New Rule: The Woke Olympics | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@marklecher571]

Need to go to Hawaii...and remove all the culturally appropriated items they have...electricity, modern medicine, etc...

[@julielindholme9584]

And Spam!

[@adrienneanderson-smith2257]

@@julielindholme9584 🥴🤢 “I don’t like Spam!” from Monty Python’s Flying Circus. 😁 I loved that sketch. As I am an Army Brat, my dad LOVED Spam 😱

[@ScratchGlass9]

Spam, bacon, eggs and spam !!! I DONT LIKE SPAM !!! CLASSIC. Cheers from Detroit 🇺🇲

[@robwebnoid5763]

You have to remember that Hawaii was taken over -- annexed -- by the US. It became westernized slowly before that as well, once they were discovered by western ships, so all those things you would consider appropriation were already forced onto that indigenous islandic population. Modern medicines would not have existed if it weren't for the accumulated knowledge from appropriated ancient & ongoing medicines from around the world. 07/31/24

[@ricosuaveon2]

@@robwebnoid5763 Oh brother, he was trying to make a point. It figures someone would be offended! This is what this whole post is about, stop having such a chip on your shoulder.

[@00pugsly48]

The fact his audience is reacting like they don’t know what to do speaks volumes.

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

Yes, the left no longer has common sense so he is speaking a foreign language to them.

[@feYslYa]

the "laugh"-sign is confusing to them because they once felt for that trap

[@johnratican3824]

Right. "Uhhhh....can I clap for this? Is, uh, someone going to notice? I don't want to be seen as one of the connnnnnnservatives! Or, even worse....a supporter of Truuuump!" They are all about conformity on the Left far more than on the Right.

[@markb4168]

They are the very people hes speaking about hahaha...proving his point live

[@babbaganush9659]

@@johnratican3824 Or maybe they just didn't agree or find it funny?

[@The_Hog_Gaming]

I'm agreeing with bill Maher? The world has gone mad, and this piece was incredible

[@tberry79]

Yeah, I can’t believe I’m agreeing with Bill Maher either.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

There's a shocking reality that doesn't get much air these days- that to be on the left doesn't automatically mean you're a liberal. And certainly not woke.

[@gregoriocornilliac828]

F=÷==

[@M_Baker9ersFan]

Scary isn’t it. I do have to say at least Bill is good at making his points with critical thinking skills. I don’t agree with many of his conclusions, but not agreeing with someone and not wanting to banish them is what’s made this country great.

[@deborahfrederick916]

I am dumbfounded at myself, I usually yell at the computer when I watch him. But he is on point with this monologue.

[@marcoantoniojimenez3832]

I’m a conservative American. I love this country. I agree with Bill. Common sense is something wokeness does not comprehend.

[@patricialkress7517]

To bad the republicans don’t have common sense

[@wpriddy]

*uncommon sense

[@advancedomega]

Oh, they comprehend it. They just want to ruin every single thing on this world.

[@kylekitzman]

@@wpriddy wrong

[@CarmieThompson]

@@wpriddy Guess you don't talk to Conservatives very much...if at all. They might hurt your feelings. Well I'm sure that's true because you people have thrown away everything else that makes us a successful species.

[@nikoskostianis4973]

As a Greek I’m offended that the entire world has stolen our culture by competing in the Olympics! Edit* this was sarcasm and making fun of people who complain about culture appropriation. Greeks are proud of how our culture has changed the world.

[@tomboard1]

I deeply apologize for going to that toga party 35 years ago. It was fun but I realized my appropriation and quit my job before it was found out. Left my family and now live in a van down by the river to atone for my sins. I hope everyone with any Greek decent can possibly forgive me.

[@craigdanj]

Haha good one!

[@imranetic]

You should be offended that your country was such a failure that it had to be bailed out by Europe.

[@zadaofficial8091]

@@imranetic Amoebas are rightfuly offended by you displaying such idiocy, even though you are supposedly above them on the evolutionary scale. Turns out you're not and they've wasted millions of years of their lives... p.s. Greece wasn't ''bailed out''. That means money was just given without payback. Greece is actually paying insane interest rates for the money given to the banks & state. And for decades to come. Idiot.

[@kingairtech]

You should be more offended that he called the Greeks a bunch of homos for inventing men's wrestling, in his past dialogs on Politically Incorrect. Bill Maher is a POS that has been getting away with the current culture that he speaks out against, but that he actually empowered.

[@Dreyden-]

This isn't a partisan thing, it's just straight up common sense.

[@asymsolutions]

Nope, it's partisan, until it eventually happens to those who supported it along the way. Then it because "common sense".

[@Dreyden-]

@@asymsolutions Did you mean Becomes not Because

[@asymsolutions]

@@Dreyden- autocorrect

[@openwaters2988]

That's why it's so rare. People are stupid today.

[@lovinmclovin5290]

Nope. It's a partisan thing... The Democrats are the WOKE left who are using this as a political tool... These are the people that got voted in... The US has no future when half of the population is brain dead

[@kdog7469]

I love the fact that he is making his audience uncomfortable.

[@jacobl6714]

"Wait, he paused at the end of that sentence, and any rational person would agree with it, but that almost sounds like something that I do! And I love cancelling innocent white men and censoring things, so do I clap or...?"

[@braveheart4603]

I love the fact Bill now has to suffer through all the shit he was warned about years back when he was defending it all. He speaks up now because he realises he himself is in danger, previously he thought libtards like him would be safe and he was happy for opposing ideologies to be made example of.

[@CuriousCritter17]

I love the fact his audience makes him uncomfortable.

[@markb4168]

Yep...they proved his point perfectly!

[@Frank_Cohen]

@@braveheart4603 , he was cancelled by more conservative forces when Politically Incorrect was cancelled by the network due to outrage over his comment that the 9/11 terrorists weren't "cowards," as President Bush liked to say. He was making a reasonable point that they were many bad things but "coward" wasn't one of them because cowards don't sacrifice their lives for causes.

[@TimGraceAndFaith]

Just two years later, and the Olympics has straight up gone crazy.

[@paulfurman6240]

*bat shit crazy

[@joseribeiro9564]

From the perspective of a square person that hasant got a clue of French culture, listen buddy, educate yourself

[@MrBoop4345]

​@@joseribeiro9564because a table of trans and fat people is French culture. 👌🤡

[@Mlai00]

@@joseribeiro9564 The actual French people didn't like it either.

[@RobRuffMusic]

The whole world is going crazy. Jesus is about to come back. This is one of the signs He gave us. Jesus: "As it was in the days of Lot (mass acceptance of Homosexuality), so will it be when the Son of man is revealed"

[@priscillapriscilla973]

Lmao.. he had to tell the audience “that was sarcasm “ 😂🤣

[@mark1952able]

One of comic's best tool.......sarcasm!

[@MrJoesr55]

I am conservative on some issues, and I am liberal on others. Thank you Bill for having a brain and speaking the TRUTH!!!

[@todd-617]

It used to be okay to be a little of both depending on the issue at hand. Nowadays you have to declare your allegiance and never compromise.

[@words007]

@@todd-617 those people are true suckers in politics. Truly i feel bad for them be it republican or liberal. Each human on the planet belonging to any country should support the party which is overall better for the country. But now days mostly "liberal party in America is filled with these suckers who believe anything their party leaders tell them" . And in the past Liberals used to make fun of how republicans believe in some dumb book called bible(which some of them still do). But i would choose" to believe that bible side now rather stand with thise woke/gen Z people who born just recently and they think they frigin own the planet and now they want to change the past? Ridiculous these are. In the past we can agree how "bad and reprehensible" KKK time was right? But believe it or now the current "WOKE" ideology will be remembered in the future the same way. I know it

[@Ruhtinas84]

One of the problems is that you Americans call actual marxists and socialists "liberals". Most of them has nothing do to with liberalism. Conservatives and liberals are not opposites of each others. Opposite of conservative is radical while opposite of liberal is authoritarian/totalitarian. What Bill said was correct, this woke culture reminds us of Stalin and SU. Radical views and only one acceptable truth. Conservatives and liberals should both be against this madness.

[@GypsyMoth511]

@@words007 Yeah, "woke" ideology is as bad as lynching black people... Are you out of your mind?

[@bobbierobinson6269]

I'm sure you have trouble keeping friends from either side. (Really though, I think most people are)

[@jermainemorris5733]

I’m glad that social media wasn’t around in this capacity when I was a teenager, I’d be unemployable.

[@ml90909]

I feel ya....

[@earlfaniel3703]

Hell i hope it doesn't happen but the way things are going its possible

[@justwondering1967]

Jermaine is it? Nope, you’re good.

[@jayfree850]

Based on that comment you're unemployable currently.

[@mcuembedded]

Just say orange man bad. You'll get jobs.

[@FazeFalcon]

The more I listen to Bill Maher, the more I recall that I could talk to someone at 3PM, disagree with their politics, and still meet them for a juicy steak and blooming onion at the nearest steak house at 6PM, In this, I want more of the world you want, Bill.

[@davidsawyer6003]

I remember those days when it didn't matter what if you were a Democrat or a Republican you could still be friends. I even have family members that now have to furnish their child with a litter box, I can't quite live with that. I am thankful that my kids grew up normal.

[@Dreamcatcher9000]

@@davidsawyer6003 "I even have family members that now have to furnish their child with a litter box, I can't quite live with that." What do you mean by that?

[@davidsawyer6003]

@@Dreamcatcher9000 They have a kid about 9 years old that identifies as a cat .

[@Dreamcatcher9000]

@@davidsawyer6003 In past times, I would say that you're being humorous, but in these times, you could be telling the truth...

[@davidsawyer6003]

@@Dreamcatcher9000 Unfortunately it's true.

[@shel1102]

I find it hilarious how his audience doesn’t even realize he is literally talking about them.. and then they clap 😂

[@asfdafasdfwfrg]

i wont be surprised if that was part of skit

[@adammilne1341]

They do realize. They think that makes them edgy

[@markdouglas9182]

"where did we get this crowd?" says Bill fully serious and shaking his head..

[@markdouglas9182]

@Indian Streetshietters much more left; but a lot of his audience is the problem, typical group think sheeple not sure if they should boo or clap. laugh or yell. So typical now - these types are totally on edge, looking to see what others around them are doing, because they are not capable of any confident or independent thoughts. Im glad Bill is calling a lot of these types out.. they are a joke..

[@ExpressiveBeats]

npcs

[@vincenzoalamante7056]

That crowd sounded like they were guessing when to laugh

[@Rambleon444]

Time to bring the "clap" and "laugh" signs back.

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@Rambleon444 I just wrote the same thing. I'm tired of his look of disapproval when the audience doesn't clap and laugh when he thinks they should. This has always been the one thing I've disliked about his show.

[@Goatboysminion]

Don't they usually though!

[@Rambleon444]

@@Caswell39ADavern LOL! That didn't age well!

[@somethingginterestingg4275]

That's how it usually is they laugh on cues

[@SirLeDoux]

The audience doesn’t understand that he’s talking about them.

[@CEDL4072]

It's beyond their comprehension level lol

[@squirehaggard4749]

He usually is; and they never do.

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

His audience represents the downfall of western civilization.

[@13c11a]

Yes, but at least he called them out.

[@JAlbertz9478]

Yes ... their like laughing bots ..with not a clue about sentience or nothing down right scary..

[@ronbaxley8105]

Yet Bill will still vote for the people that think all of this BS is just fine

[@bryanherrmann4977]

Agreed…but don’t think even he will vote for Krazy Kamala

[@l-cornelius-dol]

@@bryanherrmann4977Don’t be too sure.

[@johnmartlew5897]

You, personally, have his voting record?

[@l-cornelius-dol]

@@johnmartlew5897 No, but we have his testimony over this entire election cycle.

[@fuzzypanda1684]

Yep, that's the problem. He SEES the problem, knows who's responsible, but will vote for them anyway.

[@dustinwoods7613]

I’m a Conservative and I’m glad your talking about this. We don’t have to agree and often we don’t but this is something we both need to fight. Thank you.

[@YoutubeChannel-pd2xf]

Agreed. We can’t kowtow to a group of whiny people who perceive the most innocent things as gestures of hate and disrespect.

[@DustinAxelson]

@Timothy Davidson Conservatives tried to cancel our country because they lost an election ffs. They have no legs to stand on. Tried cancelling the Smurfs claiming they promoted communism. Tried cancelling pornography. They've been the cancel culturists for all time, but it's recently now spreading on the left and now it's a real problem. It's also extremely overexaggerated. The whole Dr. Seuss thing was not from any pressure from the left. It was a business decision by the Dr. Seuss Foundation, and most of us didn't even know about it until the right freaked out over it. I personally think they wanted it like that, to get 6 books which aren't selling and get these people to buy them up before they get discontinued. Brilliant strategy. Any business out there that's in trouble, just pretend the left is trying to cancel your products and watch the right-wingers flood to your store or website and buy it all up just to show those pesky cancel culture, SJW, snowflake libtards! Also, you have incidents where Nike has Colin Kaepernick do commercials and they try to cancel them by burning their own Nike's. A company that makes coolers took away a discount to NRA members and they reacted by blowing up their expensive coolers. lmfao Bill Maher's focus on the left is playing right into these people's hands. Doesn't mean he doesn't have a point, but you'd think it's solely a left-wing thing, when it's worse and always has been on the right.

[@DustinAxelson]

A lot of talk the last 5 years or so about Civil War too on the right, which really is just code for genocide. Cancelling people that you disagree with because you can't beat them in elections. I'll pass on playing into their hands, thanks!

[@AJ-yw7hf]

@timothydavidson3600 - Excellent comment.

[@keithwashington-o5c]

You're not your.

[@KingJohnTX]

The audience clapping at Bill sarcastically saying "we found those bad people" is the funniest part of the video.

[@marthacanady9441]

They are the woke people he’s talking about

[@ShinkuDragon]

it's also the least funny part in the video.

[@artis1969]

@@ShinkuDragon This crowd is Idiocracy incarnate. Learning what to think in place of learning how to think.

[@chicodalianis8004]

What’s rough is some of the other comments are blaming bill Maher and not the crowd

[@ShinkuDragon]

Yeah. People are stupid, and everyone was even dumber when young. Imagine being prosecuted for dumb shit you did in high school that you already know was bad.

[@PhazonOmega]

As a staunch conservative, it's such a euphoria to be able to agree with Mr. Maher! Come together and love, not find excuses to hate. So well put!

[@tehpurplepills]

thank you biden, for all this unity you promised

[@thetruth1.613]

@@tehpurplepills pretty stupid mentality to blame national division on 1 person isn't it? Or at least that's what Trump supporters said. Hypocrisy at it's finest.

[@tehpurplepills]

@@thetruth1.613 pretty stupid mentality to campaign on a promise that you will unite this divided country. I didn't think he'd do it, I don't have that mentality, I don't believe him. But I can't tell if he was lying through his teeth in order to trick people to vote for him, or he's that senile.

[@thetruth1.613]

@@tehpurplepills it'll take a true centrist to unify anything, and not a centrist by American standards either. Anything too far either way is bad and if people don't already know this then well, all hope is lost. I'm freaking sick of identity politics on BOTH sides and you should be too. That's where the real division comes from.

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

Finding people from different political tribes that we can respect is something that will save democracy.

[@johnkerr3547]

7+ minutes of pure common sense. Thank you Bill Maher!

[@유도마-v2r]

Except "the wall" part. If you think wall is bad, try opening your front door at night and let the homeless people in. It's the same thing on a way larger scale.

[@jimwalsh8781]

Hitting the nail on the head. Thanks.

[@jamest2401]

Thank you Bill. Cultural Appropriation is really so dumb.

[@ec4968]

When Bill is at his best, he's brilliant. We need more sanity in this world.

[@zapkvr]

Is he? Hmmmm

[@HawaiiKnut]

Bill Maher is a mixed back, but when he's right, he's right on the money.

[@HawaiiKnut]

@@kayjay592 Too bad the two-party system is so ingrained over there that it's just Democrat vs Republic for many people.

[@SupertzarMetal]

@@kayjay592 And republicans are flawless? Trump is god to the willfully ignorant. People dying of covid wish they had taken it seriously. kzbin.info?search_query=covid+denier+dies+from+covid

[@Gogetta80]

@@kayjay592 I’ve got hope for bill voting Republican 2022. I saw the lunacy of the left last year when they promoted blm riots so I voted Republican for the first time in my life, and will from now on

[@tamrahawkes3170]

It was disgusting and as a non religious person, I won’t watch a single second of the Olympics

[@jenniferunderwood951]

As a Christian I appreciate your recognition of how disgusting you found the Olympics opening ceremony to be.

[@erikalmontsesi5896]

And this is actually regarding the Olympics from TWO YEARS AGO!!!

[@erikalmontsesi5896]

​@@jenniferunderwood951Um, this is from 2 years ago. Too bad they didn't learn their lesson.

[@shawnsullivan6584]

So fragile.

[@RebeccaTaylorTillery]

So you won't cheer on the athletes from your country because of something the host country did. The opening ceremony has nothing to do with the athletes except to introduce them by country at the end. You are, in essence, punishing the athletes for something they did not do. It's a good thing that they don't depend on you for support.

[@mattolsziewski7164]

Every six months I’ll agree with this guys on one thing, but when I do I really do.

[@PrimoStracciatella]

That's a better ratio when it comes to my girlfriend! :)

[@781stino]

I’m agreeing with him more and more on a frequent basis. I get it he’s an independent and has his views which I respect but he has the balls to call out the dems/cancel culture. I like that

[@nicj5354]

Same

[@taboowriter9229]

@@781stino the guy is a corporate democrat shill, wtf are you talking about.

[@evanfontenot7000]

What does it mean to be middle of the road democrat anymore...? Things have gotten to the point where you can't tell anymore. You have extreme right or incredibly extreme left... sad

[@ImPerpl3xd]

Bill Maher continuing his hot streak. It’s important that he does segments like this. His audience needs it dearly.

[@BrendenDrivesMeCrazy]

His audience needs reeducation through labor... both being foreign concepts to victims

[@bm421]

His audience is full of morons lol. He seems annoyed with them often.

[@m.g.3013]

And he dearly needs his audience 🙄

[@crorivpro]

I never in a lifetime thought I'd give a hi-five to Bill Maher but there go. He's right on the money.

[@margricks]

He's right on the money, as you commented, however, he will STILL vote dem every time. He's a hypocrite to the nth degree and always will be, no matter how stupid his party has become and is still evolving as even more stupid, if that's possible.

[@annalisajames6558]

I feel like I’m living in a dystopian nightmare.

[@ppg4667]

The audience doesn't know whether to laugh or be offended.

[@MrBillkaz]

Yes?!!!!!!! Lol .. they don't know how to have their own thought, to used to spewing over being offended by everything.. basically Bill is trashing the narratives that they buy into and normally he does for the most part too so awkward isn't it lol?

[@ppg4667]

@@MrBillkaz GTFOH kook. I lost braincells reading that junk.

[@ycombine1053]

@@ppg4667 Easy there Pete.

[@lightupthedarkness6762]

They're like groupthink bobbleheads ... need an authority figure to instruct them. I can feel their brains hurting trying to boot up for this 😂 "Oh God what if I clap at the wrong time? Will I get canceled?"

[@donnieg7264]

@@ppg4667 you must be one of those woke people who get offended over anything an everything huh? Trump 2024

[@corporalsanders9981]

Bills got some huge balls being a liberal guy and calling out all this bs. I got more and more respect for him lately.

[@gigaus0]

He's not liberal, he's said that a few times over the years. He's on the left, but he's changed what he 'is' a few times.

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

when Bush was president Bill literally called for this - for the left to fight a lot more dirty. Careful what you wish for.

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

@joseph King says the guy who cared enough to take the time to comment

[@joemerica8834]

But he always still comes back to the same conclusion: republicans are bad, vote Democrat. He spent months saying that Hillary was awful and stole the nomination but still could not comprehend how anyone voted for Trump. Some just felt he was the lesser of two evils. Its not that difficult. But he never sees it.

[@bangingbeatz6484]

My body My choice 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mattyrat4958]

The funniest thing was when the crowd started clapping about finding "bad" people in the Olympics 🤣🤣

[@jamesevans1890]

The saddest thing :-(

[@coolguy1952]

We, collectively, are so fuckin stupid.

[@ciaphascain1919]

That crowd was super liberal bro. Half of them clapped for the sarcasm bit. Bill staying basically the same politically while the left just heads for a cliff to jump off of in the name of wokeness. What a shitty time socially to be an American.

[@karlsweeney2328]

Bill's audience has been confused for awhile

[@miguelvigoa7271]

Jajaja they a bunch of sheep with no individual opinions at all

[@zman92630]

Ironically, those who "fight" for injustice to feel good about themselves are just as intolerant to everyone else.

[@deanr.johansen6377]

Actually, Justice fighters who do not understand "justice" are more intolerant than others. Proverbially, bulls in a china shop.

[@idiotidiot5821]

They are or worse. Be a fly on the wall. Ive come to find *most* people are pretty scummy when they think no one is watching. Maybe its just who we are but Ive seen plenty of people do good when it neither benefitted them to and no one knew but also put them at risk for being accused of the original wrongdoing they are fixing.

[@SilVia-hs2kb]

Bill's type of "liberal "is now considered conservative unfortunately.

[@mikeb.1705]

Unfortunate in what way? Conservatism typically marches leftward over time. What is unfortunate, IMO, is that "liberal" has also moved leftward ~ so much so that it has become completely restrictive and unreasonable to an extreme. Bill highlights this quite well.

[@unidentifiedguy8253]

And modern woke, morally righteous, "cancel anything I don't agree with" liberals have usurped the 1980's "Religious Right" mentality. If you watch "Donny Darko" these days, the woke left would fill in for the activist religious right wingers now-a-days. Liberals will likely start the Prohibition movement in the next 10 years I assume.

[@kennybeans6115]

It’s ridiculous for Maher to call this garbage out now when he and his ilk in the media, academia and Democratic Party only have themselves to blame for the monsters they’ve created. And if he really hates this “progressive” cultural Marxism, I’d love to see what the shill has to say about his precious Democrats who’ve been facilitating and encouraging the absurdity this whole damn time. Oh, that’s right. His script can’t stray too far away from his daily “Democrats are trying so hard to do the right thing but Republican man bad” routine. The “I thought walls were bad” line with the orange man bad picture really stood out to me in this regard, and just reaffirms the farce that is the mainstream media. I find it hard to believe Maher and the MSM outlets are too ignorant or forgetful to remember the Obama administration, including the Messiah himself and the usual suspects like Clinton, Pelosi, Schumer, Nadler, and others were all in favor of a “southern barrier” as recent as 2014, just months before orange man bad racist announced his border platform. The media should be tried for treason in respect to their supposed function.

[@diamondbracelette]

@@kennybeans6115 what's cultural Marxism?

[@jerenypowell2974]

I remember the Day He Made fun of all Political parties equally,. then He started dating a man in a wig and became a little bitch after 9/11

[@s.b.ghazalli2658]

I'm gonna take a wild guess that 80% of BM audience are the woke people he's talking about. The awkward laughs were telling.

[@Senorzilchnzero]

Yep

[@dansch19]

They're not the straight SJW wokesters. They would view him as alt right. It's more like the norms that pay attention only to CNN and MSNBC and don't put much thought into what it is they're being told to think and where it comes from even though they almost certainly feel uneasy about it. I remember feeling like that in the 90s. As an actual liberal (not a Democrat or progressive) I just had more and more cognitive dissonance about these new PC ideas that almost seemed antithetical to actually liberalism. At some point you have to say, regardless of what the almost unified media and Hollywood tell you, something is just not right.

[@Sladeofdark]

Bill Maher's relationship to his live audience is so cringeworthy. I wish someone would sit him down and say 'ok boomer' , people do not respond the same way they did in 1980 to punchlines. He has been doing that for the past 15 years ,and it is SO FUCKING AWKWARD. Bill take it easy... your audience is half your age anymore, and it is okay if you don't get the exact laugh that you think you should get at the exact moment. OR actually get funny instead of snarky, and the applause can be more predictable.

[@puzzledobserver7644]

The infection is spreading out of control.

[@EnterHacker]

He’s on the wrong side. He’s definitely right leaning on social issues.

[@blaze556922]

If surfing is cultural appropriation then so is riding a bike, driving a car, etc. Make sure you never fly a plane unless you are a direct descendant of the wright brothers!

[@AtticAurel]

if you go the causal chain back far enough, the Wright Bros. just appropriated Icarus. ;-) [we wouldn't even have planes.]

[@havingaparty21]

😑 ugh that’s not what cultural appropriation is

[@andreleao1493]

even shit flies if its launched by a catapult

[@jp6548]

@@havingaparty21 what is it?

[@Mac-ih7rb]

I for one, am absolutely appalled at the lack of white representation in the NBA!!! Invented by a white man! Taken over by the blacks! I think liberals are the least reflective people in human history.

[@MichaelFalsone]

SO GLAD YOU'RE BRINGING THIS TO THE LIGHT!

[@DjRenect]

That look of disappointment in Bill’s eyes toward the crowd is rough.

[@XpantherboyzX]

The crowd is insufferable. Just let him talk and laugh when he actually tells a joke

[@lindarogers3827]

Disdain for his audience. Maybe he needs to focus on his Solar projects.

[@anthonybrett]

@@XpantherboyzX Give them a break, they were all watching each other trying to work out when and when not to fuckin' clap...just in case they canceled each other out. Sheep.

[@guidinglight2116]

Africa for Africa, Asia for Asians, White countries for Everyone?! Force-assimilating an identifiable national or racial group out of existence is GENOCIDE according to UN Law. Anti-white is called anti-racist, but it leads to the disappearance of one race and only one race, the white race. Anti-racist is a code word for anti-White.

[@porcupineinapettingzoo]

@@guidinglight2116 Number of white people in the US, 250 million today, 230 million in 2000. Where exactly is this forced assimilation happening?

[@AlternativeElvis]

You know there's a problem when the audience don't know when to laugh and feel guilty when they do.

[@shoomoomoo]

His show would work better without an audience. He doesn’t do gags, and the laughter seems forced. The audience is trying to please

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

To be fair those are all suburban assholes from the outskirts of LA county. Not really representative of the whole, just wildly over-represented as a whole.

[@matthewhorizon6050]

Exactly. What a pack of morons 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@matthewhorizon6050]

@@shoomoomoo yeah, its one of those things that goes right over Bill's head. Just because he doesnt use laugh signs or a laugh track, he finds the reception from his audience to be organic. Well, it is organic, but in a confused manner.

[@MarkGuinn59]

@@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control To be fair

[@rutledgemcmillin5064]

Bill is a relentless proponent of good thinking. That puts him pretty much outside of current American politics altogether. I feel like there’s a rational center where many of us can meet. I think the future of the country pretty much depends on it.

[@extremeresponsibility]

I agree. Bill isn't all one way or the other. His points about culture mixing was well do done and funny.

[@orionar2461]

Based on how he lambastes Republicans more then democrats makes him more left than right

[@corvus2512]

You know he doesn't ever claim to be a “moderate” or “in the middle”... he is a liberal, what a liberal has been and should be and you are correct, liberalism is good thinking.

[@vversusv1364]

Definitely!

[@Frank-rz1vt]

@@corvus2512 Bill Maher represents what liberalism use to be before it was carjacked and weaponized by the far left who IMO are much more in line with totalitarians than with liberals. One of the ideals supported by liberalism is to have open debate, freedom of thought and speech, and civil discourse (on college campuses) especially with those with whom we disagree. . .If you listen you may find that today a majority of conservatives and independents support the very same thing. So Liberals don't own a monopoly on "good thinking". You just need the willingness to listen and reason without bashing one another and find 'Common Sense' actions to addressing real problems... like including surfboarding in the Olympics.

[@sean7891233]

Thank you Bill Maher for calling out the woke jerks ❤

[@Nedchilvs]

And then voting for them again

[@CarmieThompson]

Billy still suffers from TDS so that makes him one of them. Though admittedly, he's getting closer to the exit.

[@stimpy2k]

Dang, Bill is right on. It's refreshing to hear someone who has some common sense!

[@guidinglight2116]

What if EVERY black country and ONLY black countries were being flooded with a never ending stream of millions of non-blacks? What if EVERY single black town and school were force integrated? What if establishing or maintaining a BLACK community, church, organization was demonized or outlawed? What if Blacks were being told to celebrate their own Genocide this way? This Genocide is happening in ALL and ONLY White countries. Anti-racist is a codeword for anti-White.

[@jonathanmol4489]

@@guidinglight2116 I am surprised that after he used the N word in an interview that he is still around. I haven't seen him in 2 weeks.

[@blaze556922]

I wish he had as much common sense as he once had.

[@23ograin53]

". . . refreshing to hear someone who has some common sense" ????? Where the fuck have YOU been? The Right has been calling out this shit since it started. Do yourself a favor and expand your information sources.

[@stimpy2k]

@@23ograin53 I don't recall claiming he's the only person with common sense. I'm commenting on this particular video. Calm down and try not to be so divisive. Sheesh!

[@Kleban64]

I always liked Bill Maher's integrity. He doesn't just go to with the Liberal flow, but sticks to his principles. I don't agree with many of his views, but I applaud his courage to speak his mind in the face of "Wokeness".

[@forresthunsinger8714]

Fuck wokeness!! Stand up to cultural Marxists who want to destroy our culture through cancelling every damn thing!!

[@MrB00mbang]

If you believe Bill has such integrity, then you weren’t watching him during 2016-2020. That being said, I am glad that one lefty in showbiz who has a decently large platform is resisting the cult-like behaviour of the modern left.

[@forresthunsinger8714]

@@MrB00mbang Well said bro, my sentiments exactly

[@roxannekean6025]

@@MrB00mbang I think Bill is slowing waking up. The insanity of the Left has finally gotten too much, even for him.

[@svjim1]

The audience hesitating to react proves his point.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Exactly right. They came for left wing lunacy and instead they are getting common sense. They don't know what to do.

[@Robytsu]

I think that the audience reacts by command. They tell them when to laugh, how loud, for how long, etc.

[@dipperjc]

@@chrisoakley5830 Scarier than that is that when the audience did react, they did so with applause. Because the *cultural norm* is to applaud, and they therefore had to conform to that whether they agreed with him or not. That's the endgame, no one being allowed to hold a different viewpoint at all, and they're already fully "programmed" in that sense.

[@Based_Proletariat]

No he’s just catering to the rightwing.

[@seanmccaffrey3609]

I d6

[@Aubnormal]

This audience really doesn’t know when to respond with applause.

[@mfrank3518]

That’s what the applause sign is for

[@64standardtrickyness]

Anyone that admits to bullying as a child without being proven should be admired for their honesty.

[@noirrain6005]

I used to punch the bizarro at school. Made them grew like man. I contributed to society with less bizarros.

[@jgallardo7344]

After he admitted to it decades ago. It made it sound like he was doing today. People need to move on

[@Nate-kd5yf]

@@noirrain6005 I’m a bully.. try and bully me daddy. Kiss me and say I’m ugly.

[@Nothinglikeagoodnut]

@@Nate-kd5yf Which kiss would you like.... French, Glasgow, or Liverpool?

[@jgallardo7344]

@@ianblum22 thank you

[@camillecali22]

I wear a scarf tied tightly around my head for my migraines. A friend told me I was appropriating her culture. I reminded her that all cultures have worn head coverings and she was very welcome to not be my friend

[@chrisbullen219]

You don’t have to have bad hair to wear a scarf on your head 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@xcen1]

Isn't it cultural appropriation to come into America?

[@SmilingShadow-fz3jt]

Meaning she was a a Russian grandma?

[@carlfowler1297]

@@SmilingShadow-fz3jt😂

[@pettytoni1955]

​@@xcen1whaaaat???

[@stephenkeoughan4994]

Maher is one of the GOOD presenters out there. He says the facts and lets people make their own decisions. His comments are made up of common sense with a flash of sarcasm. Keep it up.

[@CharleneTruncer]

Only occasionally does he make sense. He is still a leftist on most things. And he continues to deny that the democrat party has become full communist control & censure fanatics.

[@zakbzak7]

Back in the 90s I was a long haired metal head in an adidas jump suit riding around with my black friend with cowboy boots and rhinestone shirt listening to things from Korn, Megadeth and sublime to Tupac, Wu Tang and bone. And anything in-between. What a great time. We didn't care about different cultures, we just did what felt good for us.

[@JohnWick-vh2qy]

@joe smath yup truth.

[@jonathanwheeler3560]

@joe smath What now? Obama started racism?

[@harhem]

@@jonathanwheeler3560 And we knew Freddie Mercury was gay . We loved his music but we did not care he was gay

[@thehonestdoctor3590]

@@jonathanwheeler3560 Obama used it as a divide tool his whole presidency. This all started under his 2nd term

[@openyourmind3763]

Yay and RIP to the 90s! They so seem like better times in some ways, turning 50 next year and miss my 20 something year old body, but would not want to be young now the way the world is. It seems way harder. You sound very cool...I hope your life is going well!

[@mhallett364]

Newfound respect for Bill Maher. Keep up the good work man ! Call out stupidity and hypocracy where you see it. Right or Left.

[@richardsandals785]

When Bill Maher is on his game, he has a capacity to nail issues in a way that few others can. A brilliant monologue.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Absolutely.

[@CO8848_2]

Nah, he’s just a comedian

[@igotcha1345]

You helped create this Bill! You were just like the rest 4 years ago. Glad your coming around. Everyone makes mistakes. Its human:)

[@Unklestinky]

This clip is almost 4 years old 😂

[@71mnwild]

Why does Bill act surprised by his audiences response. They're all woke and hate being called out. Bravo to you Bill Maher. I may not see eye to eye with all your politics, but appreciate it when you call out the hypocrites on the woke mob and thank you for standing up for free speech!!!

[@PraktikoolSinik]

I don't give Maher a lot of credit for finally catching up with what many of us have been saying since 2016 or so, and earlier in cases. Nonetheless, better late than never.

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

One of the few on the left who still caress about free speech. Hell, it why I left the left and the Democrat party

[@dustinsindledecker154]

You conservatives only love bill because he is willing to go after his side sometime you guys are such reactionaries, bill hates conservatives

[@kevinwood5317]

@@PraktikoolSinik Bill Maher isn't "catching up" to anyone, he's falling behind in a Boomer morass of self-pitying bitchiness about "nobody can take a joke anymore" and "call-out culture is more harmful than the old status quo".

[@ZarkowsWorld]

@@PraktikoolSinik He has been saying this same thing for many-many years.

[@tiberiussempronious6252]

"Where did we get this crowd?" I ask that every week...

[@PrimoStracciatella]

I ask myself that every day.

[@emmetLshavinski]

The sheepish audience is truly a depressing thing to hear.

[@raystanczak4277]

@jon pork That’s why he’s depressed.

[@Gogetta80]

@jon pork lefties always think they’re the smartest person in the room. Every one I have ever talked to has, without me even asking, volunteered to tell me in great detail just how much smarter than everyone else they are. They really don’t see what an absolute bunch of sheep they’ve become

[@helenbagoly1804]

It isn't something to laugh about but his audience loves him and want to please..ipsofacto awkward laughs

[@somniumisdreaming]

@@Gogetta80 Stop generalising.

[@pseudodao7040]

@@Gogetta80 I think Bill's delivery was partly to blame. When he started with the Olympics, I was thinking of Simone Biles, not the composer of whatever. If the audience was thinking the same, they were inferring Bill was giving justice there an ok before launching into something else. On the 2nd time, it's something Bill does a lot, where he uses no inflection to distinguish making an point and being sarcastic. Getting people to applaud on queue requires some kind of queue to prepare them. That's why most talk show monologues are so formulaic.

[@jefferywise1906]

Wherever truth is spoken it must be applauded. Huzzah Bill.

[@user-nc1wu2nm3i]

Bill can't even stand his own audience anymore. That's how bad it's gotten.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Yes it has to be frustrating when he gives them common sense and it goes right over their heads.

[@G0DofRock]

@@chrisoakley5830 Dude he's been slowly spiraling into a ranting, raving conservative who just happens to smoke pot so he thinks he's some progressive liberal spewing common sense.. lol it's fucking sad watching him rant about shit he has no clue about or just doesn't care, I remember him shaming the entire comic-book industry, gamers, obese people, and I remember him saying the fucking N-word to a black guest..it was pathetic. And this Olympics bullshit is ludicrous, he doesn't care how many thousands of people are forced via slavery to build these stadiums every few years, he doesn't care how many thousands died in the process, or how devastating hosting can be for any local economy since they don't make any money, the Olympics committee makes all the profits. Americans don't even give a shit about the Olympics..they just wanna know how many gold medals we gave ourselves for being allowed to have hundreds more athletes represent them. And the athletes don't even make money btw.

[@cheetahman859]

@@G0DofRock He hasn't though. He's been saying the same thing for decades. People have just become so extreme that they can't see the difference

[@claiminglight]

@@G0DofRock Kiddo, the fact is, harsh working conditions and economic damage from the Olympics *are* problems. And somebody ought to write or present an essay about that. A lot of people do. John Oliver did. And you could. But this essay wasn't about that. In fact, almost all essays aren't about that- they're about something else. _This_ essay was about something else. When discussing a topic, one stays on topic. Even if that topic isn't one that Matthew@TheInternet isn't currently all up in his feelings about in that particular moment.

[@pleiadesluciernaga8877]

Spot on

[@iantyler3398]

It's funny how unenthusiastic the audience is to Bill's humor and non-woke good sense. It's like they've gone to the wrong show!

[@christophercarrigg3775]

If he's not blasting a trump or some other republican it's like the audience has no idea how to react

[@pat442389]

They just want him to attack Donald Trump, Qanon-ers, anti vaxxers and people like that. When he goes after the racist bullies on the left they have to think critically for once. they also have to be brave in a sense..... should i cheer or will i be branded a racist for cheering / laughing at this joke? im 36, much younger than maher and habe very similar beliefs. (im a registered independent because i thought the democratic party was too right when i was 18 years old) but now i feel like people think im a right wing, racist asshole because i dont regurgitate the BLM / anti - racist propaganda. Its sad how much those people have divided us.

[@voxhumana2able]

Bill Maher is one of the last liberals in media that I actually still love. He’s awesome. I don’t always agree with him, but at least he’s not a little baby demanding everyone he disagrees with should be canceled.

[@heydeanie]

Amen! True liberals don't cancel anyone. It's not liberal lol

[@stevenmullen8645]

Amen--I'm a fiscal conservative but ride the middle on social issues and many times, Bill and I don't see eye-to-eye, but this clip had me cheering as he has never been more right.

[@bobcortez9471]

As a Conservative, I agree. Being free sometimes means you get your feelings hurt - but you’re still free. BM gets that.

[@carlaharrington5120]

That's partially because he knows what it feels like to be "cancelled" and viewed in the blink of an eye as a pariah.

[@Tom-oz7iy]

Bill has become a bit douchey and the 1950's G-man look has got to go.

[@Chris-zr4yj]

I’m a conservative and love the common sense bill Maher speaks. There can’t be only one opinion because both sides should be able to bring common sense, sanity and productive ideas to the table also recognize there can be another way of thinking to help the people not for the few who seem to be causing the chaos.

[@maxhydekyle2425]

The firing over a guy admitting to being a bully as a child is something else. That's just beyond insane. He was literally too young to be held accountable and he admitted it himself because he wasn't glad he did it. If we shame people for admitting their mistakes then all that will happen is that people will lie more.

[@utuberzanz]

He didn’t just admit it; he flamboyantly boasted about it on an interview when he was in his 20s. Don’t simply rely on Bill Maher’s words as your go-to news source. Edit: in case you failed to look deeper into this particular situation, which I’m assuming is most of you, the composer admitted, with no apparent regret, to making disabled students eat their own feces and forcing them to masturbate in front of their classmates.

[@luchifex]

@@utuberzanz and he's supposed to be all grown and mature by his 20s? you're part of the problem

[@shanec9758]

@@utuberzanz yea your crazy to think that's justified

[@utuberzanz]

@@nomorecakes saying mean things doesn’t equate to making someone eat his own feces or forcing him to masturbate in front of his classmates

[@JeanPierre7788]

@@nomorecakes I was completely on your side until I learnt what the actual "bullying" was. Making disabled people eat their own shit? That's a prison sentence in my book - kids get away with so many vile crimes. And forcing them to masturbate? That is some psychopath shit. I totally stand by it. I don't care if it was 30 years ago. This is not oopsie I said said bad word to be edgy and to feel among to feel inportant. This is some some borderline Jeffrey Dahmer shit. Naah g. You're right, but you're also wrong. In this context you are. Being angry about cancel culture applies to reasonable, but wromg, but reasonable human behaviour at the time of the event. It's not like in the 80s it was acceptable human behaviour to make a disabled person eat their own. I want to smack that fucker so hard. In the interview where he admitted, he showed no remorse. Almost gloating. Effing psychopath

[@Madmartigan6]

Bill's starting to really separate from his audience. He's beginning to sound too "conservative" for them. The way he said "Where did we get this crowd?" Reminds me of when Christopher Hitchens came on and blasted his audience and gave them the finger.

[@countdebleauchamp]

Classic Hitch.

[@afellowamericanafellowamer5317]

@@countdebleauchamp They loved him when he was bashing Trump. When he gives the same to liberals the crowd is stunned.

[@MortenErCrazy]

They record it in LA, so.. That explains it I think!

[@theclamhammer4447]

I’ve been watching the train come down the tracks so to speak. You can feel a major growing disconnect on every show.

[@lightshiner792]

Which is a shame, because the woke "left" is about as far from being progressive as you can get. Progressivism of my generation was about making life better for everyone including marginalized groups, with a focus on marginalized groups. The modern woke movement is about attacking anyone who is not marginalized. The woke movement's trans ideology stands against the feminism that has been a trademark of the left for over half a century. And critical race theory just teaches that it is okay to be racist against whites (which is racism...) My generation's progressive left pushed for worker rights and stronger protections at work. Gen Z's woke left pushes to get workers fired if they don't go along with absolutely asinine belief systems.

[@m.k.c.5212]

I have always felt the horses deserved the Equestrian medals! Thanks for saying it publically, Bill.

[@christinaharmon8778]

They do an awards ceremony with a "victory lap" around the arena with ribbons on their bridles after the medals presentation. Also...the horses could care less about medals...they would rather have extra treats and carrots instead.

[@jegudielyusha2866]

Lol dude that was freaking hillarious. It's true though, it should be the horse that gets the medal rather than the rider.

[@gigia41]

As the mom of someone who jumps very well on every horse (from rescues to retired racehorses...because they’re all amazing in some capacity), I can tell you it’s very obvious who the not-so-great riders are in her field...and it’s the ones who have to spend 50, 60, 100k on a horse so they can win. Sorry, that’s ALL the horse!

[@brontehauptmann4217]

nah they would even notice ....please....... they get their oats and treats and they're happy

[@sylviadailey9126]

Oh man. If PETA saw the horse show, they would have a freaking meltdown. Yikes!

[@ryanbrown31]

It's a scary world when Bill Maher is making sense.

[@patriciaanzelc5386]

😂

[@CarmieThompson]

No, not scary; reassuring. Though Billy still suffers from TDS at least he recognizes the Left has tried to appropriated 'words-of-reason'. Their plans are destroying us.

[@randomcheese1719]

Blame Twitter. Journalists take Twitter too seriously, and report what trends on it as if it's actual news.

[@ashleythompson6520]

Media and Politicians go along with it for ratings or votes. Liberals/Progressives don't allow them to hi jack free thinking. Conservatives using it as revenge only favors them to keep doing it. Colleges was their Bedrock now Social Media released the monsters out. Activists are embedded everywhere.

[@dckmusic]

Absolutely bang on. Twitter is a tiny percentage of people that like to stand on a soap box with their viewpoint and have their echo chambers. It is either lazy journalism or complete abdication of journalistic prudence to report stuff that is trending on twitter as proof of public thought. Its a joke but people get taken in by it.

[@88wildcat]

The number one thing journalists take too seriously are journalists.

[@MandyJane123700]

First it was listicles, now it is tweeticles! It's lazy journalism for clicks.

[@dwandascott3947]

When did we start taking Twitter and fakebook seriously? We let the twice impeached last moron in office use Twitter nonsense to govern. It is for entertainment purposes only. Our government is too important for that useless crap. STOP IT

[@dbmail545]

"This will go on your permanent record" We used to laugh at that threat.

[@KarlaElaine100]

Sick of cancel culture.

[@RichardLaberge-b3d]

It is SO refreshing to hear you speak “ common sense”. It is no longer a question of being Liberal or conservative…. We need to STOP this WOKE insanity and get back to reality. Thanks from bringing some normalcy to “ Social Media”

[@zenmaster6780]

As a Hawaiian born surfer having surfing in the Olympics is incredible. I don’t know where these people who aren’t even Hawaiian or surfers get off on telling us how to live

[@sabrina-hu4ri]

Of course, Hawaiians must be the first to think of surfing. Yeah, right.

[@bcm8984]

That’s really the obvious too. It’s always these tie dye hair colored white people raising hell about these things. It’s never any person from a specific group calling it cultural appropriation.

[@austinhillion6883]

Exactly, embracing culture, and mostly white people are upset.

[@JohnDoe-et8th]

There's a lucrative cottage industry (a term appropriated from 18thc Britain--like the language we are all speaking here) in becoming a "spokesperson" for some group. Others in that group should tar and feather their "spokespersons."

[@stormyy.dash001]

By Hawaiian born do you mean you have Hawaiian ancestry, or is that just what you’re trying to imply?

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

Everything he's saying is literally just common sense.

[@danielheiss3299]

Yeah it's sad that it's had to come to this.

[@ams914]

And he's one of the few who says it.

[@ritchardthomas10]

Common sense isn't really that common after all

[@Esico6]

Except about the fences. Child trafficking, smuggling etc etc.

[@aaronrichmond9178]

Yeah, the left doesn't have much of that.

[@michaeloberst6497]

He needs an applause light to help his audience out.

[@jayfree850]

Perfectly sums up his utter failure as an entertainer.

[@antmaster360]

@@jayfree850 You mean his almost 20 year show? Lmao perfectly sums up how looney the left has gotten

[@jayfree850]

@@antmaster360 Having a successful show and being a successful entertainer are two totally separate things. While he may be financially successful and people around the world know his name, he severely lacks in being entertaining to anyone with any semblance of principle and honor.

[@antmaster360]

@@jayfree850 Oh you’re right they’d absolutely keep a terrible television show running for 20 years with the same host if he didn’t entertain people. My mistake, you clearly know more about entertainment with your hit tv shows

[@jayfree850]

@@antmaster360 You've hilariously missed the point...dingus

[@BLU.-.J]

You nailed it. Well said. 🎯👍

[@Juniorverse]

Must be hard for Bill to tell woke-awareness jokes to an audience full of woke people.

[@somethingginterestingg4275]

He's been talking about it for year's lol

[@ajtam05]

😂 was too funny to see in action

[@alf9708]

Juniorverse you have a very shallow understanding of Liberals if you think we're all wokesters. Turns out everyone in these comments does... lol. Democrats elected the least woke candidate on offer. Maybe you've been lied to by the media you're consuming.

[@tomemery7890]

@@alf9708 to be fair he said it was full of woke people, which is probably true, not that it was entirely made up of woke people. But anyway, the moderate left's response to wokeism seems to have been to mostly keep their heads down and look the other way, especially because until recently it was almost always a conservative getting canceled.

[@americanrebelking8337]

@@tomemery7890 I've never seen conservative woke.. just saying. Expecially since the idea of conservative is traditionalist. The left, liberals are supposed to be progressive but there means now are to yell at you for not agreeing with them and calling everyone racists or bigots trumplicans , ect could keep going. The left doesn't realise they are the cancer they think they are fighting. Coming from a life long democrat who will never vote left again.

[@randomdisplayname]

Bills crowd gets more confused and terrified every year.

[@chrisd8006]

LOL your not joking!!! They dont even know what to laugh at anymore!!

[@livinginvancouverbc2247]

That's because once the laughter ends everything Bill talks about is depressing as fuck.

[@DylansPen]

No they don't, stop projecting.

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

He needs to bring back the audience reaction shots that he used last year. At least then he could get people to laugh at the right time and not have his feelings hurt.

[@christofercantley6240]

Once in a while this man makes perfect sense. This is one of those moments.

[@josephbrown9685]

Yeah, and that’s why I have mixed feelings about him. He probably contributed to the culture we are currently experiencing and now it’s like he is having some kind of epiphany where he regrets it to some degree and is trying to backpedal to a place where he could tell edgy jokes without threat of cancellation. Bill made a fortune off of being controversial.

[@AM-qz6cm]

@@josephbrown9685 yeah, he was all about calling everyone that didn't agree with democrats racist/sexist whatever, except outside of criticizing Islam. He's finally realized his time, as a white straight male, is potentially limited.

[@josephbrown9685]

@@AM-qz6cm Hence the phrase, “The left eats itself.”

[@lindarerrie8426]

Canada needs a version of Bill. Been watching him since politically incorrect.

[@chadmoodybto4620]

Bill Maher: a rare comedian who routinely heckles his own audience instead of the other way around.

[@chadmoodybto4620]

@@emjai2122 well, Im agnostic re the charge of bitterness. But, the doesn't give af anymore assertion is pretty unassailable at this point. 😁

[@charlescole645]

"Trying to inhabit the life of someone else is almost the very definition of Empathy" And no one clapped at that.

[@bored1ca]

they didn't get it - to them it wasn't funny I suppose...

[@michlo3393]

Didn't necessarily need an applause right there. The silence after Bill made his point gave it more emphasis IMO.

[@DesertDog]

He was also mid-sentence though, he didn't pause. I think it was more important to listen at that point and absorb what he said than to just clap mindlessly.

[@erinsmart8422]

Bc they are NPC who son read memos

[@ducati-uv1ov]

Its to bad you actually have to say "im not conservative" just to have a perfectly normal conversation that goes slightly outside left norms. Why cant we just be people with ideas and not forced into 2 buckets

[@rrdream2400]

most people are moderate, it's the woke people and the Jan 6 people that are the problem.

[@eriklakeland3857]

@@rrdream2400 also social media killed nuance

[@phillipjiang1593]

To be fair, you also cannot say "I'm a liberal" and expect an honest discussion about America being secular in a rural conservative dominionist-Christian town. America is plagued by its bipolar political climate and it's not going anywhere in the foreseeable future.

[@rrdream2400]

@@eriklakeland3857 I agree, 24 hour news hasn't helped either, either slant. To the OP's point, you shouldn't have to say "I'm not liberal, but what happened Jan 6 was a disgrace". Many people think there are only 2 buckets, with no nuance as you said. Personally I loved half of what Trump did but hated the other half and voted against him. yet I can see why people voted for him. But can't see why they broke into the Capitol to fight for him. I hate the woke crap too, Bill is spot on here.

[@jonathansanders9816]

It's all about algorithms. Algorithms have brought us to this point. Google is a business. Google wants your business. Google wants you to be happy with your findings. KZbin....facebook....they all force you deeper down the rabbit hole, eventually making you believe tom hanks eats babies, or what ever the equivalent of that is to a liberal.

[@JacobGore2001]

Thank you Bill! Please more of this and Lowder, on a taller soap box!!You and Jerry Seinfeld have it right on cancel culture.

[@DemetriusSorvo]

I love how he scolds them for clapping at sarcasm, and then the next time they want to clap at something, they do it timidly.

[@joecrockrell04]

Wokeism is destroying people’s lives

[@LordsofMedia]

They are NPCs.

[@bergthe89th12]

That’s the left in a nutshell. They have turned into a hivemind.

[@hittman1412]

Bill is in an old format. Panels and audiences are garbage.

[@iandhr1]

The biggest problem with cancel culture is it assumes people can't improve, learn from their mistakes, and change for the better. We are human. All of us have made mistakes, all of us look back on some thing in our past and say wow I was really stupid what the hell was I thinking?

[@michaelamaynard]

The problem with cancel culture is it denies humanity and shunts action into two categories which are 'good' or 'evil'. You must maintain good actions but even if you're good for 30 years one 'evil' action (making a fat joke) brands you evil forever and justifies ruining your life.

[@slc1923]

Thank you.

[@McMeatBag]

And that's why you never apologize. Apologizing just gives them "proof" that they were right at you being a horrible person, which they can then hold over you forever.

[@friendly-nemesis4754]

The fundamental problem with cancel culture is that it reinforces the utterly facile impression that 'Offense' is something that is inflicted on a person, rather than an attitude that person has elected to embrace in response to sentiments he or she finds disagreeable.

[@slc1923]

@@Caswell39ADavern ah makes sense now. My husband has said for years that Mahar was the catalyst that started all this. Now He is starting to see his own damage. Lol

[@marktheshark7754]

I don’t always agree with Bill’s political views, but his monologue was spot-on. Hopefully, I don’t get canceled 20 years from now for posting this comment about agreeing with Bill Mahr.

[@davidcruz8057]

LMAO, that was a good one my friend👍👍👍!

[@bobbierobinson6269]

It won't take that long.

[@johnames6430]

The problem is these losers go on twitter and say stuff then the woke losers at the corporations pressure them into agreeing. 92% of Tweets are made by the same 10% of people. If you ever see an article cite a tweets complain to the author. We have to agree as a people that we won't take Twitter seriously.

[@xhagast]

If the wrong people read it you will be cancelled TOMORROW.

[@brontehauptmann4217]

they won't be another 20 years not even 10

[@beegeyboy8367]

Im Scottish, the Hawaiians can keep their surfing if we can take back the tv, the phone, and penicillin.

[@nefelibatacomingthrough2707]

Preach it brother! Cultural appropation (respectful kind) and seeing a new perspective to an old system and fine tuning it is what makes the world go round.

[@JJMHigner]

As a gay man Im kind of honored when, for example, a straight person, in a sense, portrays LGBTQ+. Its called empathy. If its an honest part as far as Im concerned, I say 'play on!'. I do not speak for everyone but it's my point of view

[@jgallardo7344]

You bring up a great point. I am gay too. Growing up, I was closeted and I liked Brokeback Mountain. Still one of my favorite movies today. Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger did a phenomenal job of portraying closeted gay cowboys living in 1963 to 1983. They told an amazing story without using tropes or stereotypes. The movie was genuine and I could relate to feeling closeted to living in a world that didn’t accept me….obviously that is changing and still some of my friends are coming out. I’m still learning about queerness and the many stories and perspectives. I’m glad we’re sharing them

[@donttrustthebun]

As a gay man. I don't watch movies, and I don't care what crazy liberals in hollywood do for work.

[@jstamps9578]

Right cuz there are never any talented gay actors around. Especially not famous ones because Hollywood hasn't promoted any to superstar status. Why is that? Are the playing fields level?

[@andrewstevenjo9621]

@@jstamps9578 because gay actors couldn't pull off butch cowboys. It would never be convincing.

[@jgallardo7344]

@@andrewstevenjo9621 I agree! They were perfect for that role

[@petepyeatt6909]

Imagine being an audience member thinking, “Oh, he’s talking about us, and he’s right.”

[@woodrebel]

I liked his show *much* better without the audiences. It feels like a laugh track was inserted.

[@mtf3636]

@@Robot50000 Is it not possible that some audience members might agree with him? 🙄

[@xinceras-6542]

@@mtf3636 Did you watch the video? It doesn't seem like it.

[@bryanvanromburgh981]

It’s funny how the left thinks they’re empathetic. I’ve dealt with many interpersonally and have yet to see it...

[@MrAhuraMazda]

His audience is clueless braindead robots. They are the MOST woke. And the butt of all his woke jokes.

[@aliensallaroundus1126]

GLAD TO SEE YOU MAKING Sense AGAIN BILL

[@bobchristensen8779]

As a conservative I can appreciate this guy basically on point and a reminder that we can listen to one another without prejudice. Refreshingly American!!.

[@alwignot3584]

I agree…too bad too many people don’t want to hear opposing views…the ones who are indoctrinated to a narrative and refuse to even listen 🤷‍♂️

[@raichuraichu7632]

"Why do we let those who just want to bitch always win" EXACTLY. 💯

[@BKNY84]

Does anyone bitch more than Bill Maher? His entire show is just him bitching every week.

[@timebandito4278]

@@BKNY84 He's been doing the same formula for years.

[@SoyDuckHot]

@B K The formula: 1. little annoying stalinists run around looking for ridiculous things to bitch about to leverage power 2. people naturally complain about it 3. people like you bitch about the people complaining about it 4. culture and society continues to be controlled and saturated by this radicalism at the expense of humor, creativity and free thought.

[@TeddyKrimsony]

says the guy that is bitching

[@brutustantheiii8477]

@@BKNY84 he’s a political commentary show. That’s his job and he brings up actual relevant topics, not Chinese portrayal in Dr Seuss books. And he is sensible which even as a liberal is valuable and even needed in the discourse

[@nandegerman]

When you cancel thought, you cancel the very essence of humanity.

[@Navy35]

Those who would burn books would burn people ( cancelled culture and people who want to pull down statues and change names of sport teams) appeasements never worked

[@YoutubeChannel-pd2xf]

@@Navy35 I really hope you’re using that statue argument appropriately. Tearing down Confederate statues isn’t destroying a culture. I wouldn’t want to honor traitorous losers who attacked my homeland.

[@studentdrake]

@@KZbinChannel-pd2xf neither do I, so hence forth i shall destroy every statue and monument dedicated to George Floyd and blm. Especially those illegal monuments that were erected without going thru the proper channels.

[@vxy357]

@@KZbinChannel-pd2xf True. But as you can see, abolishing those Confederate statues was nothing more than a Trojan Horse to get rid of ALL OF THE STATUES that offended the woke crowd and the SJWs. And the Democrats are going along with it without a complaint.

[@lolodee3528]

Advertising your intent is fine. Proud boy.

[@rondeis201]

Absolutely perfect, thanks Bill

[@Wattamattau]

Thanks Bill for showing how most "moderates" feel on this subject.

[@Oblithian]

That's not even moderate it's just not a zealot extremist.

[@lbeau061]

And conservative’s

[@brian6speed]

until he shows picture of trump and says walls and borders are bad. bill is still an idiot. both sides are reeeetarded.

[@bford5899]

@@Oblithian not an extremist but maybe a bit of a zealot . He’s trying to force neoliberal conservatism down the throats of his audience, oblivious to the fact that there’s a large faction of them that no longer want to prop up this madness. IMO

[@justcnorell]

@JeSuis Harley today's left are the Nazis, or better yet, fascist/communist hybrids

[@francescobotti3544]

God I'm so delighted at Bill's sheer disgust for his own audience. Just hilarious 😂😂😂

[@ioandragulescu6063]

I would like to see the Greeks getting really mad for the whole world appropriating their games.

[@Pontiakos]

Greeks are pissed that the whole world appropriates the games. They want the Olympics to be held in Greece every four years.

[@Hypernefelos]

Some Greeks do. There are people who will bitch about anything. Heck, I've seen Greeks complaining about being called Greeks rather than Hellenes, considering the former to be a demeaning exonym made up by their Roman oppressors. The important thing is to not automatically assume their bitching is valid because that's their lived experience or whatever they want to call it.

[@taffyducks544]

Actually - The modern day Olympics was created by a Frenchman and a Welshman.

[@realmrpoopybutthole7587]

They should be mad at the USA for appropriating democracy, and make an absolute mess out of it.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

LMAO

[@drivesmecrazy1000]

The studio audience had no idea where the jokes were, or whether or not they should agree with Maher until he made a reference to Trump and building a wall, then they all knew what to do, "ORANGE MAN BAD!"

[@Rich32262]

They literally needed prompting for the first laugh. Even Bill had a look like "Hello you freaking dimwits".

[@meatballsub7536]

But I thought orange man was bad :( 👉👈

[@stylicho]

Any jokes that include Trump get great applause with these crowds. It's like 1984 where the movie is showing the body parts lol

[@iliketrains263]

to be fair ive watched mahr for years slowly slip down a slope. whereas he use to be rational and coherent now hes just full blown corporate democrat. i think thats why he has such a large fan base among both republicans and democrats especially since those two sides would be split if yuou had them vote on what color the sky was because of how tribalistic we've become

[@stylicho]

@@iliketrains263 I don't know maybe HBO let the reigns loose on him since Trump is no longer president, or maybe he's doing this to appease an alternate segment of the public.

[@ROBERTJones-y1d]

Thank you Bill, the old Liberal voice of reason! You, thank God, although your politics haven't changed, your speech is what Republicans are talking about, sanity in politics!

[@janicecaravan1]

My new favourite BM quote. “Why do we allow the people who just want to bitch, to always win?” 😂🤪😀

[@Slashed888]

You can tell the audience was butt-hurt after that one, dead silence 😂

[@sonofsocrates9899]

Sounds like he's talking about conservatives still mad about the election... Trump still bitching about it.

[@merchant48]

@@sonofsocrates9899 Unfortunately bill only sees “woke” on the left - trump and gops are exempt

[@Jimmy-sb3fc]

@@merchant48 Because that's the side that always plays the "woke" card. Conservatives believe in free speech, while liberals have to shut down / silence speech that they disagree with.

[@kellyinfanger9192]

As he does a bitch about this monologue. Hey, I'm agreeing with 99% of everything he is saying; but don't tell me I'm the only one that noticed.

[@katt6894]

Bill's politics may not have changed, but his party's sure has.

[@tommske]

i hope everyone who pressed dislike was really offended.

[@LissaBroyles]

Yeah I started as a liberal in the 90s & am now apparently a Nazi without changing any political beliefs. Being anti war mongering, anti monopolies, anti big corporate money in politics, pro traditional education (reading, writing, math) & pro free speech are OBJECTIVELY no longer liberal positions.

[@jean-pierrebruyns3648]

@@LissaBroyles crazy times we're living in where up is down and down is up and whoever throws the loudest tantrums based on their feeling is automatically right regardless of facts, truth or our God given constitutional rights🤷

[@HebrewHammer1337]

@@LissaBroyles yeah you a republican now 🤣

[@ov5502]

About time

[@mgm7756]

There are times when Bill Mahar is true and brilliant, this is one of those times.:)

[@Picasso_305]

Great work Bill!