New Rule: Fighting for America's Soul | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

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[@Hollowsmith]

I am a First Generation American. I came to this country (legally) from Nigeria in 2004. America has NO IDEA how lucky it is. You are all beyond blessed. Your country has every type of weather and landscape. Your country has had no major wars on it since the 1860's. You have so many jobs that I see restaurants closed because they can't find workers. Do you know how unusual that is? Anyone willing to do hard work here can find a job. Even if someone is broke here, you have welfare and shelters and kitchens with free food. Nobody starves to death here. If you don't like the laws, you can go to a different state where laws are different and more favourable for you. You can be man or woman, black or white, even straight or gay, from any family or ethnicity, and most people respect you if you carry yourself with honour. You can practice all religions or no religion, and people respect your choice in these matters. No matter who is president they must leave after 8 years and after 4 if the citizens choose. Police are held to such high standards that if any are caught on camera doing wrong, there are national protests 24/7 media coverage of the wrongdoing. In much of Africa, the police are a gang you pay off to leave you alone. If a husband here brutalizes his wife or children, he can be arrested. In many places this is accepted. If there are chemicals found in your water or rivers, there is huge outcry on the news. In many places in Nigeria the rivers flow with trash and oil. You all simply do not know. It is not just Nigeria. Much of the world would give anything to have what you take for granted. And all you do is fight with each other over differences that seem big to you because all the big things are going so well that you have nothing else to justify your hatreds.

[@joeberg3317]

As I just told another person on here, I think a lot of forces want people to think there's a big difference between someone like you and my grandparents coming from Ireland in the 1920s. I think it's BS and our melting pot tradition is worth defending. Appreciate the perspective.

[@ninawildr4207]

Thank you for your brilliant comment...I appreciate it ...Im an American and I for one know how blessed I was to be born here...even though was poor now I have an unbelievable house because of hard work...I agree...that most Americans dont seem to appreciate opportunities bestowed them..its disheartening...

[@bittnerbs]

My man! Thank you for the post as it was a pleasure reading it. I tell my kids that they are 1%ers. There are almost 8 Billion people in this world and we have it better than almost all of them! How freaking great is that? Yet, we find a way to bitch about EVERYTHING. I believe that we have it so damn good that people have to invent crap to bitch about. The non-western world doesn’t even have time to laugh at our stupidity because they are busy trying to survive and like you alluded to…find clean water to drink!

[@mitemluh]

Very well said and very true of the majority of us here in America. God bless you and pray for your prosperity!

[@sylviacorwin9182]

Hi - I am first generation too. My mom would tell me how if she had stayed in war torn London (after WWII) as a member of the lower-classes the best she could have hoped for was to own a tea shop. In America she earned her PhD at the age of 70 from UCLA! She became a real estate broker and made lots of money with an apartment building! She and my Polish Dad came here legally and worked. My mom taught until the age of 80. My dad continued to work into his 70's as an engineer. He achieved a middle-class lifestyle after coming to America with only $500 to his name. Immigrants strive and achieve.

[@jarredmace1080]

I went to the wedding of a friend from high school two years ago, and her parents came to the United States from China a few decades ago, and during the father's wedding speech he went on a detour about how thankful he was to the US for taking his family in and giving them the opportunities that it has, and how proud he was to be an American citizen now. Not at all what I was expecting to hear during the wedding speech, but man if it wasn't heartfelt.

[@lovetownsend]

That's a good story. Yeah I try to be thankful of being born here. A quick google shows a 1/40% chance of being born an american, which is very low.

[@ersendal2466]

@@lovetownsend being born at all .is

[@dilvishpa5776]

@@lovetownsend I think you mean 1 in 40, or 1/40 which is 2.5%. That would be a ratio of the US population versus the world population. 1/40% would be 0.025%, or 1 in 4000 (or 1/4000). If you account for relative birth rates, the number is less than 1 in 40, but not anywhere as low as 1 in 4000. That low a probability would mean that the fertility everywhere else needs to be 100x what it is in the USA.

[@yousefmohammedayub1798]

@@ersendal2466 Very true

[@roc7880]

I never met in the US a single first-generation immigrant who said a single bad word about the country, even if they were US Muslims fed up with the police and the FBI constant supervision. they have frustrations, but they will never say it to a stranger openly.

[@paindoc4955]

‘Half the country hates the other half’- so true. In my thirty years here, I ‘ve seen it go from disagree to dislike and disdain now.

[@MP-db9sw]

The Republicans have been disdainful since at least the early 90’s. I remember my dad watching Rush Limbaugh and an episode where someone hung a dummy with a Bill Clinton mask by a noose on a tree and sic’d his attack dog on it. Theyve been calling me a communist traitor (despite not even knowing wtf communism even is) all of my life. Fuck them. I dont want reconciliation, I want the Democrats to do their jobs, live up to their promises and beat these fascist, religious lunatics.

[@delbertseal3764]

This is nothing to what republicans survived from kkk dims

[@RobertMJohnson]

and new flash: you weren't alive during the civil war

[@Barrager69]

That's what happens when a certain party keep electing the same 50+ year career corrupt politicians. One party has tried something different. The American people are waiting for the other party to try something different...

[@the406seadonkey6]

That's called the internet. Almost nobody would act that way in person. People DO still like one-another regardless of politics when people just SHUT THE FUCK UP.

[@thomasthompson6378]

You're one of the few sane commentators left in our nation, Bill Maher. Thanks!

[@teye-master]

I'm an immigrant, proud of it, I became a US Citizen, proud of it, and I could not agree more with this video. What do I like (love) about America? 1) the people. 2) the opportunity it provides to be happy and to pursue your dreams. Do I see America - or it's history - as perfect? No, but honestly I wouldn't be able to point out a country that is perfect.

[@whiteyonthemoon1193]

The people? Which people? The people who are different than where you came from? Can we have a country too?

[@werideatdusk]

We are a country of immigrants, that and our ideation of freedom are what makes us exceptional, even if we haven't always lived up to those freedoms I am a proud American

[@annawilliams2336]

You as a immigrant are looked up to and are allowed to be proud, those of us who have ancestors here are spit upon and called extremists and racists if we claim to be proud. That's the whole damn point

[@zekariasberhe1059]

@@whiteyonthemoon1193 most Americans are awesome ppl. I'm saying this as immigrant who lived ten years in 🇺🇸

[@eargasm1072]

I like a few of its people lol I no longer like a$$holes much in general

[@zanido9073]

7:30 "either give it back or shut the fuck up" Holy fuck SO true

[@mckeenondata]

By this logic, all of Europe is stolen land, too. It just happened so long ago that we can no longer tell the difference between the descendants of thieves and those of the victims.

[@GoogleIsAPieceOfShit2023]

They aren’t fighting for this place, Bill. They’re fighting for power and wealth.

[@jstos3675]

Truer words were never spoken.

[@simonmaduxx6777]

Why would you want to take away my right to screw over other Americans and take advantage of rob the poor? What kind of monster are you? You hate American freedom! The freedom the rob the common people is our right!!!***

[@harrysanta-olalla183]

100%

[@RobertMJohnson]

that's nothing new. Y A W N

[@Marijuanifornia]

Marijuana legalization stopped the Nazis. Watch the 14-minute 1942 US Department of Agriculture video, *Hemp for Victory,* online from the US National Archives. The federal permit to grow Cannabis Sativa that is shown 3 minutes into the film reads, "Producer of Marihuana." Think about it.

[@robertcavalier6133]

Bill Maher is spot-on accurate & entertaining as usual! We 'gotta wake up and smell the gratitude! Peace & Love, Cav. *

[@bromosapien4972]

not even close on this take - rofl

[@positivitywins9213]

You know who still loves America Bill? ME and everyone in the “middle” that doesn’t align with the far left or far right-and there are MILLIONS of us. 🇺🇸

[@shannonlewis7536]

I think he knows that, and I believe he’s speaking to us. Who else listens to critical thinking from anyone?

[@firstlast8258]

Speak for yourself

[@minigol91]

Yup

[@williamdulaney8076]

You and me both! I love being in the middle and looking at the ridiculous side of the left and right. Sadly both sides have good ideas that would work best for all of us if we could find common ground.

[@Destinychanged]

I find it insulting that you would assume someone who is on the left wouldn’t love this country. Being OK with gay people and loving America isn’t mutually exclusive. Only 6-8% of people are extreme.

[@Sirsg]

I've been saying it for years, FB, twitter, instagram-these guys gave microphones to the crazies and now we all think our country supposedly sucks. It doesn't. It's not perfect, but we the people should stop listening to people who want us to hate our neighbor. I listen closely to the candidates. When one says: 'You need to watch out for THEM" I know that that person has another agenda that has nothing to do with a more perfect union. Listen for the calls to unity, equality, and the better parts of our country. Cheers.

[@pablokoz7497]

Equality not Equity 👍🏽

[@bad_covfefe]

Crazy progressives think everyone agrees with them except for a few rabid Trump supporters, and the Trump supporters also think everyone out there is a psycho progressive. Social media should be destroyed.

[@gracelynne3918]

Nah, it sucks. I left. Best decision of my life.

[@dmanduff9108]

Oh you mean like Biden's calls for unity? GTFOOH

[@glennbartusch7310]

Don't let the door slam you on the way out

[@denisegibson2870]

Thank you (and your staff) for always saying what needs to be said. You all do a fine job of it.

[@edgreenberg7912]

I've taken classes with immigrants, taught classes to immigrants, and interacted with them in various ways and their hope, enthusiasm, and gratitude for this country is amazing -- far more than most people who were born here.

[@geraldmack6437]

That says a lot doesn't it?????!!!!!!

[@senaitabraha3900]

My gratitude is immense to be a proud American Citizen since 2000 and counting. I love this country. ♥️

[@kborak]

@Dirk Jefferson Took my breath away with that one.

[@privatemilo]

This country sucks ass

[@poker_dealer]

The best and worst thing is no one cares.

[@brucemiaka6201]

You're correct sir the ability to wake up the next morning and not care with some pundits say on TV and go in go on your day to day life your daily chores and to live life to your fullest is what it means to be American without having to abide by anyone's opinion

[@herondelatorre4023]

Senait Abraha : You have something in common with my mother. After living here in the US for 30 yrs since 1970 when she first came over with my dad who's a natural born US citizen she too finally became a naturalized US citizen in 2000. I respect and love this country also.

[@felixalanis2881]

HONESTLY... Bill is 100% right!!!! I am an Argentinian immigrant and I love this country, I know it has problems and we should all work really hard to fix them.... TOGETHER! But at least I know that America will always move foward and for the most part in the right direction! I am grateful for living in this country, and yes I am very optimistic about the future. Please wonderful citizens of this great nation, do not loose hope! NEVER LOOSE HOPE!! AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

[@kyledenson1287]

Keep telling yourself that! America 🇺🇸 is falling 📉, and will only get more divisive.

[@zachparade2791]

Welcome! Thanks for already making your new home a little better!

[@danjones6702]

the sad part is this country has gotten so divided. wasnt like this in the 90's and before. today there is so much hate for someone who is totally different than you politically. its became an ideology.

[@kenthehobo]

A veces pienso que los norteamericanos no sabe lo que es vivir en un país donde no existen las oportunidades que hay acá.

[@leonlee9223]

GOD won’t bless America if most Americans don’t believe in GOD.

[@gbuddah]

This might be the greatest commentary on America I've ever heard. Amazing!

[@mardyroux8136]

Sad for you. It was rubbish.

[@veryonlineman]

Simple minded fools such as yourself was exactly who this segment was written for

[@Missconduct044]

@@mardyroux8136 So…do y’all just constantly troll RT comments? This is how your friday night go? 😂

[@619elm]

This was the most inspiring and down to the core truthful monologue I've heard yet on your show and any other show. After hearing everything you said I am ready to see America change course and be not "great again" but truly greater than it's ever been!

[@douglasmcginity3327]

A complete lying string of laughable lies from start to finish.

[@Thomascfd]

Bill possesses that one quality that seems to evade so many these days: understanding nuance. Nothing is ever black and white. Bills been a social critic of America longer than I've been alive yet still understands that through all its flaws, America is one of, if not the best countries in the world to live, work and love.

[@Oceansama]

Except there is no nuance in his argument. He blames the GOP for everying. Like the good little Democrate that he is. Jan 6th riots? Did we suddenly forget the 'summer of love' where antifi and BLM razed half the country in protest over George Floyd? Who was a repeat criminal offender and a drug user.

[@daveshields1165]

Well said.

[@ydid687]

no one is perfect and i hope bill is a centrist because everyone hates selectively duplicitous people.

[@brendonrookes1151]

haha and your dumb enoguht to belive that his part of the crowd that told you the 4 yrs trump was in ofice that the riots were "summers of love" and you were dumb enought to belive him

[@kommisar.]

Except when it comes to anything related to Trump, including the January 6th riot he keeps insisting was a "coup". There his "nuance" and logic go completely out the window because he suffers from a raging case of TDS.

[@revlo1557]

He killed me with, "when did the GOP become NWA." 😆😆😆

[@rievans57]

The GOP is the greater of two evils........

[@marktinker21]

Funny- I thought "Fuck tha Police" was EXACTLY what the BLM rioters were yelling when they burned down half the country in 2020. Guess those were all Republicans.

[@johnv6806]

He called a bunch of white guys niggas...

[@fortunateson7852]

Sadly America is now an unstable democracy. Just think about this, the most recent federal election, did not have a peaceful transition of power. And to top it off, there is no longer trust in the election process. This is despite the Republican DOJ saying it was a safe and secure election! And now half the country say civil war is on the cards. What has happened to America?

[@boomerang8909]

3:21

[@saraw112]

This is what I loved about America: civility, respect for the other, reasonableness, generosity, good work-ethic, practice of the golden rule. Bill, I love you. I hope you will try to unite us. We need unity more than ever.

[@robkoch8730]

Elections only count when we win them? That shows more disrespect to the flag than any football player ever could. Thank you for that bon mot, Bill!

[@ernesthill4017]

Well said sir

[@mattfoltz7752]

I'll bet most of our problems would disappear if we stopped electing lawyers as politicians.

[@barrymckockinner9292]

We did have a president that was not lole all the others but everyone hayed him called him racist. People forget he was democrat for a long time. The biggest issie is the two party system and how media from both sides manipulate the people.

[@chuckbrooks7489]

You sir... are absolutely correct.

[@timtherrien7843]

Stop electing politicians.

[@felang9257]

I think the bigger problem is a semi-literate electorate that hasn’t read a book since 9th grade.

[@JasonBoyce]

Lawyers are fine for politicians. Their job is to know legislature. The problem is electing awful people. If you choose your doctor, do you want someone who didn’t go to medical school? If you need a mechanic, do you refuse someone with experience? You want good government? Elect Good People.

[@ZachSemago]

I love when Bill makes both sides feel equally dumb in the same segment.

[@jgallardo7344]

Theatrical too. When they talk, I’m like yawn 🥱

[@kewldude23xx]

Centrist much?

[@mickael486]

yeah, when it makes sense. If you watch anything he's said the past few weeks, you'll see he's taking a page out of how Fox News talks to their fans.

[@jamaaldaynitelong8367]

They deserve it.

[@hitreset0291]

I would like to see the 1% done away with. Does that make me a bad person? Or does that make you the bad person for imagining what I meant by saying "done away with"?🤔

[@Lwi3D5]

My wife is from Mexico and we recently went to visit her family. And the last part of this segment is so true. Her mother went through hell to get her daughter here. And people here complain about such little and insignificant things. People from this country really need to travel more, it makes it hard for me to feel pity for people who complain about life here.

[@HeckOffCommie]

You see it as “complaining” but from a different perspective it’s arguing over how your home is ran, what legacy your national family will have and how our children are raised. Honestly doesn’t really sound like little things.

[@hayleyandkilo]

just because your country is worse, doesnt mean usa is good. it just sucks less than where you came from

[@twocents7509]

@@HeckOffCommie I think their point is the things we complain about show how much privilege we all have in this country. First world problems are pretty insignificant to people who have lived through third world problems.

[@Aya-Nancy]

Well, everybody has their own personal problems and it is nobody’s business to judge. There are countries in the world, who can barely find clean water to drink. Does it mean your wife’s problems are less worrisome than theirs?

[@twocents7509]

@@Aya-Nancy I mean, it depends on what your wife’s problems are. If she’s stressed about being over worked, then yeah, The problem of trying to find fresh water is obviously more worrisome. If she has cancer on the other hand, well that could be placed as just as worrisome.

[@danilsag43]

I'm an immigrant and I proud of that. I came legally and as soon as the immigration laws permitted, I became a citizen (best decision ever). I built a family here and my oldest child is now in college and I do not have any interest to leave. I will never forget where I came from and I visit my native country as frequent that is possible, but I had put roots here and I love it. As a any citizen should, I respect the laws, work, pay my taxes, and vote!

[@AnnaDemidchik]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 America is awesome. And yes, I immigrated here.

[@mardyroux8136]

Legally?

[@nola70127]

A truly excellent “New Rules!” Bill outdid himself, which is saying something.

[@charlottecorday8929]

Ron DeSantis showed the world what hypocritical NIMBYs the Leftists are. Democrats only want immigrants in other people's neighborhoods. Martha's Vineyard elitists chucked those migrants out in less than 48 hours, despite over 100,000 empty beds on the island and the greatest concentration of wealthy families in the US.

[@CrazyLife2112]

I knew we were in trouble when Trump disparaging John McCain's service didn't automatically end his campaign. That was the moment my country became something I could barely recognize.

[@geosync9742]

Exactly. Like the winds just shifted to a direction never seen before. "I don't like people who get captured"...wait what the f_&k did you just say??

[@atarilegend1907]

Disgusting to say. Sure. But is that really worse than endless wars? Trump is the only president in my life to not engage in war.

[@BishopWalters12]

McCain was hated by many Vets and he almost went to prison for stealing money in the early 90's. I'm not saying that I love Trump but McCain being treated as a Saint by libs with TDS is really odd.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

And these were a lot of the same people who voted for McCain to be the president previously. That's one reason why we call those people cult members.

[@victorpradha9946]

It's astounding to me how many people surrender their personal identity, their perspective on their lives and relinquish all that to the likes of Trump. Are they just too lazy to sift through the facts and history and news and determine what to believe on their own.

[@ekathe85]

As soon as he said "do you know who loves this country?" I knew where he was going and I agree one hundred percent. Bravo.

[@leonaschulman7568]

Of course I love this country but if I have to pay more taxes for you to be here

[@ekathe85]

@@leonaschulman7568 Do you mind paying more taxes because of unemployed americans?

[@pollychase6099]

Some much needed perspective. Thank you for being sane.

[@shep68]

Preach Bill. You speak for a lot of us out here. The majority I hope, but it’s hard to tell anymore.

[@georgefurman4371]

Since the wealthy decided to invest their wealth in raising fascism by way of Trump destroying common sense.. The new common sense is that one side lies permanently and the other are the ones tring to fix it. And the other common sense is not to believe but what the liars say, like addicts to lies. Even by voting against their own interests.

[@CalmDownClown]

didnt realize there were so many over 65 year old men who are childless , unmarried , atheists, who thinks unlimited abortions up to birth is the best thing and have Trump running wild in there brain 24/7 is the Majority and i doubt Bill is going to Preach he dont believe in God . one thing for sure is Bill isnt in any majority and he wouldnt even give someone like you the time of day Bill is a recluse as well , people in general are a problem Bill tends to stay away from .

[@austintrousdale2397]

🙏👏 We should all be able to listen to valid criticism of our own respective sides while appreciating the genuine patriotism of our newest citizens. 🇺🇸

[@jacobsalmi5582]

Conservatives (even the trump supporters) like immigration. Legal immigration. I'm all for decreasing the quagmire of citizenship. As with every political party theres the dumb ones that take the extreme side. I'm all for immigrants who want to work to continue Americas prosperity as citizens. They just need to fill out the dotted line and jump through some hoops.

[@realtruenorth]

@@jacobsalmi5582 I'm not a Trump supporter or a conservative but I belive its time to stop all immigration, more people= more pollution and destroyed land to make more houses. Why? Why do we need more people when the over populated cities are making our oceans toxic enough already?

[@darkprince56]

I have family in El Salvador, Mexico & Cuba & have stayed for some time in these countries. I feel elated, blessed & a sense of relief every time I get to come back home, knowing I’m an American citizen, standing on American soil, soil that my dad left everyone he loved in Cuba to stand on. He watched other refugees drown & almost drowned himself. Soil that many emigrés will never touch because they died on their journeys. We’ve become overindulged, decadent & privileged little śhítś we don’t realize it. Of course it’s not the best country & it has a lot of faults but boy are we lucky.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

That's the thing that really bugs me about the political nihilism. Not that the problems that bug people aren't real - they are. but going from a problem existing to hating half the country just lacks perspective. We got it good here. We should be fighting to preserve it. We should cherish it.

[@Liberty_76]

“Elections only count when we win them…” You must’ve forgot about the 2000 and 2016 elections.

[@FadedDream6969]

What about them? I assume ur tryin to pull a whata bout argument, but Hillary conceded in 2016 within hours and in 2000 the vote was so close it was sent to a recount, but at NO point in either of those elections did the loser refuse to concede.

[@Annabanana52]

Bush didn't win ! Republicans love to steal ,they have a huge sense of entitlement. The supreme court decided that .

[@ignatzmeyer1978]

Nobody or at least a tiny minority said that this election shouldn't count. But the 18th century electoral collage + winner takes it all system, which leads to the candidate who lost the popular vote wins anyway is rightfully critizised.

[@xaheroforhireusx]

@@ignatzmeyer1978 Except without that system the citizens living in the rural parts of America, would be completely ignored. The electoral college ensures that the citizens of Iowa (3.15 million 6 electoral votes) and Nebraska (1.9 million 6 electoral votes) have a voice in the national election as compared to somewhere like NY City ALONE (population 8.8 million). The system isn't PERFECT but it's better than based PURELY on the popular vote because if we went PURELY on popular vote, the cities would take every election. And it's not even a "democrat vs republican" at that point. It's two COMPLETELY different ways of life. To exclude rural county votes with different issues and concerns would be ignoring a small, yet important part of the population.

[@ignatzmeyer1978]

@@xaheroforhireusx Bullshit, first there is already the Senate, where the smaller states are overrepresented (2 Senators regardless of population size). That alone makes the rural vote in America more powerful than in any other western country. Second, the EC doesn't even provide the rural states with more power, the most powerful are the Swing States (most campaigning efforts are done there), where the rural-urban relation is about equal.

[@canadiangirl5119]

Thank you!! Exactly how many Americans feel!!

[@Johnkiernanmusic]

100

[@keithartworker]

"Live like you just immigrated here", "What would an immigrant do" has been my motto for the last 10 years when I was politely scrutinized by my employer for taking a second job. I'm happier than everyone around me.

[@UKindness4]

Cubans we let in with special laws are trumper Republican voters so no thanks. We never should have allowed them special privileges just to destroy America!

[@motorcity7137]

Well aren’t you the greatest fucking thing ever 👏👏👏👏

[@mr.chattahellup4980]

@@motorcity7137 you need a hug there son? Why you grumpy?

[@mjkittredge]

yes sacrifice your health, time and sanity for a measly paycheck, and then spend that money later trying to regain them. That's the American way. Nobody on their deathbed says they wished they spent more time working.

[@yantrussart6584]

@@motorcity7137 sheesh, it must suck being you...

[@michaelshaffer3393]

I realized that this country is great after traveling and spending years in India, Pakistan, Egypt, and South America. I preach that to my friends and family how being born in the USA is like hitting the lottery.

[@felixbeutin8105]

Can i see the doctor with that lottery win?

[@geraldmack6437]

Yeah???!!! Me too, kinda like spending all my money on the lottery and not winning!!!!🤨🤨🤨🤫🤫🤫

[@SomethingSomethingg]

But you could've just as easily traveled to Scandinavia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, UAE, etc. and realized what an undeveloped shit show this country is. Obviously when you go to third-world countries you're going to think it's the bee's knees but we were never supposed to be a third-world country. Go to our first-world counterparts and see how healthy, safe, educated, and happy many of them are. Being born in a country that doesn't even offer universal healthcare is not winning the lottery. You must have pretty low standards.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

Seriously, how many cities in our great country DON'T look like a scene out of a dystopian movie? How many cities aren't rampant with violence, homelessness, vandalism, garbage, and drug addicts? I've been to Egypt too. Yeah, it is a dump. So are most cities here and not only are they trashy they're dangerous. I'll visit Cairo 100x before I step foot in Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, etc. because at least in Cairo I'll simply get scammed instead of murdered.

[@davidkinsey8657]

"Democracy is the worst political system, except for all of the others." Winston Churchill.

[@willsmith39]

In fairness he also said that the best argument against democracy was a five minute conversation with the average voter 😬😬

[@calvindevries]

Furthermore, the individual states are democracies, but the Union is a republic. The States are not a democracy.

[@calvindevries]

but also, no political system is perfect because its agents are imperfect

[@erichancock6815]

one of the best arguments for voting for the 'lesser evil' I ever heard.

[@nmarbletoe8210]

@@calvindevries The US is a democracy the way a hot dog is a pig.

[@wingtips123]

At a Latino festival last weekend, they had a parade of flags--carried by elementary school children--celebrating all the countries of north and South America. As the kids went across the stage, waving the flags, people cheered--at various levels of course, some quiet, some loud. The kid with the Mexican flag came out, and the cheering erupted wildly with whistles and shouts, which was moving. Then came the white kid holding the US flag--and the cheering went up a notch. It was incredible. The sense of gratitude and well being was huge, and I could imagine the same scene unfolding in some universities and cities where Americans would burn the US flag instead. The cheering was sincere, non-ironic, non snarky, and not hip. Maybe this is the unexpected gift of immigration--the rejuvenation of everything we once believed in.

[@axlesolace6502]

A glimmer of hope

[@dion8962]

Sounds terrifying

[@greglarson6293]

Immigrants uniquely understand what a truly awesome country this is. 🇺🇸

[@romeyrome32]

That makes me feel a little better about this frustrating country.

[@combatseawolf]

@@greglarson6293 same. I'm very thankful for this country for providing me with a bottomless pit of opportunities. Got my citizenship last year through military service.

[@sirequinox4874]

Powerful stuff. It needed to be said.

[@maj373]

As a Canadian living in the US I tell you the US is a great country despite all its flaws. I love this country and I am not even a citizen here. My American brothers and sisters cherish your country and strive to fix it to make it even more greater than what it is right now. I could go for hours on why I love this country

[@stonerproud2071]

You must not live in or near Indiana!

[@watsonpaddy]

thank you for your kind words I am the reverse an American living in Calgary,Alberta

[@stonerproud2071]

@@watsonpaddy I'm the Insensitive American living in Ontario! lol

[@Ilove_Skzoos]

US ISNT A COUNTRYYY!!!

[@theoneandonlyjzzhm]

I’m a Canadian living in Canada who always wondered - with genuine curiosity - why so many talented Canadians went to the America and never came back. I would like you to take some time to elaborate. It’d be appreciated.

[@patrickjenkins6383]

(@6:47) It's satisfying for me to learn that 72 percent of black people under the age of 30 feel optimistic about their future in America. I'm black & over the age of 60, and "Optimism" might as well be my nickname! 👍🏾🇺🇸😎

[@janewilson2421]

I think at this point "I love America" is simply a sound bit for most politicians..

[@mnomadvfx]

Yes, but the problem is that they only use it because it works. Ie the voters are so naively trusting on average that it doesn't matter that they are clearly insincere about it going by their actions.

[@sharonwheat3659]

Amen...give it back or shut up. Thank you for saying that.

[@ferris269]

I’m an ex republican and an ex democrat. Don’t play into the elites red vs blue game… don’t let them divide us!!!!! 💪🏼

[@SuhaibZafar]

This is nonsensical. The Republicans have lost their mind. Democrats don't even come close.

[@AvecPoesie]

"Immigrants!" Precisely! I am a first generation American. My Mother, who recently passed away 😢 moved to this country with my Father just over 50 years ago. They left behind a country overtaken by political corruption and a murderous dictatorship in addition to worsening poverty. My Mother proclaimed many times with a look of boundless pride in her eyes that "America 🇺🇸 is the GREATEST country in the world!!" She and my Father worked hard (grateful for the opportunities that allowed them to do so) and NEVER complained about this extraordinary country.

[@dang1861]

My grandfather came from Italy at a time when Italian immigrants were looked down on. He didn't teach my mom or my uncles to speak Italian because his belief was, "we're in America. We will speak English".

[@talscorner3696]

A hug from the other side of the Pond, friend! Loss is never easy to fight and I hope you are not alone in doing so

[@dericmederos1514]

well your mother was wrong. She only knew of a dictatorship country and America. She didn't know about the EU or the Scandinavian countries that kick America's ass in everything except school shootings and excessive military speeding

[@ScottyKirk1]

Exactly! My grandfather's family came thru Ellis Island from the former Yugoslavia. Back when there was a legal process for coming into the country. My best friend's wife came from Hong Kong on a student visa and spent ten years going through the process of becoming a citizen. The process needs to be streamlined and this wild west mentality at the southern border has to stop! My grandfather told me 20 years ago that if you don't have a border, you don't have a country... Way before all these politicians kept saying it. Congress refuses to do anything about it, as one can only assume that they like the way things are.

[@dang1861]

Republicans are not against immigration as Dems and the media (but I repeat myself) make them out to be. We are against ILLEGAL immigration

[@conversationstreet.]

"Say something nice about your opponent " then they end up saying something totally outrageous 😂😂. It's BS

[@TKRM2007]

This should be mandatory listening for all United States Residents!

[@heatherneiss9765]

Biden just told us he pretty much hates half of America. 🤣

[@iokuakai]

If you think something should be mandatory, your not American.

[@Skeptycs]

If you haven't seen this full episode, I HIGHLY recommend it. Very underappreciated, Bill was truly masterful. He deserves a much bigger audience.

[@HeckOffCommie]

And congress “deserves” a bigger budget but we all know that’s not true.

[@taqiyasir8086]

Brilliant segment filled with truths. Thank you Bill

[@blueplayer9752]

filled with things people heard from anonymous sources

[@glidercoach]

Trump tried to pull off a coup is the truth? 🤣

[@cryptocaesar8972]

I think he made a good point and I think it’s mostly true but we should always remain highly skeptical of our institutions such as the fbi to assure they are above board because they have done some questionable acts.

[@joeberg3317]

@@glidercoach Uh, yeah? Do you remember that thing where Biden won, not overwhelmingly but solidly, and then Trump didn't accept and tried ridiculous legal bullshit to get it overturned and got a bunch of bubbas riled up and they ran into the Capitol on the basis of insane bullshit to try and stop the election being certified and then didn't attend his successful opponent's inauguration for the first time as far as I know in US history and he *still* fucking won't shut up about it? Yeah, counting that one as a coup. A moronic coup attempt is still a coup attempt.

[@joeberg3317]

@@cryptocaesar8972 That's a fair caveat. I think some of the GOP rhetoric is irresponsible but FBI record far from spotless

[@ThulrVOdinsson]

Such lucidity... I love how Bill so clearly calls out BOTH sides of the political spectrum for their corruption and insanity!!!

[@nitewatchman1576]

Let's see ALL OF THE democraps are lying stealin' murdering trash. Repubs maybe 24 % are really democraps in disguise.

[@RobertMJohnson]

the part about republicans is entirely inaccurate. but keep going with your delusion

[@blackgateboxingxuanmenquan6407]

He doesn’t. For four years Democrats accused Trump of conspiring with Putin to steal an election, and impeached him over BS FBI intel created by Hillary and 2 Russian&English spies. And Bill was right there in it like a brain dead sucker interviewing Adam Schiff and Jennifer Rubin. Lolz

[@joesilva2184]

Here here 😌

[@aks1993kumar]

He calls out both sides as long as his team aka democunts win. He is left wing propaganda tool only more neoliberal center.

[@scottclark3761]

Hundreds of languages and this man spoke in facts. Anyone else want to see a presidential debate moderated by Bill?

[@HuWhiteNat]

No, we always get biased moderators. No more Godless urban leftists should ever moderate anything again.

[@jaredruschell2019]

No, check his sourcing, the articles he quoted. Not reliable, to much editing.

[@victorpradha9946]

@@jaredruschell2019 Elaborate...what are YOU referencing?

[@theonceandfuturething3999]

What do politicians like about America? Money, and power.

[@mack63u7]

Another 2 thumbs up from me for Bill. Not just because a big chunk of this totally applies to where I live (Australia)

[@timurart]

First generation immigrant, and now a proud American, here... Counting my blessings every day! It's enough to turn on the world news any given day, to remind me how lucky I am to live in the United States!

[@joelzivic5301]

No matter how much he hates Pres. Trump he needs to understand how necessary it was and is to call out the B.S. we all see and know exists within our Govt and media..no one else has ever had the balls to do so on such a large stage.

[@mountaincam3520]

Voter ID is not restricting voting rights. Almost all countries require voter ID.

[@bxi1547]

This is exactly why I’m an independent. Both sides are very flawed.

[@wolfgangbaber2976]

NO THE REPUBLICANS ARE DISEASED THE DEMOCRATS HAVE N INFECTION

[@mostlysunny582]

If you're looking for flawlessness within any political party, then your living on the wrong planet.

[@casmatt99]

Being independent is irrelevant if you support any republican candidate

[@markadams8041]

So many people are politically homeless, welcome to the club.

[@marcelodasilva942]

Enlighted centrism

[@SebastianSkadisson]

Now i feel like part of an unruly class and Bill is the teacher stopping one half of the classroom from throwing stuff at the other side and vice versa. 👏

[@travis8850]

I could just Bill doing that lol. "Children, children! Now quiet. There will be no more of this insurrection tomfoolery, Donny. I won't stand for it. You're getting a referral. As for you, Woke Betty, if I wanted to hear someone preach, I'd go to church. Now sit down all of you, and be quiet, or you will get no pizza party next week."

[@charlottecorday8929]

Under Trump: No new Wars, 1.5% Inflation, $2.20 gas, Secure Border. Biden: 10% Inflation, Endless tax dollars to Ukraine War, $5 gas, Open Border, 87000 new IRS agents to go after the Gig Economy. All this from Biden, a 5 decade Kleptocrat who enriched his family through his son Hunter and brother Jim in China and Ukraine. Wake Up!

[@triplenalysis]

Has anyone else noticed Bill's final New Rule has been gradually getting longer? They used to be 4-5 mins and now they are approaching 10 minutes. No complaints here as I love this segment.

[@braydenmerfeld2700]

I noticed it. One even went for 13 recently

[@nycres]

The New Rule has gotten longer and the opening monologue has gotten shorter

[@brian782]

I think they know these are popular on KZbin

[@romeyrome32]

Now that you mention it...yeah. I'm good with it.

[@cathryncampbell8555]

The segments are getting longer because Bill's audience has 'applause diarrhea.' Nearly everything Bill says is punctuated/interrupted by applause. I wish that his audience would simply pipe down and *Listen.* Applaud at the *end* of his New Rule, not throughout it.

[@RUSSKIization]

"you dont realy love America if you hate half the people in it" sometime we get carried away with everything including my self and its good to be reminded who we are and why we are here.

[@must205]

"If they don't like how America is why do they fight for it so much? How can they say they love America?" That is exactly why people fight for their own country even when they don't like how it currently is. Because they love it and they want to make it a better place. Whatever the definition of "better place" may be. Quite easy to understand.

[@CrAck-MoNey]

Thank you for being level headed. Telling it as it is.

[@jackmurphy8491]

America isn’t a democracy it’s a republic

[@TheToddcole]

R E S P E C T!!!! Bill is a national treasure.

[@barbarafowler5624]

He hit the nail.on the head.i didn't even know some of these things that were said

[@woj5924]

Bill Maher is back! Killing it this year.

[@DeadSezSo]

"Either give it back or stfu" was the most real sht lol

[@nmarbletoe8210]

How did that play in Eastern OK :)

[@TestTackle]

I truly believe the only way out of this dumpster fire of decisiveness is comedy and the ability to laugh at ourselves. Thank you Bill, I don’t always agree with you but who gives a sh*t.. you’re reasonable, funny, and fair. Respect

[@HopeIsForbiddenHere]

Fair? He labels all Republicans as election denying militants who suckles at DJT's teet and want to overthrow the government, and the worst he has to say about the Dems is to stop complaining about America belonging to indigenous people. That was about as "fair" as trading your brand new Jaguar for a ripped Pokemon card.

[@phillamoore157]

There’s nothing fair, or honest about this hypocritical, d-bag. And, the ONLY way out of this is by voting conservative. Assuming elections even matter anymore. Had Maher brought up all the catastrophic policies they’ve implemented, and all the corruption of our gov’t institutions, he never would’ve had time to whine about the Republicans (half of which were lies). Maher’s been on the left for his entire adult life…I don’t mind his opinions (to each his own)…it’s his dishonesty, and his lies.

[@nataliiateteruk585]

So few humor these days as it seems rare with glad honests laughs

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

*_"the only way out of this dumpster fire of decisiveness..."_* You mean _divisiveness_ ? {:o:O:}

[@lukepeterson110]

No, politics should be regarded seriously and should NOT be framed as such.

[@ubcphysicsyangbo]

It’s totally okay to “love” your country and still criticize it for the issues that it has. You’d do with with your family members and friends too, if you truly loved them :)

[@dennistrepanier3836]

They aren't fight for the soul of America, they are fighting for power and greed.

[@aljirou29]

Yeah sure....Bill Maher is a lying sack of trash. If he cared one whit about the country and democracy instead of himself, ratings and money, he would tell the truth. But all he wants are attention, ratings and money. Let me take the lies one by one for the seal-clapping audience cult: 1) You don't love America if you hate half the people in it. YOU MEAN LIKE THE SEAL CLAPPERS IN THE AUDIENCE WHOM BILL WON'T CORRECT? ****ALL OF YOU AND BILL**** ARE THE ONES WHO CALLED HALF OF AMERICA DEPLORABLES, RACISTS AND SEMI-FASCISTS. Yet he sits there smirking like it's someone else who hates half the country. 2) What do Republicans like about America... a) lie #1..."It's not democracy. We stand for a President who attempted a coup." Hey genius. Here's a tip. DEMANDING AN ACCURATE VOTE COUNT IS NOT A COUP ATTEMPT. YOU KNOW WHAT IS THOUGH? ****STEALING AN ELECTION BY REFUSING TO ALL0W ANYONE TO WATCH THE COUNT, EXAMINE THE MACHINES OR QUESTION THE RESULT WHILE THE MEDIA REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE CLEAR FRAUD AND CENSORING ANYONE ON BIG TECH WHO DARES TO QUESTION IT!!!! THEN YOU USED THE FBI TO INSTIGATE JAN. 6TH AND DEMONIZE TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS**** WHAT A COLOSSAL A-HOLE. b) lie #2...not committing to accepting election results upfront makes you anti-democracy." Since you're mentally-challenged Billy, let me spell it out for you. LITERALLY NO REPUBLICAN IS SAYING THEY WON'T ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF A *LEGITIMATE* ELECTION. That's what DEMOCRATS do. What they ARE saying, Einstein, is that they can't commit in advance to accepting potentially...and given 2020, one might say likely...fraudulent results of an election. This makes Republicans PRO-democracy not against it. If Democrats actually loved democracy, they would have already investigated all the real evidence which overturns 2020 instead of acting like children and pretending Biden won. DEMOCRATS are the ones who refuse to abide by free and fair elections. Bill and everyone who blindly accepted 2020 while professing love for democracy are massive hypocrites who should be ashamed of themselves. LITERALLY NO REPUBLICANS ARE SAYING ELECTIONS ONLY COUNT WHEN WE WIN THEM. THAT'S WHAT ****DEMOCRATS**** DO. BUSH IN 2000 AND 2004. TRUMP IN 2016. HILLARY SPENT FOUR FREAKING YEARS BLAMING RUSSIAN COLLUSION...***THE LIE SHE CREATED AND PUSHED WITH THE HELP OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION***...FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S VICTORY, CALLING IT ILLEGITIMATE...***AND SO DID LOSER BILL MAHER!!!*** Nice attempt at gaslighting and projection. So as far as your crack about disrespecting the flag, that would be the kneelers and you pushing the lie that America is systemically racist and that unarmed blacks are shot disproportionately by police. They are not. In fact, the statistics show WE ARE MORE LENIENT TOWARD UNARMED BLACKS. c) lie #3....Sen. Mike Lee is correct. We are not a democracy. We are a constitutional republic. Of course, Bill lied and left that part out. d) lie #4...CORRECTING THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES MADE BY SECRETARIES OF STATE WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THEIR STATE LEGISLATURES AND PUTTING VOTING PROCEDURES BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE PRE-FAKE EMERGENCY COVID IS NOT "MAKING VOTING MORE RESTRICTIVE." IT'S FOLLOWING THE DAMN LAW. QUIT WHINING AND CHANGE PROCEDURES THE RIGHT WAY. WE ALL KNOW YOU JUST WANT MORE MAIL-IN BALLOTING SO YOU CAN CHEAT. e) lie #5...YOU ARE THE ONES WHO DON'T PEACEFULLY TRANSFER POWER!!! OBAMA ***LITERALLY INITIATED CROSSFIRE HURRICANE WHILE STILL IN OFFICE TO FRAME GEN. FLYNN AND GO AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP. REMEMBER?! REMEMBER THE RIOTS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INAUGURATION DAY?! REMEMBER OBAMA AND HILLARY SPYING ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN?! REMEMBER THE RUSSIAN COLLUSION LIE PUSHE BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO HELP HILLARY?! REMEMBER THE RIOTERS LINED UP IN 2020 IN CASE THE TRUTH HAD BEEN TOLD AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME DOWN THAT TRUMP WON?! President Trump LITERALLY SAID HE WOULD LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE UPON LEARNING HE HAD LOST ****LEGITIMATELY!!!!**** You bonehead traitors wouldn't even examine the evidence. f) lie #6...Hunters respect wildlife and the environment far more than you ever will. Killing animals and eating them is something humans have been doing for thousands of years. Moron. You hypocrites could care less about the environment. All you want to do is virtue-signal. g) lie #7...Republicans support the assault on police on January 6th. We don't. Stop lying. What we want is accountability for the shooting of an unarmed protestor (Ashli Babbitt), the beating of an unarmed protestor (Rosanne Boyland) and EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW FOR THE ELECTION JUSTICE PROTESTORS. As far as 100 police being injured, I'd love to see the list of "injuries." I'm sure half of it's manufactured just like the rest of your fake news. h) lie #8..."NOBODY 'STORMED THE CAPITOL." First of all, any "storming" was instigated by the FBI with the help of Antifa who were overheard saying they needed to make Trump supporters look bad (funny how there were no "counter-protestors" that day). Second, Trump supporters would not have broken into the Capitol WHILE THE VOTE WAS BEING CHALLENGED. Third, the FBI-assisted breach occurred 15 minutes before Trump finished speaking two miles away and encouraging the crowd to make themselves heard PEACEFULLY. i) lie #9..."F**k the police" is the clarion call of the Republican Party. Boldfaced lie. j) lie #10...The FBI *IS* ACTING LIKE THE GESTAPO. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL RAIDING THE HOMES OF INNOCENT AMERICANS WHO OPPOSE THE REGIME TO INTIMIDATE THEM WHILE BRINGING THEM UP ON B.S. CHARGES TO BANKRUPT THEM WITH LEGAL FEES? HOW ABOUT GOING AFTER PARENTS AS DOMESTIC TERRORISTS?!!! THERE ARE A *DOZENS* OF CURRENT AND FORMER FBI COMING FORWARD TO CONDEMN THE FBI BILLY BOY. TELL THE TRUTH. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS SOMEONE WITH MILLIONS OF VIEWERS, AND UNLIKE MY NOT WEARING A MASK OR TAKING A VACCINE, YOUR IGNORANCE AND LIES ENDANGER US ALL. k) lie #11...Trump's joke about John McCain...Bill leaves out the context. First, the DEMOCRATS were the first to love the joke when Chris Rock told it when Obama was battling McCain. President Trump was REPEATING THE JOKE ALREADY MADE BY CHRIS ROCK AND LOVED BY DEMOCRATS. Rock also got laughs for it NIGHT AFTER NIGHT ON HIS COMEDY TOUR.. Second, McCain was a RINO globalist piece of trash who had Arizona veterans die on his watch while in line for procedures at the VA and encouraged our participation in foreign wars while bankrupting the middle class. To hell with John McCain. Also part of this lie and #12 is Bill pretending to care about the military. He doesn't give a rip about our military. l) lie #12...the Joint Chiefs did the bidding of the military-industrial complex while saddling everyday Americans with debt. They ARE losers. The entire Pentagon needs to be replaced. m) lie #13...PRESIDENT TRUMP ABSOLUTELY DID NOT CALL OUR FALLEN WWI SOLDIERS "LOSERS AND SUCKERS." ANOTHER FAKE NEWS LIE BILLY BOY HAS NO PROBLEM REPEATING... President Trump NEVER called fallen soldiers "losers and suckers." That's another fake news and Biden lie. The Lincoln Project repeats it too. Here's John Bolton, no fan of Trump, debunking that claim ON NATIONAL EFFING TELEVISION. President Trump didn't visit the cemetery in France that day due to changing weather conditions which forced the Secret Service to call it off. Biden's such a LIAR. At the 2:55 mark... Trump vs Biden: Who Disrespects the Military Most? (Face-Off hosted by comedian K-von!) (KvonComedy, KZbin, 10/29/20, 12 min) [link removed to preserve comment] Whole video is the best analysis I've seen as to who supports our troops the most. President Trump is the clear winner. It's not even close. n) lie #14...Ted Cruz....This is the actual quote. He wasn't calling our military "pansies." “I’m enjoying lefty blue checkmarks losing their minds over this tweet, dishonestly claiming that I’m ‘attacking the military.’ Uh, no. We have the greatest military on earth, but Dem politicians & woke media are trying to turn them into pansies,” he tweeted. "Ted Cruz: Democrat Politicians, ‘Woke Media’ Trying to Turn Military into ‘Pansies’ " (Breitbart, Kristina Wong, May 21, 2021) [link removed to preserve comment} o) lie #15...Blake Masters...called the generals woke...not "left-wing"...corporate bozos...and they are. Gen. Mark Milley...the same traitor who promised President Xi Jinping a warning if Trump ordered a military strike against China...is more interested in understanding white rage than doing his job. p) lie #16...President Trump was CHALLENGING the generals. He didn't want them to actually be Nazis. Grow up. And thanks for proving his point. We would not have won WWII with the woke generals we have now facing generals who were ALL BUSINESS AND NO B.S. Dope. q) lie #17...Rep. Lauren Boebert....SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS ****NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION**** Look it up Scooter. It is not a "pillar which makes up our country." Man are you dense. Your ignorance as to the issues genuinely endangers us all unlike my not taking the "vaccine" you promoted. * AMERICA WAS NOT BUILT ON STOLEN LAND. LOOK UP THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND THE MEXICAN CESSION. PLUS THE "PEACEFUL" (NOT REALLY PEACEFUL) INDIANS PICKED A FIGHT AND LOST. * AMERICA WAS NOT BUILT ON SLAVERY. HORRIBLY INEFFICIENT. NORTH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 90%+ OF OUR GDP GROWTH. "BIG MIKE" OBAMA LIED. WHITE HOUSE WAS NOT BUILT BY SLAVES. THEY ONLY PROVIDED SOME OF THE LABOR ALONG WITH IMMIGRANTS WHILE SKILLED MASONS LAID AND DRESSED THE STONES. YOU BETTER DAMN WELL CARE ABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY. IT MARKS THE SACRIFICE FOR YOUR FREEDOM AND THE CELEBRATION OF IT YOU UNGRATEFUL, SELFISH LOSER.

[@earthian3658]

I love America. I just feel indifferent. I think everything has become so opinionated, but with a lack of substance. It's so easy to bitch and moan about what we don't like. Its like complaining about an issue, yet wait for others to take charge. I believe we have a huge problem with our expectations, and a lack of perception. Edit. The irony is me full well realizing this is just, like my opinion man...

[@jgallardo7344]

I love the storytelling from this country despite the fucked up shit the ruling class did. In the end, it was the commoners and working class who bailed them out. They shouldn’t forget that

[@kellyryanobrien1]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@xhagast]

It is on purpose. Fighting for or against BLM is easy and cheap. Free college like in Germany is too serious an issue. The same with every issue.

[@HelynnHeels]

😎👌❤

[@rabbit251]

@@xhagast This is the crux of the problem. The right believes that the US has gone too far: abortion, gay rights, lack of morals and Christian principles. In some ways I agree with them. Trans rights? I don't care if someone wants to think they're a woman or man, but I do care if that man who thinks "they" are a woman and wants to use the same toilet as my daughter. Here the physical science does matter. And we hear stories about elementary school children being asked which pronoun they want to called. Even my 14 y.o. daughter told us she's thinking she might be bisexual. We never asked her and were too afraid why she was even thinking about it. The left believes that not only should gays have equal rights, but women should be allowed to control their bodies according to science and not religion, and that statistically Blacks are still more oppressed than any other race in the US. The US was the leader in starting socialism during FDR (pension for old people, public works programs so everyone had a job, farm subsidies). This was added to by LBJ to include national health insurance for the poor and elderly, unemployment insurance, and enforcing minorities' rights like right to vote, buy a house, get a job. I can't understand as the richest country in the world, the US is the only developed country that doesn't have national health insurance for everyone. (Even China with 1.6 billion people has national health insurance). The US, as Bill many times points out, has gotten better for minorities if you think back to where we were and where we are now. But we can always do better on that one and should never stop trying. But it sad that years ago SCOTUS ruled that you couldn't use religion to discriminate against Blacks, but they have ruled that you can use it to discriminate against gays.

[@mulder006]

Awesome segment and 100% spot-on. I live in Canada, and while we don't quite have the crisis you have, we also suffer from people on the left and right constantly complaining about what a terrible job our PM is doing and how Canada is going down the drain. No one seems to realize how good they have it. Yes, things can always improve, but ffs, be grateful, whether American, Canadian, etc that you still live in a Country that has so many benefits and provides for its citizens.

[@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121]

Fellow Canadian here. And while I definitely wouldn't say we have the Prime Minister I want, I also think that our current state is grossly exaggerated by those who hate him. To hear some of them speak, you would swear Canada was nothing more than a smoking hole in the ground

[@ZachTank2009]

I do wish we had a government who took as good care of its people as the Canadian government does. We do a lot right here in America but our flimsy social safety net is a national embarrassment

[@MrGgabber]

@@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121 careful about saying bad things about our glorious PM, you may get your bank account closed

[@ronin4160]

@@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121 you also have fantastic woodshop teachers who are definitely not outrageous perverts

[@yoyoyo416]

People are rightfully annoyed with Trudeau and his Liberal government. They are terrible and make Canadians hate each other.

[@jasonwilson3057]

No state laws restrict who can vote as long as they have the constitutional right to do so. Quit lying.

[@luisfernandoalves2748]

As a brazilian, I think americans should travel more often to other parts of the world in order to understand how much of a shitshow most other countries are when compared to the US. As an outsider, it is pretty clear to me that free market capitalism and democracy are the most important values you uphold, and what enabled wealth and prosperity to spread the way it has in your country. Be proud of it and continue to spread your freedom ideals.The world needs it.

[@jcruisioso5975]

Touché

[@spindriftdrinker]

Here's one thing you might not realize. The USA is becoming more like those other countries every day. For example, we used to think the USA was better than South America because our Presidents didn't use the Federal police (FBI) to attack the political opposition. That's no longer true.

[@zaco-km3su]

Maybe you should probably reread some history. You're a Brazilian. You know why those countries are a shitshow compared to the US? Because the US probably exploited them. Free market capitalism? The US economy is based of off protectionism. That's how they have an economy like this. The automotive industry is a great example. It would have been wiped out if it weren't for protectionism. As for capitalism, most Americans don't have any savings. Basically if something breaks, they're finished. As for healthcare, those guys have a serious problem .People that you think are wealthy....are worried that healthcare costs will leave them homeless. It's not exactly riches to rags but they probably live better off than 90% of Americans before ending up homeless. You think in the US things are the way they were in the 1960s. They're not. Also, you've heard of coops? Cooperatives? Marxists will talk a lot about them. Well, in rural areas where people are very "conservative", these people live off of coops. These coops aren't new though. Democracy sounds nice...until you realise that the way the US system is set up is not that democratic.The President of the US isn't elected by direct vote. If that's not enough you need to do a little more research and find out that in order to get elected, you need A LOT of money. Basically, the US is an oligarchy....like Russia.

[@zaco-km3su]

@@jcruisioso5975 Bullshit!

[@nathanielscreativecollecti6392]

Come on over and help defend it!

[@davebruneau6068]

They know that in the USA you ride a bicycle into Washington & drive a Rolls Royce out.

[@lisamezakowski9726]

Loyalty to country ALWAYS...to government when DESERVED!!

[@itkojecockot]

neither side is interested in country anymore...... that's why we both need to go our own way

[@Jerbraska]

Everything about this monologue🙌🏼NAILED IT

[@matthewszabo1155]

Great New Rules! This one needs to be heard by ALL Americans.

[@hottmess214]

I like the middle ground Bill, where most of us truly live, in the political arena. Keep up the pressure on BOTH sides to act better.

[@tuzaguilar4201]

Bill at his finest. Keep the flame Bill. The US needs your voice.

[@ArkenTheAmerikan]

Being the child of two immigrants from the Soviet Union, I couldn't agree more on the point about immigrants. There are certain things about this country that immigrants struggle to understand, and that's the value of the many fully assimilated multi-generational Americans, but I think the real essence of this country is best understood by those who fled persecution to come here. America's got huge issues but man it could be so much worse.

[@AstralPixie]

Thanks for your comments.

[@jeffreytruckenmiller2284]

Politicians are our biggest existential threat imho

[@WilliamLinaresdclxvi]

"Why don't we have better politicians? We can't. This is the best we can do." -George Carlin.

[@OliverHelfrich]

"America is not a country, it's just a business ..."

[@OliverHelfrich]

Quoted from here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipy5pWCeibppe5Y

[@projectpeace]

I’m first generation Ukrainian/Russian, born & raised in northern California, 1955. Always been grateful for the extreme good fortune of my time & circumstances. My parents were loving & compassionate, mostly Republican, who spoke Russian in a particularly lyrical accent. I appreciate the richness of their experiences, their love of country, and the motivating influence it had on my service as a global #Cannabis activist.

[@jasenbrielmaier8286]

It is impossible to support any political party today. My entire adult life has been choosing between two terrible options when voting. How are any of these politicians on either side the best we have to lead our country? They push agendas and don’t address the needs of our people. I love this country but these elected leaders are tearing it apart.

[@MacNCheese68]

That’s the thing. After a couple generations, it doesn’t matter where you come from, complacency is bound to happen.

[@Bang47476]

NEW RULE is my favorite segment! Bill always delivers laughter and facts while having fun.

[@ExperienceEric]

He went way too easy on the left in this one. Dems have been screaming about stolen elections and illegitimate president since Gore and its never stopped. We went through 4 years of Russia stole the elections and Trump is Putin's illegitimate puppet for the left to now cry foul over Trump saying it was stolen from him. Its wrong when both sides do it. If your going to go after Trump for it (which is fair) at least admit your side had done this too and way too often.

[@redfernpixelgnomepitcher1377]

There's a phrase we have all heard countless times.. it's a little cringe maybe? "If you can't laugh what can you do eh?" I have been using it MORE recently. I can't help but feel that It may NOT have been a rhetorical question.... one that has been answered all too well in the last ten or fifteen years..... You can take the world really personally, lose all perspectives and end up on twitter. I think it's a warning... laugh or turn into a monster. as Lord Meltchett once said - though very sarcastically, as he was the one being laughed at - "Thank god for the gift of laughter". Without it we would be all unhappier, and quite possibly insane

[@cd5642]

Sorry but opinions are not facts. All of which can be countered easily with actual facts.

[@troy48842]

Most of what he said about Republicans is correct for the establishment, but wrong for Republicans - especially Trump supporters. Yes, Trump has said more dumb things than I can count. However, many of his points come from left wing talking points instead of facts. Even though I disagree, I am willing to give him saying Trump attempted a coup because its all in the way you view it. As I have learned from everyday non-political interactions, two people can view the same thing but have completely different ways of describing it. While I think "coup," is an inappropriate word to use, those who take everything Trump says, and the tone he says it, literally, could easily view it as a coup. But you can't start complaining about Republicans denying elections, when every time Democrats lose, they do the same. I don't like it when Democrats do it, and I don't like it when Republicans do it. Most Republicans I know do not subscribe to the idea that 2020 was stolen. They just have questions because there was a lot of strange things going on compared to previous elections. I am also getting sick of Republicans saying, "we are not a democracy," as well as Democrats mocking them for it. We aren't a democracy, but a republic using democratic methods to form our government. A true democracy is mob rule. If we were a true democracy does anyone thing slavery would have ended (just look at other countries)? Prohibition would have ever been a thing? Civil rights would have ever been passed? Not likely. Or at least not as early as they were. As far as separation of church and state goes, it doesn't exist in the constitution. That is something from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote in response to a person who wrote him about their town making the Quaker religion (if I remember correctly) the towns official religion. Jefferson was pointing out that the federal government can't establish a state religion because it is much more difficult to move to other countries. He said a city doing it does not violate the constitution because you can easily move to the next town over. Even a state can because of the free movement between states. I don't remember if Jefferson addressed this, but for me, it would only be an issue if the local or state government, after establishing a religion, threatened through physical, mental, or financial force anyone who chose not to be a member of said religion or support its practices. Then I think it would be a federal issue. And the Democrats aren't wrong about this being stolen land. There was a wider variety of animal life in the Amrican continents prior to humans coming here. How many people know there was a North American lion that had similar characteristics to the African lion? They lived in the west and died out between 5000 and 10000 years ago. What event happened around the same time? Humans. So the land was stolen - from nature by humans. And everyone knows the land bridge story, but how many know about the clovis people and some clovis like artifacts being found in the eastern America's? Until we realize we know almost nothing about history, we can't get past all this.

[@susanbeasley723]

half are lies

[@trainhound1732]

"Peaceful transfer of power" Bill you forgot to show the democrats in congress objecting to the 2016 election. I know you didn't have enough time to show them all but you could have shown a two year old having a tantrum at a grocery store for 3 minutes and it would have about covered it for effect. 😭😡😡😭

[@HelynnHeels]

what members of congress were doing is not relevant. It was a successful peaceful transfer of power.. Hillary conceded, with more grace than I could have mustered. The Obamas attended the inauguration and then welcomed trump to the WH very graciously. No one stormed the Capitol to try to stop the official votes being cast by the VP.

[@jeffbaer5851]

Awwwwww..... the mild indignance and general grumpiness about the electoral college were, in your Qanon-soaked mind, exactly equivalent to the 1 1/2 YEARS we've watched people go from outraged and murderous to apocalyptic and still murderous? You're REALLY gonna draw a moral, factual, or ANY other equivalency there? Lol... yikes.

[@trainhound1732]

@@jeffbaer5851 You have a nude poster of Kamala Harris pinned to your bedroom wall at your moms house don't you? You guys are easy to spot. 🤣😂

[@pizzabandit1518]

@@jeffbaer5851 Hillary conceded the day after the election and Vice President Biden completely shut their objections down. In total, 11 House Democrats interrupted Biden to object. Trump still hadn’t conceded and had a scheme in place to prevent the votes from getting certified so the House would vote and make him President. The plan was in a memo for the entire world to see. Trump had conspired with House members to pull this off. In total, 147 House Republicans voted against certifying the election. To this day Trump still insists he won and releases insane rants demanding he be reinstated as President. So yeah, false equivalence.

[@darthsaban8665]

​​@@jeffbaer5851 You say that like Dumbocrats didn't encourage the burning and looting of their own cities during the summer of 2020.......causing more damage and loss of human life than anything CNN, MSNBC or any other dark corner of your echo chamber accused conservatives of. The idea that you idiots equate a few hundred old people trespassing on Jan 6th to things like 9/11 is absolutely disgusting. Yikes

[@lisabowen3791]

Actually, Senator Lee stated we are not a democracy - we are a Constitutional Republic. He is right.

[@dakotadak100]

Honestly this man has done more to educate the public than any other entity I can think of.

[@MR-G-Rod]

That's because you're ignorant.

[@samadamms3432]

He also spent 4 years promoting the liberal agenda we’re suffering under now. He’s just backpedaling to save his show..

[@trexer902]

Bill Maher has taken almost every political position that exists. Literally! He has argued for high taxes, and also low taxes. He has argued for foreign wars, and also against foreign wars. He has argued for legalizing drugs, and also against legalizing drugs. He has argued for universal healthcare and also against universal healthcare Etc. For ANY political opinion that you hear from Bill Maher, I guarantee you that at some point he argued for the exact opposite. Bill Maher just wants viewers, he wants both conservatives and liberals to watch his show. He doesn't actually believe in what he says. The only thing he doesn't changed his opinion on is Israel. He defends everything Israel does. But even then, sometimes he admits that it's an "apartheid state".

[@buggargreen5681]

​@@samadamms3432 Noticed, all the comments of your KZbin profile are negative things to discredit Bill Maher and Real time exclusively, you can say anything you want of course. Just strange.

[@BigRalphSmith]

I think I would put Jon Stewart a notch above him.

[@seththomas9105]

As a Independent/Libertarian I approve of this message. LOL.

[@stevejarman56]

My dear friend Albert Topache said before he died what he thought about "make America great again," "I always thought America was great." He was a Marine and full-blood Comanche.

[@cteal2018]

yea, tell that to MAGA and it just blows their minds.

[@mardyroux8136]

@@cteal2018 The US is almost dead now. It wsa pretty great while Trump was president.

[@anure1134]

I'm full blood Swedish. They tell me that's racism.

[@ralphpeirson8475]

I love this country, the oceans, the rivers, the woods, the seasons, and yes, even most of the people! And I like your straightforward talk. Hopefully, it will open some eyes !

[@tBusket]

Correction: 27 states have enacted laws which prevent endless amounts of unaccountable mail in ballots from deciding elections.

[@redrick8900]

okay you fascist propaganda victim.

[@nicolebesser3548]

@@redrick8900 lol...the irony of your comment.

[@redrick8900]

@@nicolebesser3548 Pretending to laugh is what stupid people do when you really want to refute something but can't. You just told me that I'm right.

[@nicolebesser3548]

@@redrick8900 Refute what? That you don't understand what fascism is? Your comment is ironic. What part of that do YOU not understand?

[@redrick8900]

@@nicolebesser3548 Pretending to laugh is what stupid people do when you really want to refute something but can't. You just told me that I'm right.

[@wolfgangbaber2976]

Absolutely brilliant ..

[@brianbachmeier34]

"All Americans, not only in the states most heavily affected but in every place in this country, are rightly disturbed by the large numbers of illegal aliens entering our country. The jobs they hold might otherwise be held by citizens or legal immigrants. The public service they use impose burdens on our taxpayers." - President Bill Clinton 🇺🇸 State of the Union Address

[@brucenadeau2172]

i like how he calls out republicans for not accepting election but not when the democrats did first

[@myphone816]

Democrats did not cry like babies for 3 years. Stfu

[@LooseNut099]

You are the siren call of reason, Bill.

[@ssc4153]

Thank you Bill! ❤❤🤍🤍💙💙

[@shelbyjohnson5623]

Perfectly said! Thank you Bill!

[@davidstokes925]

I firmly agree with everything he says and he says it so damned well!