passing interests.

[@inventgineer]

Also, somewhat related: "retarded" comes from Italian and it literally just means "slow" -not even necessarily having to do with thinking, per say. So basically when everyone's SOOOOO upset and in arms about people using the words "retard" or "retarded"?.....All they're literally doing is teasing someone for being somewhat slower mentally than others. And, craaaazy fact about reality: some people DO think faster or slower than others, lol. Everyone's SO offended by the use of that particular word, but......kids still call each stupid in a million other ways (stupid, idiot, smoothbrain, moron, shortbus, etc), and curiously enough: you'll find no self-righteous outrage over all those 😆. This horrible trend of self-righteous moralizing in society is so extremely toxic -such a race to the bottom of who can be the most smug, self-important, and unyielding in their ideology.

[@mbern4530]

@@inventgineer The word is still used in things like fire retardant material and other uses. Also, words like idiot and two others I can't quite remember (moron and imbecile I think)were originally used by a French doctor to describe different levels of mental retardation and were a medical term, that is why we began using them in the modern world and slowly used them as insults. Our modern use doesn't come from the original Greek even if that is the origin of the word.

[@davidcoe9384]

DEMS count on their voters to be really really stupid

[@NC7491]

@@inventgineer Per say comes from latin and it's spelled PER SE. It means in itself.

[@todjohnson8253]

That tenacious thread of anti-intellectualism celebrated in America finally brings us to our knees.... We don't want the best and brightest to lead us, we want celebrities! No matter how dumb...

[@TheAlibabatree]

Yup. Anti intellectualism has been a staple of American culture since the beginning. But we were really rich for a while, and so we developed our own ego driven ethos, that put money (rather than morality, or intelligence, or humility) above all else.

[@Rays_Bad_Decisions]

Have you ever heard Biden talk??? Are you actually trying to argue intellectuals support the Dixie Democrats???? Who all the broke smart people that couldn't afford to move 😭 🤡

[@a.i.8583]

Oh, you've read Hofstadter...give yourself a pat on the back

[@darmaw22]

Anti-intellectualism is an antidote to intellectualism. Neither of the isms means right.

[@DaleGribble1]

Trumps IQ is easily 120 You cant tell because yours isnt that high.

[@JohannRosario1]

*This could be the saddest monologue ever spoken by a comedian.*

[@bigpapi6688]

Well luckily for us all it aged poorly ayooo

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

​@@bigpapi6688I guess it didn't. Now here we are

[@hyacinthlynch843]

"Tyrannies are born out of democracies." -- Plato

[@alexanderbutler2989]

How many are born out of constitutional republics?

[@Xiuhtec]

@@alexanderbutler2989 One as of Tuesday. People voted those who don't care about the constitution to please stick around and kill or enslave more of us. We're done, just waiting for the escalation.

[@kasetoast8354]

@@alexanderbutler2989 People who keep denying, that democratic elections are the cornerstones of a free country are funny. How to you want to choose your leaders in the future? By combat?

[@robertchadwell7146]

you said people's minds cannot be changed in the same segment you said fewer people believe Trump did anything wrong after the hearings than before. It sounds like some minds were changed. just not in the direction you want.

[@ssticklen]

Good point, although if you watched the J6 hearings and came away more convinced Trump did nothing wrong, then Bill was right when he said you're in a cult.

[@therebellion6911]

Im not sure the question was even phrased right. Im a conservative and know lots of conservatives. I even know some "Trumpers". I dont know anyone that thinks everything Trump did was right or that he was the best thing to walk the earth. They just dont believe 80% of he things said about him since much of it was disproved over and over.

[@kww117]

Exactly

[@DS-fi4hf]

He was talking about people in general, not “a few”. 🤦‍♂️

[@kt798]

The problem is media domination in certain markets. You actually have to hear both sides of an argument to come to a logical conclusion. That's not happening.

[@mefordguy]

The January 6th hearings prove that yo be false. Plenty of people have their minds made up long before they get any information. You cannot teach those people, and you cannot reason with those people. They exist on both sides of the political spectrum, but only one side is actually looking to take over and rule or be ruled by dictators.

[@Freakshow1996]

I don't know why both sides are valid when one side is anti democracy and the other is pro democracy. Centrists and the final nail in the coffin of the fascist take over of our country screaming both sides as qanon Republicans take over the country.

[@TheTomruch]

This is something Bill doesn't understand

[@JT-gi8rx]

Exactly, it’s almost solely leftist propaganda in all media today.

[@kmcarchive8288]

...But, there are more than two sides... The centre has been ignored for years in favour of divisive extremes from both sides who rely on clickbaits and incendiary positions that infuriate their opposition into even more extreme positions... It's all orchestrated... Compromise is dead.

[@OnyxLee]

I really don't know why the audience can still laugh. This is the saddest episode ever.

[@SaintKimbo]

Because it's so ridiculously wrong.

[@philsalley3278]

They're seals. They'll clap at anything.

[@GeronimoPlaz]

Seriously. This is his worst video ever. I've been liking Bill, but I unsubscribed just because of this video. This is probably the most irresponsible video I've ever seen. It's insanity.

[@jsnx9067]

because they are braindead democrats.

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Because no one believes him

[@stevenpugh5412]

The rule of law will remain, it will be what a Peruvian general stated “for my friends, everything, for my enemies, the law”.

[@poppasan1873]

What "rule of law" extends to the Jan 6 protesters sitting in solitary in a DC jail without charges or trial for over a year. Most for simple trespassing or minor disobedience type stuff. Yes some were violent and committed serious offenses but most were not. Like he said even the losing WW2 German officials were allowed their day in court.

[@WhizzingFish12]

We have that now but it's not the Rs doing it.

[@anousenic]

That has been happening for years, not just for laws, but also for news coverage. People at the left end of the political spectrum could loot, maim, murder, commit arson or make the president to retreat to a bunker, with no real consequences or outrage. Democrats could openly call to arms, deny elections and be as divisive as they wanted, and no one cared. Houses of Supreme Court justices with the "wrong" opinion could illegally be besieged with nobody shutting it down or locking those people up. (But hey, at least they stopped that one guy from murdering a justice, however there was no outrage over it) Oh right, and the president of the "good" party could be evidently corrupt (among other things), but suddenly that's okay... or has to be hidden away and the people gaslight over it. The current state of law and media coverage is already extremely partisan. Just because the other party did the same when it gets into power (although it has less media control), wouldn't mean it's the end of democracy.

[@wbaldwin666]

For my fox and friends...

[@WhizzingFish12]

@@blippitybloo LOL I think you misread my response. I said it's NOT the Rs doing it.

[@ozzie3963]

Rule of law? All we, at the bottom, see is “laws for thee and not for me”

[@breakingbadheisenberg9703]

Amen !

[@horustrismegistus1017]

Bill isn't at the bottom, so he can't see it

[@ozzie3963]

@@horustrismegistus1017 …so he doesn’t see Gmaxwell get off on being the world’s biggest trafficker of children? He doesn’t see no one prosecuted for the pentagon papers? Blind to media covering up a laptop that could have swayed a close election? I hate Trump but still they meddled with an election. Blind to whistleblowers being jailed and tortured by our own government? Blind to kids still separated from parents and jailed in mass detention centers while hundreds of thousands sneak in? I could go on. He’s not blind. He defends the system that put him where he is

[@andrewmarzan3413]

This changed the course of our nation, lots of folks got real shook after seeing this. Thanks bill!

[@kathymarson]

He hit the nail on the head when he said that no one knows how the government works anymore. We need civics taught in school.

[@samadamms3432]

But most of the teachers are leftists with their own personal agendas.

[@DamienYuen7718]

My private school taught civics and how to handle money in the late 80's and 90's. Notice how the public schools refuse to teach the basics for people to make it in this world. I thank my parents for getting me out of the public school nightmare and getting me a proper education. Now at 41 i will never be able to thank them enough for not leaving me in a public school to rot with the other kids.

[@g.d.graham2446]

Definitely

[@g.d.graham2446]

@@DamienYuen7718 Most public schools don't even get proper funding anymore

[@patriciahawks1511]

Years ago I sat on a committee to design the required curriculum for our district’s high schools. The chair of the committee recommended removing civics from the required courses. When I objected and said the graduates would need it, the chair replied “Why would they need it?” and I was voted down. Guess I was right but I take no satisfaction in that.

[@AXG1981]

“Americans just don’t care.” Exactly true. More Americans keep up with the Kardashians than they do with our political institutions. It’s a tragic state of our affairs and most definitely the end of our democracy is in site. We have to pull together and VOTE and inspire one another and share just how dangerous a time our country is facing. We owe it to everyone that lost their lives in maintaining and preserving our freedom. ❤️🇺🇸

[@JM-hn6vg]

You Democrats think everything happens in a vacuum and people are coerced into voting Republican. Democrats are going to lose because their policies suck. Crime, inflation, energy costs, fentanyl, and illegal immigration are all up because of failed Democrat policies. That's why Democrats are going to lose.

[@jaidev777]

Exactly right. Democracy is on the line but Bill captured the essence of the people the way he imitated them saying: "Uh, what's checks and balances?" Most young Americans have Tik Tok Brain.

[@zzybaloobah3095]

Interesting that the 2020 election turnout was the largest in history. Americans care enough to vote. if the claim is: They don't care enough to vote intelligently, well, that may be true. But then, the call to action should be: "Get informed. Ignore the soundbites, including Bill's. Understand the issues. Then, and only then, VOTE"

[@petercollingwood522]

It's a tragedy for sure. To think of the dead who gave their lives that their descendants could be stuipid enough to throw it all away.

[@9395gb]

I think people care. People are voting on both sides. The problem is people, primarily some White Americans and some Latinos who identify as white, are also fervently voting for Trump, MAGA candidates, white nationalism, less democracy and freedom of choice to live the life you want. Why they are supporting these concepts I still don't know. It doesn't and won't benefit them in the coming years. Instead, it's going to backfire on them badly. They seem afraid of change and people who don't look, act, think, dress or pray like them. Many of these people are middle age and older, not wordly, and appear really unhappy and downright miserable with their personal lives for reasons that have nothing to do with politics or other individuals. However, instead of realizing the cause of their unhappiness is due to themselves, it's easier for them to scapegoat minorities, women, lgbt, Democrats Biden. For example does Trump look happy to you? For all his money, degrees, children, attractive wives and mistresses, he seems like a miserable and unhappy person and it seems like he's been that way most of his life.

[@LittlePhizDorrit]

I have never wanted Bill to be more wrong than I do today.

[@davidlawler8295]

You're right! People should not be permitted to vote. It's the only way we can save our democracy! Wait, what?

[@dawndeleon3765]

Sadly, he's never been more correct.

[@beth3531]

He is Wrong!!! I like Bill, but he has his blinders on when it comes to the Democratic party and what they are doing to this country.

[@JM-hn6vg]

Bill, like all Democrats, aren't addressing why Democrats are going to lose. They can't seem to understand that their policies suck and are hurting everyone! They blame Republicans, but they can't seem to find a mirror to see their failures!

[@maniacal1870]

Then boy, do I have good news for you: He's wrong. True freedom, true equality, true 'democracy' lies with the Republican party, because only WE appreciate different beliefs and ideologies now. You need to face the facts that the liberal party as it once existed is gone, replaced by progressive Marxism. Those who truly remain steadfast to liberty, like myself, and the ideals of the old Liberal party were pushed OUT of the left, accepted into the right, and have found a home as centrist Republicans. You reap what you fucking sow.

[@headofmyself5663]

"Madness becomes invisible when it has reached sufficiently large proportions." Berthold Brecht --> Best of luck from Germany!

[@shahnazotanian6486]

We’re going to need it

[@YOU_CANT_BE_THAT_STUPID]

best of luck to you as well. find simple ways to cook and stay warm...

[@headofmyself5663]

@@YOU_CANT_BE_THAT_STUPID thanks, but there is no issue with energy. Supply is secure. Prices gone up a bit, but thats like 20€ for me monthly. The situation might be exaggerated in the US press.

[@squirrelsupreme3896]

"Most people will rather fall for a big lie than a small one." - A. H. Believe it or not, you would not be the first country to elect your own tyrant into office and cheer on him as he crowns himself. Others have been promised to become great again before.

[@Raz.C]

Madness flows from he who gives it. Giving is the ultimate sacrifice. Sacrifice is a balm to the Gods. The Gods inspire the mad! Madness flows from he who gives it... Quote taken from "Nameless," outside of Kesh, if I recall correctly.

[@middlefingermotionpictures4772]

One thing is for sure: On Tuesday, we're going to find out exactly who can't accept the results of an election.

[@Frederick0220]

And it will be the democrats. The same election deniers of 2016

[@user-md3wm7vu1f]

I guarantee you whatever happens, there wont be a literal assault on the capital by democrats

[@rosenfaust]

Facts, and I for one am going to savor that sweet, sweet irony to the last drop

[@leetjohnson]

Let's go Brandon!

[@bassandtrebleclef]

Hillary sure won't.

[@Coachnyou]

This is the saddest summation of our affairs as I have ever heard.

[@kyleg8098]

That’s not even close to what is happening. Democracy will work on Tuesday…just enjoy it 😊

[@rosenfaust]

This was sensationalist garbage and any non-partisan person who is old enough to know how politics in this country actually works can see that

[@Voyager759]

Not the crazy COVID regime we've gone through paddled and enforced by the Democrats? You are pathetic!

[@mattcarberry368]

@@kyleg8098 lol yeah right good luck with that

[@anthonyelwick3600]

The sky isn't falling chicken little

[@HighHolyOne]

Have we reached Idiocracy?

[@BourbonForageFishing]

Bill has.

[@thomasleffler6721]

New trailer for Ass is 🔥🔥

[@SarahNGeti]

Yes, and Biff Tannen is in the sequel...😏🤡👺

[@jennifersmith1985]

Yes.

[@cmortenson3647]

yes. we are definitely idiocracy.

[@cl7700]

Can't wait for tonight's show for Bill to be so excited about how wrong he was!! Edit: we were all wrong and I couldn't be happier about it

[@QueenBee-ed2vt]

He's not wrong, the election should never have been close. The Republicans will control congress and probably the senate. Be it by one or two, it shows the insurrection didn't matter much.

[@J-dizzle2021]

And????? Let us all.be glad it wasn't a RED WAVE OF CRIME APPOINTED AND CONTINUED FOR THE CAUSE OF STEALING ELECTIONS!!!! I HOPE. THAT IS WHERE YOU WERE GOING!!!!

[@exoticalBecky_Miami]

That was my comment I will delete it you used the less words lololol

[@burnin8orable]

Michael Moore wasn't.

[@J-dizzle2021]

@@burnin8orable MICHAEL MOORE IS A TOTALLY AWESOME GUY! HE ISN'T A PRETENTIOUS ASS... LIKE SO MANY OTHER RICH PEOPLE! HE CARES ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN AS FORTUNATE AS SOME OF US AND I BELIEVE HE IS ONE OF THE MOST PATRIOTIC AND SYMPATHETIC PEOPLE THAT IS AROUND THESE DAYS! SOME OF US THAT HAVE GROWN UP WITH NOT MUCH, BUT HAD FOOD AND DIDN'T LIVE IN THE STREET CAN RELATE AND THAT'S WHERE I CAME FROM A LITTLE OVER 5 DECADES AGO AND I FEEL SO BLESSED BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE IN MY LIFE AND THERE ISN'T A BETTER FEELING IN THE WORLD! IT ISN'T ALWAYS MONEY.......IT IS YOUR LOVE AND YOUR COMPASSION FOR OUR FELLOW HUMANS! IT IS AMAZING AND WE ALL CAN FIND REASONS TO HATE PEOPLE BUT THAT WORD IS THE WORST ONE THERE IS! IT ONLY HURTS THE PERSON THAT IS HATING BECAISE IT TAKES A LOT OUT OF US TO HATE! POLITICS CAN DEVIDE US ANYMORE OR WE COULD BE OVER WITH! I LOVE ALL OF YOU GOOD PEOPLE AND I ALWAYS WILL! YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. LET'S MAKE LOVE THRIVE AGAIN!

[@iammrbeat]

40 years of social studies education being pushed to the back burner in schools has led to this moment.

[@jonathanw1019]

All that SEL has to get taught somewhere.

[@gordonstrong5232]

Yo Mr Beat, very cool to see you here! So is Bill right here or what? Be great to hear your take on this.

[@forman208]

Nah, education frankly has nothing to do with this. Do you SERIOUSLY believe the millions of people supporting the Republicans in this election would have been swayed otherwise being taught social studies in school? Lmao, pure delusion.

[@rafahino7054]

Not at all. Americans becoming increasingly anxious and desperate caused this.

[@DegreesOfThree]

Two years of the most incompetent President in history led to this moment.

[@ohnezuckerohnefett]

If you can see this video in January 2025, things turned out a bit better than expected.

[@Balaskh]

Leaving this here in case I forget to check. Someone please hit it as a reminder, ty and god bless :D

[@alitlweird]

Yes. that’ll be an indication that the American people voted out the insane democrats and RINOs. And hopefully CAPITALLY PUNISHED every single one of them that was found guilty of treason and/or sedition. *_MAGA FOREVER!_* ✝️🇺🇸🔥 *_Salt Must Flow!!_* 🧂🧂🧂

[@eddbenson7223]

As a Libertarian, I'm voting Republican. 👍 Democrats lost me years ago. They racist as hell.

[@CraigTalbert]

KZbin comments need that one Twitter bot thing.

[@jsmith4205]

@@eddbenson7223 As a Libertarian, I’m voting Democrat. Republicans lost me years ago. They’re racist as hell.

[@Hollywood2021]

I sure hope this doesn't age well.

[@eyeseer1]

It could either spoil in two years or it’ll get ripe in 2025.

[@aurelian1]

I'm sure Maher would love to be wrong on this one.

[@brandongerringer5058]

It won’t. 6 years from now he’ll be claiming that whomever the Republican candidate is, is a fascist and democracy is under threat. It’ll be the most important election ever but seriously this time. On it will go until he quits or dies.

[@josejr.garcia2228]

It won’t. They’ve been saying this stuff for ever. It’s media based fear mongering. We came out and voted blue in 2020 and for what? It meant nothing? Life will go on. Not like he’s saying tho.

[@KoshN]

it won't age well. He's describing his own party.

[@stendec-dd3he]

"They are guilty of what they accuse you of"

[@russellfurbush7499]

Confession through projection…it’s a criminal thing. But for those outside the Mass Formation it’s an excellent solvent vs the empire of lies

[@BeaverChainsaw]

“You commited murder!” “You are guilty of what you accused me of so you commited the murder!”

[@pogo8050]

Every conservative accusation is an admission

[@Hakulanni]

This was the saddest and darkest episode of Real Time ever...

[@R-Lee-]

Why

[@willrussell4497]

AGREED ,, IT TRULY DEPRESSED ME !!!

[@miketelles1]

I agree! The outlook, Bill analyzed, looks grim and depressing 😭

[@Misitheus]

@@miketelles1 Why?

[@specks_alot]

I felt him choking up and I really just lost it.

[@suezbell1]

Vote anyway -- If individual liberty must die, let's at least go down fighting for it.

[@getalife8234]

Individual liberty? GTFOH. Democrats are tyrants. Bunch of cancel freaks calling for violence and creating much more violence than any other political party ever has.

[@nonamenoname1942]

Another "Seattle" - no way!

[@cmmguy99]

Voting is the essence of democracy...you see how much fear the left promotes? Stop buying arguments like Bill pushes. Democracy is only dead if elections can't be trusted. Look who promoted the idea of not challenging elections.

[@getalife8234]

@@cmmguy99 Exactly. Election integrity has been contaminated countless times and it can NOT go unchecked. Checking election integrity to ensure fair elections IS part of democracy. LIBERTY??? Crazy to hear any leftist talk about liberty.. Usus they're referring to one issue such as abortion or drugs. All the while the left wants more control from the government which destroys liberty.

[@DMDvideo10]

The funny thing about your comment is Democracy has been dying for two years... It's about to be restored...

[@davidkershner7513]

Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here" was written in 1935. Should be required for every citizen right now.

[@pegasus7607]

"We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power." Orwell "1984". Good luck America, from the UK.

[@josephpeeler5434]

So, we should keep one party rule in D.C. Let me get this straight: If Anericans don't vote for Democrats, then we don't have a constitutional Republic? Come again?.

[@jimlynch2129]

Thanks, mate. You are having your own troubles, eh? Too many of our fellow citizens embraced ignorance.

[@josephpeeler5434]

@@jimlynch2129 You mean the lockdown ignorance?

[@beth3531]

the only dictatorship that we have in this country is currently in the White House.

[@OutyMan]

So, if the Democrats get voted out for their Orwellian edicts, those who voted them out are..."seizing power"? lol

[@ericroll]

His comment about Americans not even being aware when they lost Democracy because they never knew what it was in the first place, is spot on.

[@JM-hn6vg]

Well, we never had a democracy, but a Constitutional Republic.

[@bobklahn42]

@@JM-hn6vg OMG! How does that piece of stupidity continue to survive. I remember that BS from the early 1960s. The Soviet Union was a Republic. It even had a constitution. It was not a democracy. It was a dictatorship. The US is a Democratic Republic... the only form of government under which the people rule possible in a large country.

[@stevenadams8227]

That's because Bill only spends his time with progressives.

[@beth3531]

@@JM-hn6vg in a way, we have both.

[@socom2wasgreat542]

@@JM-hn6vg you still don't get it jesus

[@mikejunior80]

Well Bill it all goes back to something you said some previous years ago. "We're a f****** stupid country" and guess what? You were right all along.

[@Marijuanifornia]

America legalized weed to win World War II. It's on film. Just watch *Hemp for Victory.* It's online from the US National Archives, and it's on several KZbin channels.

[@monkeymanchronicles]

@solaire of astora 🌞 why do you want evil shitheads to win

[@pbr-yt8zc]

Wrong we are proving we are a country of truth, logic, and common sense, not left lunacy.

[@josephimperatrice5552]

@solaire of astora 🌞 Donald Trump does not like to read books unless they are all picture books. Donald Trump speaks for the poorly educated!

[@jesper1406]

To say you guys are dumber than a door, is a real insult to doors... That's why England gathered all the religious lunatics on a ship called "Mayfair", and asked them to sail west to never return...

[@squirrelsupreme3896]

"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause."

[@pamalamcbrayer1399]

Well democracy was always a tough deal. It’s why Plato thought it was one step removed from anarchy. Maybe his idea of an educated warrior class is a better idea!

[@oppothumbs1]

@@pamalamcbrayer1399 We have an elite education warrior ruling class of Leftists already.

[@kasetoast8354]

@@pamalamcbrayer1399 "Maybe his idea of an educated warrior class is a better idea!" We had that in germany ones. Didnt went that well.

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

@@kasetoast8354 once* Try to speak English next time, immigrant.

[@sixstanger00]

@@DontDrinkthatstuff *_Try to speak English next time, immigrant._* You realize that other countries have internet access too, right?

[@stewartbibb]

You can hear the sadness in Bill's voice while reading this new rule segment.

[@Gadzooki]

@Savior Money I disagree, it's the voice of man, with public clout, who is tired of seeing a cycle of destruction for a country he believes in.

[@snagswolf]

@@Gadzooki - He's participating in that destruction, by promoting the Left's failed policies that have screwed up this country for the past two years.

[@jorgeferreira2009]

@Savior Money and what would that be?

[@sarahjane4908]

Every election the democrats tell us the world will end if they don’t win. Somehow we’re still here. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

Yep he was sad all right. Because the people he supported weren’t able to destroy the country . And they’ll all be gone on Tuesday thank God.

[@wasay456]

I was born in Afghanistan. My grandparents and many others in their generation, were farmers. They had lots of land that they farmed with primitive methods (more cows plowing than tractors and more donkeys irrigating than water-pumps)...it was pre-globalization and pre-war era, so farmers were not rich..had to labor and were extremely busy year around. A couple of decades of war and disruption of life later, the next generation didn't know how to farm, how to labor hard, how to be content. The one thing they got going for them was sky-rocketing real-estate prices (thanks to oodles of cash infusion by US) and inherited land from their poor farmer parents. So, they started selling these lands to the businesses and the wealthy..one piece at a time and lived lavishly. For some, it lasted 10 years. For others, 20. But it finally ran out. Prices crashed and they didn't have much to sell. What was worse though is that their kids, having been raised by bunch of dead-beat brats, are completely lost. Fearful, cowardly and completely at a loss towards life itself. Yeah, somewhat like America. So far removed from founding fathers and that it is impossible to reconnect the dots.

[@christianbuhlmann7820]

You make a very salient point that is true of current America. On the big picture of the world. Life is easy in America. Our lights stay on, the stores have food and luxuries we all mostly have clean water. When you don’t have to struggle for the basics you spend time doing things of leisure which then lead to non productive activities and a focus on self. America has never been perfect and never will be, but we have never lived so carefree and that can be our downfall just like your Afghanistan example

[@gigistoner8004]

thank you for that story/share

[@KangaRuude]

The “democrats” did this. Remember America is not a democracy. It’s a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC… That’s why we have the constitution… and are a republic. America used to be hard working and still has some of the generation that remembers that. Democrats have ran the country into the ground over and over. Republicans stick to what is the foundation and what created and carried America. Democrats have only segregated more and more people into groups and then tinier groups to the point to where there is always a problem between them instead of just keeping it simple and basic. (Also bill Maher changes his views for tv)

[@user-qy9tf2im7f]

@@christianbuhlmann7820 We may live comfortably in America if we work hard and keep our noses clean, there is a price. When my Nephew was first deployed to Iraq, he was the Fifth Consecutive Generation in my Family to see Combat. The First an Immigrant and fought on American Soil. 4 in a Row on Foreign Soil. Holding my breath that my Grandchildren break the chain.

[@Bat_Boy]

We are a flawed democracy because of 1) the electoral college 2) plurality voting 3) the Senate. When you understand that these inherent flaws will probably not change, that is when you realize that voting, (and worrying about politics), is absurd.

[@donaldmeiner1532]

The VOTE is Democracy in action.

[@kennethdower7425]

That's as meaningless as a platitude.

[@otisziggenhorn5858]

Gerrymandering and voter suppression (mostly crafted by the republican party) have rendered many votes pointless; hardly the democracy you seem to be referring to.

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

Good luck with that when votes don't mean anything. When they will be thrown in a bin, or if it's made so that bigger and bigger portions of the population can't vote anyway.

[@anna9072]

I honestly wept when you uttered your requiem for democracy, even though I was coming from the future and knew your pessimism was unfounded. The war isn’t over, but there is still some hope.

[@lovestream5122]

You come from the future? I have a few questions

[@anna9072]

@@lovestream5122 the future from the perspective of this broadcast, I didn’t see it until after the election was over.

[@pppaybackkk]

@@anna9072 r/whoosh

[@datwhitteettyy666]

When this originally aired , I was skating through San Francisco on shrooms and I honestly cried the whole ride. Still now , I come back this and really have a sense of uncertainty

[@deucesax8720]

When this originally aired I was driving a school bus through Fort Wayne on meth, and honestly cried the entire time. Still now, I come back this and really have a sense of uncertainty.

[@christopherhuff3123]

People's hatred of other people outweighs their own sense of well being.

[@odeleon24]

Well said

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

They're not seeing the big picture right now because they're too mad about inflation above anything else. All they're caring about are their personal finances and are looking for Republicans who prioritize the needs of the wealthy to solve the problem.

[@victorpradha9946]

Yep...They just paved the way and opened the door for the Republic being irrevocably shuttered and done! Election deniers means that Trump and his MAGAt successors will NEVER yield power regardless of the election results. They have "elections" in Russia, China, Hungary, Syria, Turkey...but does ANY ONE think for one second that these elections are legit, free and fair?!

[@justaguy2365]

My well-being greatly depends on my avoiding most people.

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

True. Bill obviously hates other people, as he's endorsing voting Blue and destroying America.

[@jasonj5641]

Bill Maher was willing to go to just about any lengths to rid the U.S. of President Donald Trump including economic collapse. Remember when Bill Maher said: “I feel like the bottom has to fall out at some point. And by the way, I’m hoping for it,” Maher said.” “Because I think one way you get rid of Trump is a crashing economy. So please, bring on the recession,” he said. “Sorry if that hurts people, but it’s either root for a recession or you lose your democracy.”

[@jonathannuss1711]

and then he said America has survived 60 recessions, it can survive another one but it can't survive another Trump presidency.

[@stevenmiller3285]

Well, the bottom fell out. Just not until #fjb took over.

[@martianproductions997]

@@stevenmiller3285 Man, after 40 years it still amazes me that people still think a change in presidency would result in immediate change in culture and economy. Things dont move that fast, never have. You can maybe attribute the current state of the country to the current president if he is on his 6-8th year but not before dude.

[@irfan4506]

@@stevenmiller3285 ...are you actually trying to make an argument that a sluggish economy that's been straddling low unemployment and high inflation in 2022 is somehow worse than what was literally the worst recession since the Great Depression that occurred in 2020? That was only two years ago lol I know that the average person is completely illiterate about macroeconomics, but god damn 😅

[@chezsuzie]

I like Maher quite a lot, but he has been living a life of privilege. I don’t think it matters much to him that, in terms of what they offer us working people, there isn’t much difference in the Dems and Reps anymore outside of outward APPEARANCE. Sure, Dems are traditionally more “for” the people-they may APPEAR more civil, have better manners-might speak more eloquently-but the sad truth is that both parties serve the oligarchy. People are already suffering even with Dems in the majority-just look at where all the wealth is going! Then look at the major cities even those run by Dems-homelessness is EXPLODING. Does Maher have to worry about job security? Housing? Retirement? Doctor bills? Remember, Maher was rooting for Klobuchar for President-a candidate who basically promised she would do NOTHING for the people. Maher doesn’t care about us mere mortals-he just wants someone who won’t embarrass the country.

[@MTG776]

Seems to me as an outsider, Americans seem fixated on being politically correct but not politically active, they seem to care more about pronouns and micro aggressions than serious issues that actually affect ones' life or living standards.

[@claymerritt2869]

No, no a small group with a loud speaker. The true americans are still here. We just dont have time to play games, while we are trying to actually live life.

[@JM-hn6vg]

Those are called Democrats, Mr. Outsider.

[@heliotrope3345]

It's true, tragically, Americans always miss the point and the forest through the trees.

[@JM-hn6vg]

@@heliotrope3345 You're welcome for all the freedom that Americans have provided.

[@arcademaster1]

Funny how having a record turnout election is not democracy. Literally it’s the definition of democracy. Democrats just don’t get that when they lose it’s because America isn’t buying their BS. Didn’t Bill deny Trump won his election in 2016? I guess ONLY democrats can deny an election but when republicans question the results (as democrats do every election), THAT’s a danger to democracy. Yeah, democracy is in danger but it’s the democrats who changed and still want to change election laws to ensure a win for them. Remember democrats always accuse you of what they are doing.

[@whyforcemetoaddthis]

I'm going to save this video because I want to repost it and compare your prediction to what actually happens. Interesting perspective.

[@doggo6517]

I've always wanted to make a "20 years ago today" type of history channel. Or even news review honestly - just get to add hindsight.

[@billhughes8237]

@@doggo6517 Hopefully you’ll be able to post something like this in 20 years, in 10 or even 5 years. Just saying, after hearing a senator declare that, if republicans win this election, they’ll never again lose another one.

[@toriless]

@@billhughes8237 They did not win! Did they lose, mostly but not enough to avoid the same old quagmire. The will gain in the house but not by much.

[@valerierosario491]

This is the saddest segment I've ever heard.😥

[@Allison_Chaynes]

I actually think it's sad that for the last 2 years he's seen how shitty everything has become due to mostly leftist policies and then he still acts like they should keep power.

[@mackjones8409]

Best thing I’ve heard in 2yrs….hope he’s right….Trump 2024

[@starstern1077]

He’s done.

[@fuckoffshittube3333]

SAVE DEMOCRACY VOTE REPUBLICAN

[@AK-lt3ej]

@@Allison_Chaynes right?

[@LogoTimeClark]

Bill forgot some history about election deniers from the past. But it's his choice to ignore them for the convenience of comedy.

[@communismkills2878]

And the violence that accompanied the election deniers from the past. The entire foundation of his video was based upon only one party contesting election results, which couldn’t be further from the truth. That in itself invalidates the entire premise of his video.

[@jamesgray5900]

@Lynn Paustian All is not lost even if Trump wins. However, the fact that it's a reasonable possibility means more people should be panicking.

[@kommisar.]

@@jamesgray5900 And why the hell should anyone panic over Trump winning again? We heard this last time and none of your bullshit prophecies ever panned out: we did not go to nuclear war (in fact Trump was the first president in decades not to start a new war), women, minorities, immigrants and LGBT people did not lose their rights (in fact the country got more woke), the country did not become overrun by Nazis and white supremacists and despite what Bill claims we did not lose our democracy. The January 6th committee has been going at it for months now and they STILL can't make a case Trump incited a coup. The anti-Trump fear mongering is just fucking pathetic. Meanwhile, Dementia Joe is trying to make the case that free speech is a bad thing.

[@pauld.b7129]

@@jamesgray5900 why would you fucking panic? Are you that brainwashed? If you didn't watch the news, you would think Trump was an amazing president. Anything that can be physically measured was much better then. What exactly did trump do that's worth panicking over?

[@glenncanning8189]

Please show me the examples from elections previous when an entire party was running around the easily proven false belief that our system of electing new representatives is totally corrupt. Please show me the examples of 150+ candidates from one party running for the positions of power that allow them to directly oversee vote counting whom ALL believe that elections & votes aren’t valid unless they win. Have people denied elections before? Of course. This is different. It has never, not once in our history, been this focused on the sole issue of gaining control of how votes are counted, all because one party lost a totally fair, secure election.

[@heliotrope3345]

Even our Founding Fathers expressed that they were very worried about the average person having the right to vote. They wisely worried that idiots would rule.

[@JM-hn6vg]

It's already happened. We got Biden for President.

[@heliotrope3345]

@@JM-hn6vg Well, I sort of figured you'd say that so I guess it all depends on one's defiition of the word dictator.

[@kommisar.]

@@heliotrope3345 And how does the concept of dictatorship apply here? They limited the people who could vote so you didn't get idiots making decisions for the country. They still supported electing leaders though.

[@XCodeHelpHub]

The idiots currently rule!!!!!

[@heliotrope3345]

@@XCodeHelpHub I'm registered as Independent and granted, one could argue that many of the Democrats' ideas are idiotic but I fear the choice has become 'leaning towards idiotic' vs. 'leaning towards pure evil.' So, I guess it all depends on what each person sees as the lesser of two evils.

[@dawnradford1936]

I remember an old saying from when I was a kid -- something about the soap box, the jury box, the ballot box, and the ammo box. Three of 'em have been compromised.

[@carriecree1789]

“There are four great protections for our liberties: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. If you lose the last, the first three won’t mean a thing.” - Louisiana Rep. Woody Jenkins, 1976 There are earlier versions similar to this, though, by others, worded a bit differently.

[@vytallicaq.6881]

Who really knows if these elections are accurate? How could any one person possibly know for sure, unless that one person personally talked to every voter to confirm what their vote was? An impossible task. I think it's legitimately suspicious that a computerized, SECURE website isn't used to tally the votes. Banks have been using secure websites for years now. If these websites weren't secure, the world's greatest hackers would have successfully hacked in, and electronically stolen everyone's money by now. That same system the banks use to keep track of customer transactions could also be used to keep track of every voter's vote. You could vote from home over the internet the same way you make transactions at your bank. Anyone too poor to have internet service could go to their local library to vote on their computers. After voting, the system would send you an e-mail to confirm your votes. Just the way banks do now when you make a transaction. You would also get more voter participation from that kind of system, since that makes voting easier. The fact that those who control the system, HAVEN'T switched to that kind of system, tells me that CORRUPT people are benefiting from the current antiquated system. So they keep that BETTER SYSTEM from happening.

[@toriless]

Hardly, the ONLY guns vote in 50 states votes passed, so now you can jack off about it

[@KennethWaites]

Frederick Douglas, originally, and it was the jury box, the ballot box, and the cartridge box.

[@stridertherangerwoof]

IF WE KEEP THE ECONOMY ABOVE THE ECOLOGY. NONE OF IT WILL MATER. IF WE SAVE MONEY, (BECAUSE BEING GREEN, COST TO MUCH) RISING OCEANS, HEATING UP, AND BURNING LAND, WILL SAY F.-CK YOU. AND IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WILL COST MORE NOT LESS. WHY HEATH CARE IS CHEAPER "AN ONCE OF PREVENTION, IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. DUH? HOW LONG HAVE WE KNOWN THIS? "EDUCATION, NEVER COSTS AS MUCH AS STUPIDITY" EQUALITY FOR ALL HUMANS, IS NEVER A BAD IDEA. WHEN DID THESE BECOME LEFT WING "CLEAN WATER" , "CLEAN AIR", BEING GOOD STEWARTS OF THE PLANET. A DOLLAR WILL DO LITTLE GOOD, IF THE ECOLOGY COLLAPSES.

[@mikhaellaroshe2526]

We want accountability for the corruption on both sides of the isle. Parties be damned..

[@mikhaellaroshe2526]

@vmehta2002 The dumbest thing I have ever heard. Demoncrats invented Jim Crow and the Dixie crats which were the klan..

[@mikhaellaroshe2526]

Trump was also democratic who converted

[@forman208]

People need to seriously stop equating both parties on every single issue. It doesn't make you neutral or objective, it makes you look stupid. There are a number of Republicans running who are literally claiming they're not going to accept the results of the election if they/their party loses, not a single Democrat running has said this. So stop treating them as equally culpable in this regard, because on this issue, the one Bill is discussing in these closing remarks, they aren't even in the same stratosphere.

[@anousenic]

@@forman208 "not a single Democrat running has said this" Are you sure about that? Also democrats love to call races they lose rigged and stolen. So yeah, both sides are guilty of that. It's the same political game for both sides: "If my enemy does X it's bad and threatening democracy, if I do X it's honorable and necessary". Just like Biden continuing building Trump's wall in Arizona is suddenly "humanitarian" and barely news-worthy while the same thing was "racist and despicable" under Trump...

[@thedudefromU]

@@forman208 you mean Kari Lake specifically? It's looking like she'll win fair and square and her rhetoric about never conceding a lost won't be tested. Then become VP in 2024

[@Raygo.]

How to begin the day with a crack in your heart and leaden despair in your soul. Thanks Bill.

[@TheMangnakak]

Wrong!

[@seanbrown9048]

Lol; you’re just finding out how stupid, backward, vulgar and religiously zealous most Americans are?

[@mountainair]

Where's that gat dang medation app * scrolls feverishly *

[@denniskane1870]

Sorry to hear you are so sad that many people running our country into the ground under Biden will be voted out of a job on 11/8/22.

[@kandacepatterson7965]

Omg so true....locking myswlf in the house😬😫

[@jesprotech]

Did you knew about project 2025 when this episode aired bill? Please talk about it in your next show please! Democracy is seriously in danger this year!

[@pwblackman]

For those of us who live outside of the USA, the prospect of an authoritarian America is terrifying.

[@zukgod]

It's not happening, not one bit. Both parties are drama queens and say the other side is going to destroy America. The people own and run this nation and it's far from finished.

[@TrumpsLuckyShoes]

I promise you, the US is fine and the people who respect The Constitution are finally getting back in power. You don’t need to worry.

[@brent9564]

Why, it's been that way for a while now? the players might change but the game doesn't

[@MiloZfunk]

How do you think we feel!

[@dreamstever]

@@TrumpsLuckyShoes careful…your confidence is showing!

[@JimLovesGolf]

Fear-mongering and broad-brush demonization of those who have an opposing point of view is just one of the signs of a decline. Who’s best at doing that?

[@jjj1951]

Republicans of course

[@g.d.graham2446]

The GOP

[@CrimeThinkBeats]

The maga fascist party with their bigot rallies of course.

[@tomlester5291]

Clearly the Democrats or, more specifically, the hardcore professional Left that seems to have full control over it.

[@necktamusprime]

Can someone answer me this question… isn’t what their doing TREASONOUS???

[@machettefreddy4170]

Accuse your opponent of what you are doing, to create confusion and to inculcate voters against evidence of your own guilt -Saul Alinsky

[@racindaze3450]

Saul alinsky......and the modern left.

[@rwg68z76]

Don't say Maher didn't warn us.

[@PedanticAntics]

That moment in every zombie movie when everything seems a little bit too normal for a few minutes and you think, "okay...where is it?"

[@Sikyu-ye4ns]

this guy vote for the "ministry of truth" party and he think he's antifascist

[@deborahskyrim1314]

Sad

[@deborahskyrim1314]

Sad

[@deborahskyrim1314]

Sad

[@deborahskyrim1314]

Sad

[@gretchenluchs4641]

I'm an optimist and I'm hoping that there are folks like me who haven't responded to polls or any of that crap because I'm sick of it but I'm sure going to vote.

[@abjectt5440]

I'm 72 and I've never believed in nor participated in polls.

[@luckyDancer100]

Same. I know Kansas threw people in the last election when they supported abortion rights. Maybe the polls are off.

[@kathy2147]

I’ve never participated in a poll - never been asked. I do care & I have voted since I was 21. Do I lean towards one party more than another, yes I do. It is evident that people are unhappy with the direction of the country right now, they may or may not vote to change direction, but I do not believe for one minute that it is the end of Democracy. I think Mr. Maher has smoked way to much pot and is easily depressed.

[@barbaraann6229]

@@kathy2147 yes the direction of the country is toward authoritarianism. And yes, the majority of the nation thinks it’s wrong

[@vanadyan1674]

I think the polls are way off and Democrats are going to do way better than anyone thinks. Polls calculate what likely voters will do. I know an awful lot of people that weren't previously interested in politics, and havent voted in a long time, that see what is happening and are very eager to vote this year.

[@jordantaylor1988]

I find a bit of humor in how every upcoming election becomes "the most important election in American history."

[@bootsandcats1501]

Because the country keeps getting worse.

[@afonsords]

It's a correct assessment though. Every two years, America becomes closer and closer to the breaking point. What happened in 2016 was unimaginable in 2014. What happened in 2021 was unimaginable in 2018... Etc etc.

[@jonnym4670]

maybe the democrats should go for the southern strategery all go vote republican but for the ones that hold your values

[@calikeisha365]

@@jonnym4670 Who are those republicans? You mean the lunatics that want to get rid of birth control and free elections?

[@Xeroize7459]

@@jonnym4670 That assumes that one exists which holds their values. Quite an assumption.

[@Clearskysahead]

I think that this New Rules segment should be required reading for all high school students and people taking the US citizenships exam.

[@spikespiegel6977]

Carlin was right when he stated that you only have temporary, subject to review privileges not rights

[@mike144]

Spend the last couple years relentlessly (and correctly) pointing out how utterly ridiculous the democratic party has become and then be shocked when they are losing ground. Have we considered that these two things might be related to each other?

[@jdunn501]

There’s a difference. You can disagree with Democratic politics but at least they respect election results. Trump doesn’t.

[@mike144]

I know, right. Remember #notmypresident? Oh, wait.

[@jdunn501]

@@mike144 People did not like Trump getting elected and said so. That is the point of the 1st Amendment. The peaceful transition of power was respected. It’s similar to the “Let’s Go Brandon” tag line which was a juvenile disrespect to President Biden. Not a classy tagline but not threatening to the soul of the nation either. Trump instigated January 6th.

[@mike144]

CHAZ

[@jdunn501]

@@mike144 Now I know I’ve been wasting my time chatting with an internet troll. There is no comparison between Seattle protests, which took too long for the city government to get under control because they wanted to avoid police confrontations, and an attempted stop to the peaceful transfer of power orchestrated by the President of the United States. The national Democratic Party is not in favor of anarchy.

[@richk184]

If people vote to change the elected representatives that they feel are not doing what's in the best interests of the people and the country, it will be the end of democracy, then I guess it ends every time we vote because it's the biggest "threat to our democracy" if we do. I guess Bill fell for that mantra

[@WolfOfCenterSt]

But if you don’t get enough votes you still claim you won, because you have a jelly fish brain.

[@ricardojames2004]

Obviously

[@heliotrope3345]

But it's different this time because we can never go back after this.

[@martywanlass4774]

And yet, you cannot tell me what ONE Republican will do to solve our problems. Most of them have stated out loud they want to end our Democracy: end Social Security, end healthcare for all, end freedom to vote......

[@JM-hn6vg]

@@martywanlass4774 The opposite of what is being done by the Democrats will save the USA.

[@SnowyNightFlyer]

We aren’t crossing the Rubicon Tuesday. No, we crossed it years ago. We’re just seeing the cascading effects now.

[@justsaying3729]

Ditto! Divide & conquer. It's worked.

[@shoestringfarm]

When you think in black or white, rich or poor, red or blue, you create hate and division. It only ends one way, win or loose.

[@user-ke4kz3in9j]

Bill’s most salient point will go missed by many…most people don’t actually pay attention to politics or understand the beauty of our systems of government. So they don’t care, they won’t miss it, and they’re not interested in saving it.

[@shadowpawn]

Im in this camp. Grew up with two journalists who demanded I understand both side of the discuss and were deeply political. I was fortunate to see how the process worked on election night as a 12 year old watching ballots being counted with both parties watching over. I returned that years later to volunteer to help others partake in the democratic process fair and freely. Now Im tired and wonder if it really was wasted effort and I should just move on with my life.

[@amieres]

@@shadowpawn Learned helplessness

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

A large number of people do pay attention to politics! Their forced too every time they have to put gas into their vehicles, or look at rising crime rates around them!! You think people who vote Republican whether historically or will for the first time do so because they sit at home watching Tucker Carlson and Fox everyday? They can see for themselves what’s going on!!..because we’re all neck deep in it!! Well those of us that have true financial commitments, and walk a tightrope every time we decide how to ration this weeks budget on food, heating and gas! Not to mention clothing our children and all the other costs that come with schooling!

[@TrueOpinion99]

As a guy who pays attention to both sides of the aisle...Bill is fear-mongering.

[@ncolvin05]

@@TrueOpinion99 yeah, a bit. Though in fear-mongering there does have to be some truth.

[@JaysClubHouse]

As a very conservative voter- I still love every second of your thought process. As I might not 100% agree all the time, that’s what makes us a democracy. And add in your clever humor, it makes disagreement a tiny bit easier

[@seansnow3151]

😂 I was literally saying the same thing...

[@miniman2132]

As a social democratic voter- I deeply loath the damage conservative voters have done with their voting patterns over the last few decades, and have come to the realisation that what conservative values amount to today are to such an extreme that the time for cordial disagreement is over, and the time for being ruthless with political systems and crushing the ideals you vote for is now.

[@schlechtgut8349]

that's strange he literally says that republicans are fascists if you vote for them than you support them and it would not be logical to like his comments. So if you think that he is wrong than he should have zero crediblity in your eyes, right?

[@miniman2132]

@@austingulick said the Nazi.

[@roomie4rent]

Wouldn't be nice if you returned the favor and were just as much pro-democracy as you are pro-conservative

[@kianushmaleki]

Foundation of democracy is 1k-12k education. Once that education deteriorates , fading of democracy is inevitable.

[@carleckhardt4701]

That deuteriation has been taking place in our schools for the past 30 years.

[@airejocky7731]

And there is the reason the Dept of Ed was created all those years ago.

[@floridafan6931]

Absolutely yes! When will this country learn that education is the key to democracy. Only then can we hope to remain a free society by learning and using critical thinking to question those that spew misinformation where the only goal is to obtain self-serving power. Our children need to be better educated or we are doomed.

[@dc1674]

US education has been a mess for at least 40 years.

[@paindoc4955]

The election deniers are all well educated, at least most of them. Education is overrated when it comes to politics and religion.

[@cinmanmoo]

@BillMaher I watch a lot of your shows and been binging them tonight... this one was wow! You say it as it is and thank you for that!

[@phoenix5054]

"It's trying to win an argument in a marriage. Even if you're right, it still gets you nothing." Spot on!

[@a.i.8583]

Bill sounds like every DNC pundit on Corporate Media: "Vote Blue or it's the end of democracy" " democracy is on the ballot!" No Bill, Democracy is voting for whoever the fuck I want to. Only a Fascist government would use phrases like "I'm warning you, vote for us or Democracy is over!" Gimme a break you DNC corporate hack!

[@casbot71]

BTW this is why you make a bet when you know you're in the right … 😏🔞

[@centristmiguel8581]

Only in this case Democrats THINK they're right, but are wrong. Normal Americans are voting accordingly knowing they're voting against out of touch coastal elite assholes with gimpy priorities that don't matter in the REAL WORLD TO REAL AMERCIANS!

[@Vera-xu3xw]

So when Republicans win its not a democracy anymore? I don't remember Republicans trying to force vaccines on people? Shut down small businesses? Stop people from visiting their family during the holidays? Visit your parents in the hospital or go to their funeral? That was DEMOCRATS

[@itsgoodtobeclean]

Unless you're married to your best friend :-)

[@NateB]

Bring term limits for all elected and unelected positions!

[@adamgordon3990]

If there wasn't a term limit on the presidency, Barack Obama would have gotten a 3rd term and we wouldn't have this mess.

[@HorrorFXDesigns]

​@@adamgordon3990 Barack Obama is who started this mess. Wtf are you smoking? 🤦‍♂️

[@harkbelial]

Term limits yes, but only when it doesn't go our way.

[@Kurteous100]

And who makes those laws?

[@Kurteous100]

@@adamgordon3990 so you wanted to go against Constitution then, but now you think the Republicans are going to crush the Constitution! Makes a lot of sense

[@johnwilson1689]

Bill I'm so glad you're not using fear and showing complete objectivity in your analysis tonight. Keep doing the yeoman's work!😂

[@christoduplessis8177]

I was listening him thinking you know the Democrats also denied election wins, also attacked rights (whether the bill or constitution) and lie to us all the time.

[@jackyonkovski7899]

He's such a shill

[@LinuxMaster9]

Sounds like he is using sarcasm about republicans

[@LinuxMaster9]

Democrats speak out of both sides of their mouths

[@JohnSmith-qg7me]

yes, lets now be objective, not critical when it comes to election deniers, liars and insurrectionists until the time comes when we won't have that choice.

[@sheldonmarcotte8392]

I seriously thank this new rule for the reason why we had such a victory this midterm election!

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

Democrats won the mid terms because white demographics are collapsing. Soon the GOP will die & so will the Democratic party.

[@bunksoup8137]

NGL I think Bill did put the fear in so many voters and maybe helped save us from ourselves. His pessimism is literally the reason I voted. Thanks Bill.

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

@@bunksoup8137 Not pessimism. Realism. Trump happened once, and he could certainly happen again. Since people often vote against the successful party of the last election, the Democratic success of 2022 may spell a Republican win in 2024.

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

I do to. I think it scared some people into voting. Also the overturning of Roe v Wade

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

Well it looks like we got a temporary miracle but I am still not sure our country will survive

[@cuauhtemoc1951]

This is the most powerful and somber "New Rule" that Bill ever did. Fuck, I felt his sadness.

[@HughJorgan1]

Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. Be sad about that.

[@sweett2185]

246 year experience has died.

[@jaws392]

Oh but did you also feel his one sided perspective on this as well. What about when Hillary denied the election results in 2016. What about when the Democrats spent a year long battle with Russia gate to impeach Trump and turns out, that was all a huge hoax with no evidence. What about Biden and his disinformation board (AKA the Ministry of Truth). What about Vaccine mandates that can be seen as a prime example of a fascist policy. BOTH sides, I repeat BOTH sides hate democracy.

[@tonyr.3435]

Need a tissue? FFS.😆🤣😆🤣

[@SaintKimbo]

The most batshit crazy 'New Rule' he's ever done.

[@barrysmith380]

I am personally going to hold on to that last thread of Hope, hope that America has had enough and does the right thing! And hope is the only thing I have

[@jennyharris8642]

Just what is the "right thing?"

[@snowjae9380]

I missed the days where people got their info from credible sources, and not Facebook Will be voting and I encourage you to vote too

[@bromosapien4972]

republican for sure.

[@lovesausage9113]

And CNN, all lies and never report on anything important.

[@brent9564]

I miss the days when there were credible sources full stop.

[@gonnahitcharide]

@@bromosapien4972 How come? Whats the benefit?

[@eargasm1072]

Exactly...that and I miss the days when people thought, spoke and behaved accordingly for their age, like "adults".

[@markellis6101]

This will age well, and should be replayed over and over again. It was how close we came and baring a few million right thinking people, we could have lost it all. We are still not out of danger. But I would like to think Bill's stark warning woke up some people to exercise their right to vote.

[@mikeyj1274]

Not enough for us to keep Congress. That will have real, genuine ramifications. No more Democrat bills will pass until at least the next Presidential election, and if the Republicans win the White House? Then it could be said no Democrat bills will pass for the foreseeable future. By "Democrat bills" I mean those bills which do not have any Republican support, and if you have been paying attention, that would be 99% of all bills put forward by Democrats. Basically, I think Bill is afraid that Democrats are simply unwilling or unprepared to defend against the kind of hardball tactics Republicans are fully willing to employ in their desire for victory. Republicans will commit illegal and immoral acts to achieve victory, things Democrats will not rightly mimic. So, in some ways, the battle for Democrats has already been lost---because we are unwilling to break the Rule of Law, in order to save the Rule of Law. Republicans have shown they have no respect for such ideals and would simply prefer they be the only party in power. I ask you how in God's name we can possibly defend against that without becoming them in the process?

[@co-bruh1423]

Your fearmongering is comedic

[@danielx1224]

Election margins were CLOSE, and this video has been viewed 1.8 million times, and that's YT alone. The live audience, HBO Max streaming, word of mouth, etc spread this far. I'd like to think it had an impact in keep these facist maniacs (GQP) out of office.

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

We could've lost what? A controlled uniparty system run by oligarchs? Lol you sound like a boomer.

[@Albisriede]

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free" - Goethe

[@R-Lee-]

How does that quote relate to this video?

[@theshadowman1398]

@@R-Lee- Because he can see through this bullcrap speech that tries to guilt trip people in to voting for family values destroying liberals

[@shway1]

@@R-Lee- guess

[@R-Lee-]

@@shway1 well I know Americans think we're free but we're really not. But the video wasn't saying that.

[@neutronbomb1000]

Are you implying that Americans currently falsely believe they are free? And therefore that this authoritarian, MAGA, election-denying Republican uprising will set them free? Because that is a load of BS! In textbook Orwellian fashion, the MAGA crowd have redefined the term "freedom".

[@The13thPhantom]

We are entering the era of "idiocracy" for sure.

[@JM-hn6vg]

Too late. Biden's already President.

[@classygary]

We’ve been there for decades .

[@jcamp788]

The second science went out the window, idiocracy began. I remember the good old days when the "party of science" would make fun of people for believing in an imaginary man in the sky, and heaven? Now that same party is trying to convince you a biological male is a woman, even if he still has a penis and you know, male chromosomes.

[@bobklahn42]

@@classygary No, this is the real thing... if the Trumpettes win.

[@guitarbite2514]

😂 yup, you elected President Comacho in 2020…. Thank God for Nov 8th!

[@glnnchrstphr9717]

This wasn't a monolog, it was a eulogy.

[@ham5483]

*democrats eulogy

[@sethrawlings6237]

@@ham5483 when authoritarian governments come make no mistake they’ll come for you and me. It doesn’t matter if you’re a democrat, republican, independent, Christian, Jew, white, black, or brown; they will come for us. I sit here the week before the election absolutely despondent because I don’t know how we let ourselves get here as a nation. Make no mistake, if republicans win as much as all indications point to on Tuesday it won’t ever matter again who wins more votes in an election again for a long time. The people leading the Republican Party (such as the Wisconsin governor nominee, Kari Lake, Donald Trump, and others) do not care at all about who wins more votes, they care about themselves first and foremost. I wish you a great day, and I hope I’m wrong about any of this but sadly I don’t think I am.

[@ham5483]

@@sethrawlings6237 if you really believe that then im sorry to tell you this, but youre completely delusional, the people have spoken and theyre sick of democrats, you can thank everyone who votes red for putting a stop to this anti-freedom administration headed by a senile old racist tyrant

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

@@ham5483 that’s for sure and I enjoyed it.

[@ham5483]

@@ThreePhaseHigh you gotta love it, only when democrats lose we lose our democracy, apparently fair and free elections are against democracy, they behave just like children😂

[@happygrandma2732]

How true that young people, in their defense, have taken their democracy with all of its freedoms for granted that it would always be there. The education system has failed to educate them about government and how it works. God help us!

[@MrMaarten1969]

God can't/won't help, if we don't help ourselves first. Even without education one can still choose between a path of compassion/positivity or hate/negativity. It's a moral choice millions have made before without any official education except for caring parents.

[@roberthill799]

@MrMaarten1969 Your first sentence is six words too long. And without decent education we are circling the drain.

[@kurt7833]

True but they can learn what US democracy is by voting against their re-imagined democracy. Democracy is the act of voting. not a monopolized government.

[@co-bruh1423]

Sounds like someone who loves mob rule. How leftist of you. Deepthroat the deep state, statist.

[@BiBo24-]

a monopolized government, you mean like the past few years with the democrats in charge of all 3?? Got it.

[@petercollingwood522]

No. They vote in Russia, China, Iran. It doesn't mean shit. Democrac is a lot more than the "act" of voting.

[@kevinrussell7446]

We have the illusion of democracy. The two-party system routinely gives us bad options. The problem is the people who vote. Too many of us are too ignorant.

[@tomatojuice984]

Voting is now anti democratic that makes sense to lefties somehow.

[@hezigler]

"We have the best government money can buy." Mark Twain

[@bapam2]

Bill thinks this is something new.

[@JH-zv4vc]

@@bapam2 ha! Billy boy gave US$1 million to the authoritarian in chief, war monger that dropped more bombs than Bush, prosecuted journalists and caused the mass migration of millions, Obama…

[@omarkc9290]

What about what the FBI and DOJ did to Flynn and Trump

[@tapps1010]

@@omarkc9290 Don't forget what trump did to Jean Carroll and 2 dozen other women.

[@bapam2]

@@omarkc9290 Flynn belongs in a mental institution

[@luliby2309]

"You can't persuade anyone of anything anymore anyway." Thank you! That is exactly what's been bothering me about so many things lately. This sort of attitude is what's behind so many things going downhill and why so many people just suck now. I've been referring to this attitude as Pretend Perfection. They pretend to themselves that they are doing everything right and that there's no room for improvement, so they also dismiss anything everyone else says. They won't listen to anyone. They won't take in any feedback. They won't even attempt to try and change or improve in any way. Needless to say, this attitude is creating some of the shittiest people around, with garbage attitudes and views on things alongside mediocre and sub-par standards that leave much to be desired.

[@mikenada8824]

And yet somehow you are exactly who he is also talking about lol, im guessing you dont even consider for a second that what trump did during his four years such as create more jobs and the only president to make a relationship with his enemies instead of going to war like every single other president. You my friend just like all the left and just like all the right think that the other side is a idiot who wont listen to reason. Stop the hypocrisy you and everyone else including myself are all the same, we pick the side we like and go with it

[@natetaylor9002]

Bill's argument (and yours) = "Voters are a threat to Democracy!"

[@far2ez539]

No shit you can't persuade anything of anyone anymore when Bill's whole argument is "There are two types of people in this country: democrats and people who hate democracy." Newsflash: if there's only one "approved" party to vote for, then we aren't IN a democracy. Whether you agree with them or not, the whole approach of "the other side is not a valid option and my side is the only choice" is NOT a democratic slogan _full stop_ and nobody who says such garbage will EVER be trying to convince anyone of anything. He's pandering to his audience; one of his worst episodes to date.

[@TheBrothergreen]

I refer to it as the death of thought. Never bothered to ascribe a specific motivation to why common sense died, I just noted the obituary and moved on.

[@amitbhagat2947]

Just one question, who is "THEY"?

[@ferriveiro3101]

Bill...sometimes I ache for being a part of this younger generation. When I see everything that's happening in the world, sometimes I feel pained at the thought of how much more I still have to witness. But I also can't allow myself to give up. We march on without hope, just because it's the right thing to do. We march on towards the long defeat.

[@viviannsevier7147]

So what are you think Bill’s gonna do about it? He’s part of the problem always propping up the GOP and putting the Democrats down

[@J-dizzle2021]

MAYBE TRY SOME OPTIMISTIC THOUGHTS INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU JUST WROTE!?!?!.... NOT SURE HOW WE 2OULD BE HERE TODAY WITH SUCH WORDS!!! NO DISRESPECT INTENDED AT ALL BUT I WOULD TRY AND POINT YOU TO HOW WE GOT HERE WITH THE AMAZING PEOPLE THAT WERE SO OPTIMISTIC AND TRUE TO THEIR CAUSE AND BELIEFS!!! I THANK THEM ALL QND HOPE WE CAN ALL START THINKING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT!! ALL THE BEST MY FRIEND....

[@fredsieber2676]

The journey will get darker. If we let us overcome us, we are lost. We need to have the fortitude to not go in for all the craziness. We should give everyone dignity and respect but that does have to come with acceptance and celebration.

[@rickycollmusicartist]

“Nobody in America can persuaded of anything, anymore, anyway” I share the same feeling. It’s a lost cause.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Bingo. I could forgive anyone who voted for Trump once. But to do it again after the full display of 2016-2021 and Jan 6, no, that's a deal breaker for life. And no regrets about that.

[@cynthiawadeson8843]

Sorry Ricky but polls show lots of people are Changing their minds. We'll just have to see by how many.

[@JM-hn6vg]

Not when the Democrat's policies suck and are hurting people.

[@heliotrope3345]

So true, so many Americans believe the most insane stuff and there's no convincing them of the truth or reality.

[@juminrhee4255]

Parties are like sports teams now. They could be total 💩, but by golly its your team/party. Trying to convince a Dallas Cowboy fan to cheer on the Green Bay packers when they are both competing would be easier.

[@jw362]

Bill looks close to tears. I know I am.

[@kingultramaga5182]

He is asking about checks and balances. The red wave that we are about to experience is checks and balances.

[@sweett2185]

@@kingultramaga5182 There is no red wave.

[@josephwiacek8123]

I hope your talking about tears of joy because how in the world would anybody be satisfied with how the country is being run right now. Our President has made us the laughing stock of the Planet.

[@SteveBrant55]

Same

[@concernedcitizens4110]

@@josephwiacek8123 hello Trumpbot may I suggest if you don’t like democracy you can always move to other countries that doesn’t have one and actually there are lot of them. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Burkina Faso to just name a few. May I suggest you to move to one of these countries that is if they’ll accept you 😂.

[@robertmarquez6503]

This is the most depressing new rules

[@fuckoffshittube3333]

SAVE DEMOCRACY VOTE REPUBLICAN

[@johnhanan8807]

Trump and his family are hungry power don't respect anyone unless you support them and ready to break the law for them..

[@unbornG4]

@@fuckoffshittube3333 You're a BOT!

[@zelenicaljubljanica5410]

it's more depressing when you realize how disgusting the lies he's telling are

[@MrRecrute]

@@zelenicaljubljanica5410, Trump?

[@garycunningham7177]

Bill, This is the Bleakest Downer new rules I have ever heard. My only question: “Which way do I slice the razor on my wrist?” I waited until after the midterms to listen to this again, but it still feels the same. Your a COMEDIAN! I’m down too but at 67 I still believe ⛄️

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

The dirty secret is Maher is secretly hoping the Republicans win. If the GOP ceases to exist, his grift is up!

[@sarbatime9142]

Im Canadian and i do enjoy Bill Maher even though i am a former liberal voter turned conservative (i cant vote for a prime minster that calls his citizens racists for not taking a vaccine) but from watching American media because alot of our media comes from the states i have one question why everyone calls republicans election deniers when every election no matter who wins the opposite side denies the election is this just a media thing or does the day to day American think the opposite side are election deniers ?

[@tinguren5629]

what trump did after 2020 is unlike anything in our history. if you can't see that, youre hopeless.

[@playonwords55]

The year of the gaslight

[@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

Democrats have never seriously denied any US election. Republicans have a monopoly on such tactics.

[@BobBrophy78]

Only 1 side tried to overthrow the government on Jan 6th.

[@ekrenz5268]

This feels like Maher’s Good night and Good luck speech.

[@Kurteous100]

Hope so..

[@philsalley3278]

He's entertaining rehab first thing Wednesday morning.

[@dtfaaron]

I've been following politics as a kid and I'm one of those people who don't care anymore. Once the supreme court let big corps make campaign contributions, it has never been the same. Greed will be the downfall of america.

[@andrestamayo6509]

...it;s already felling. And fast. And...at the hands of Republicans, who, almost sarcastically, shout: "We're here to Save America!". They've killing it.

[@lesliejackson149]

Alas Aaron, it's been in the works since square one. I invite you to watch the very enlightening documentary on KZbin called... Requiem for the American Dream. Prepare to be aghast. Which brings me to the quote: "Every nation gets the government it deserves". You have to be watching every move politicians make, along with watching a world news source too. Economy rotten? It's like that around the world! A 2 year pandemic slowing supply chains and an invasion of an innocent nation will put a wrench in all the financial gears. Alas, far too many voters look no farther than their local news, spoon feeding them... Why think for one's self? And so? They blame their present President instead of exercising their brain power to research the truth. The largest domino of democracy might get pushed over Tuesday. Gawd help us all then!

[@troywrzesinski9143]

this is the truth of America, but neither party will admit it, and a few people realize it. I’ve gotten so disgusted with this display of what we call elections I have stopped voting. neither side Represents the will of the people or our best interest.

[@d.263]

Please vote! They win every time a young person doesn't vote.

[@scrappydog7741]

No, once Bill Clinton was elected nothings been the same.

[@longbeach7623]

And this is why scare tactics are so affective. Bill knew exactly what he was doing here. And if it contributed with a few hundred thousand on-the-fence votes in PA & AZ, he succeeded.

[@greenred6200]

Uh, no. The Dems' high performance was due to the huge increase in voter turnout among young adults (under 30), most of whom have never even heard of Bill Maher, and the remainder of whom don't even like him.

[@longbeach7623]

@@greenred6200 uh, have a link to support this theory? Increased voter turnout among under 30 would not be enough alone.

[@nightowl1654]

I felt an emptiness that I've never felt before listening to Bill's words on this one.

[@gordonstrong5232]

Same here, it's absolutely heartbreaking.

[@deliashanahan8375]

Me too, gave me dark chills :(

[@gregvetter5070]

Me too. Sad part is, I'm afraid he may be right. Too many lazy, willfully ignorant people in this country. Peace! (While it lasts)

[@groak7395]

You fell for the scare tactics :/ what a shame

[@DegreesOfThree]

Poor babies 🥺😂

[@friendlyadvice2792]

From a neighbor up north...both your parties are working under the same people, same with the three parties here in Canada. They're trying to divide us so we give in to their one world government...don't fight your neighbor, they're not your enemy. Good prevails because that's what this is a battle of good and evil

[@bryanmachin3738]

Crazy person! Belief in "one world government" is what fascism possible.

[@zukgod]

This is 100% correct. Bill Maher just gaslight everyone watching.

[@Spiderific]

And just who are those people?

[@jrs9264]

they are socialist, woke, lying, two faced, liberal lunatic , world order, eurotrash, like Soros.

[@Spiderific]

@@jrs9264 There it is. Was waiting for the Soros dog whistle.

[@louiep9295]

It's not that people don't believe in democracy but if what you're speaking of is about "leftist ideology" then people knew that's not the real democracy they used to know.

[@bryanmachin3738]

Leftist ideology is the LAST thing we have to worry about today in this country--or really ever for that matter...

[@britturk123]

If you accept lie after lie after lie just because it suits you Louie P that is very clearly not believing in democracy.

[@jennyharris8642]

@@britturk123 Right back at ya! If you'll do or say absolutely anything, bend or break any law, imprison your political opponents, censor anyone with whom you disagree, that is very clearly not believing in democracy, however the left is defining that word these days.

[@louiep9295]

@@bryanmachin3738 O really, like teaching kindergarten students about gender identity even before they learn how to tie their shoe laces?

[@louiep9295]

@@britturk123 The only liars in this case are those leftist fascist who force their ideology by force and cancels everyone who opposes them.

[@edgartokman4898]

"Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important in the eyes of more trivial men." --George Jean Nathan

[@ElefonteAzul]

The lack of self awareness in here is saddening. It’s a threat to democracy if you participate in democracy and not vote for my side. No matter how much damage they have done.

[@larryk1865]

Bingo! If a majority of Americans voting for Biden in 2020 was an expression OF democracy, why wouldn't a majority of Americans flipping the House of Representatives to the Republican party not be an equal expression OF democracy? How does it equate to the end of democracy? Trump's election denial only got traction with less than half of the American people. And that number is NOT growing. It got no traction with the MSM or the judiciary. What the hell is everyone panicking about? Trump will loose again. He'll make the same noise as he did before. And it will have the same lack of effect. Only this time you will have a Democratic President with a Republican Congress -- assuming Repubs hold the Senate, which is hardly assured. That doesn't feel like the end of democracy to me. It feels like a preservation of it.

[@drobile]

The modern definiton of democracy is 'Rule by the wealthy through media manipulation'

[@johnpinneriv9958]

Except that's not at all what he said? Dems are not perfect by ANY measure, but they are not the ones putting party over democracy right now.

[@sooopitted712]

A simple opinion from someone with a simple mind. There’s a lack of self awareness here pal, but it isn’t Bill that’s exemplifying it; you are. I suppose a vote for a fascist boot-heel on your throat is still technically still a vote. I guess democracy is alive and well! /s

[@JamesFilbird]

The brilliant Mark Twain said: "If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it."

[@JM-hn6vg]

So, vote for my party that has crappy policies or the Republic falls?

[@mike-hl2rz]

If voting didn't matter greedy rich people wouldn't spend billions influencing politicians.

[@dt9239]

@@JM-hn6vg VOTE DEMOCRATIC no matter what!

[@toyajackson556]

@@dt9239 The lesser of 2 evils.

[@JamesFilbird]

@@mike-hl2rz Sure they would. It's all a smokescreen to make the population feel like their vote counts and also to politically divide the nation.

[@nomadicroadrat]

Bill Mayer's epilogue is that inner sense when at the high school senior prom you realised as the last slow dance was being sung that a very special time was coming to an end. It was not going to be graduation when it was officially over. The feeling of the beginning of the end was weeks before at that prom. That's what it has felt like since 2015.

[@denniskane1870]

Have you been asleep for 2 years under Biden?

[@edschobs5204]

Obama overthrew the Ukrainian government in 2014…which is why we are about to be in a Nuclear war…which very few in congress are opposed to. The side of Ukraine that everyone is “pulling for” are Nazi sympathizers! Get a clue.

[@renestuder515]

I like this analogy. You could take it further and say, there is the group of people who never liked school, always hated it and are not sad about it ending at all.

[@Thedesertguy75]

The bottom line is greed and power as usual. Also some pride and ego in there. As long as people value possessions, money and status….this cycle will always continue….It’s not that history repeats itself, it’s that people do not change.

[@SuperDaleski1]

Yea! check out this idiot or the view!

[@dekai7992]

The bottom line is lack of education and media literacy. Knowing how to process facts and understanding context are able to keep greed and power in check. Once there's not enough intelligent vigilance to counter blatant hunger for power, those checks are smashed. And it's happened already.

[@markgromowski2368]

But it's the greedy and powerful elites and corporations are the problem. I don't see people on either side being the problem other than they keep drinking the Kool aid. We are constantly exposed to influence and lies from media. The only thing is citizens have to do is turn it off and start showing each other a little respect. We have so much power united and almost nothing divided and that's the key to their power and ours.

[@johnbrooker6134]

You sound like someone that would enjoy communism. No possessions, no power, no status. Lots of bread and rice to eat though...

[@dekai7992]

@@johnbrooker6134 Communism would be about OWNING the means of production, though. Please inform yourself before typing.

[@floras2030]

My family came to America over 2 decades ago to escape a dictatorship. It's painful to watch some Americans willingly turn this country into a dictatorship just to take power for themselves.

[@djcoreyp6053]

Sadly, a good portion of our countrymen and women have lost sight of exactly what you just explained Flora. I wish you and your family well. Keep speaking your truth to those around you...and hopefully some people will take heed to what your family experienced first hand when they enter their local polling place this Tuesday.

[@drakerbaker1756]

This hit hard

[@David-ys4ud]

Basically you guys are saying anyone who doesn't agree with you is a dictator.

[@djcoreyp6053]

@@David-ys4ud Incorrect David. I have several things I align with in terms of Republican policy, yet several I align with on Democrat policy. You can do both, it's called a balance, and it's called being a Centrist. What I cannot align on, and will never align on is anyone that intentionally tries to subvert democracy. The whole reason why we have the freedom to even have this conversation right now is because of democracy.

[@David-ys4ud]

@@djcoreyp6053 what democracy has been subverted? Not agreeing with the results isn't a subversion. For years after Trump got elected democrats refused to accept it. It was all Russian interference and "not my president". Pot meet kettle