Thomas Friedman: Unfiltered | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@Jeremyramone]

The really really huge factor is the defunding of public education for 60yrs . the damage has been immensely catastrophic.

[@mosesking2923]

LOL public schools have shitty education. The liberals in California have decided to make kids learn LGBT history LOLOL. Close all public schools and privatize them all. A simple fix.

[@fivestring65ify]

@@mosesking2923 Your stupidity is showing. Go away.

[@uropygid]

700 billion for defense. 70 billion for education. Cut defense by 10 % and give it to education. Double the education budget. The government and its religions want stupid people. They got stupid people. America is too stupid to exist.

[@MsThebeMoon]

"I love the poorly educated" - donald trump

[@lynnchotoocho9713]

that explains the trumpsters

[@nathanokun8801]

This sounds like Winston Churchill's comment: "You can always rely on the United States to do the right thing --after exhausting every other possibility."

[@Tarry_Plaguer]

www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2013/10/28/241295755/a-churchill-quote-that-u-s-politicians-will-never-surrender

[@Tarry_Plaguer]

quoteinvestigator.com/2012/11/11/exhaust-alternatives/

[@paritoshkumar9698]

He he suprisingly thomas uses this exact quote in his book "that used to be US".

[@maxinegreening9877]

Our U.S.A. has been functioning like a 3rd world country for quite some time now !

[@IamTheBrokenWheel]

Our country has been ran by a third grader.

[@hiitsrudd8567]

Banana Republic

[@dawnoceanside7300]

@@IamTheBrokenWheel don't disparage 3rd graders like that!! 😜

[@andrewmarinelly5838]

Yet your listening to two ppl that advocate a status quo? Both of these guys have reprehensible policy ideas and influence they are more dangerous than Trump will ever be. Martin Freedman is the poster-boy for globalism now he's talking about it's damage and blaming social media? Irony has been completely lost in this 1984 double-speak world.

[@felang9257]

@@andrewmarinelly5838 So what would you suggest, rugged individualism of the free market economy; where, "ive got water and electricity in my neighborhood and if you don't, that sounds like a you problem"... The modern day republican party would have made sure no interstate highway system, dams, bridges, power plants ever existed. We rise and fall together, I know the millionaire on Fox News make it seem like you don't need your neighbor, and they may be right, they dont, YOU do.

[@slives09]

Open sewers = social media. That sums it up

[@compteofficiel4112]

still better than pushing shit through a firehose and calling it "news" though...at least social media is something you control, versus something that controls you....

[@chrissullivan5752]

Psyching for words

[@EBDeveloper]

I call it "the common denominator mechanism"

[@ivonedefigueiredo9301]

Bruce M. Keep telling yourself that, but it still will not be true. 😆😂

[@mohdil123]

Information overflow is the new distraction technique

[@rpwbass]

Precisely.

[@andrewmarinelly5838]

Dude this is the poster-boy of globalism talking about it's negative effects and blaming social media. Everyone is too fucking stupid no distraction technique is necessary just divert blame and bolster identity politics and your oligarchs will continue to rule you freely. Fascism has new face and it's a smile;.

[@amieres]

Disinformation is actually a true and tried technique of the Soviet era KGB to sow distrust and division

[@andrewmarinelly5838]

@@amieres tHE QUESTION IS WHO IS MISINFORMED AND WHY IT'S SO EASY TO DIVIDE OUR COUNTRY OVER SUPPOSED FACTS.

[@andrewmarinelly5838]

sorry about caps

[@007artimus]

“We’ve lost our cognitive immunity” - nailed it.

[@tedspens]

The world is neither flat nor frail. In fact, the world will be here and doing well long after we're gone.

[@socratesDude]

This is the age of consequences.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

President Breaking Bad will kill all of us in a slow and painful way

[@chrishansen9731]

People should ask themselves why Bill has a company called kid Love productions and why he stands up so much for pedophiles

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

Chris Hansen, you’re exactly what Friedman is talking about here. Cram it

[@kennethdower7425]

@Thomas Larkin That was actually your mother.

[@midnighteye2737]

It's really pitiful how RepubliKKKans base their happiness on the opposition (Liberals, LGBT community, Feminists, Non Whites, Women, Atheists, People who have lives) being angry.

[@dholmes1330]

No they don’t. They only do in your imagination.

[@MsThebeMoon]

"Breaking news with president breaking bad". This rollercoaster ride has not been fun. And for all the "breaking news", which sometimes is just another rehashment of yesterday's hot topic, there is news that doesn't get enough coverage, like defunding the endangered species act and stripping away the EPA. The plastic pollution doesn't get talked about enough. I've given myself a break from news at least one or two days a week. I'm tired and I'm worn out from it. If I'm two days late in learning about the next hot news topic - so be it. It will be rehashed for the next few days anyway. And still, we cannot forget yesterday's news with Chump --- his administration and the GOP depend on it. They will go after every Biden gaffe and stupid statement and forget the mountain of horse crap that comes out of chump and his political supporters. It has to end, THIS YEAR! Mother Nature is not happy with humanUnkind.

[@oldskeptic1513]

... I for one, very much appreciate you NOT saying 'god is not happy with human kind'.... so many still invoke the "will" of god born in a desert storm in bronze age Palestine... Thank you

[@simbamartens7192]

You know if there's any place with a worse response than America I would have to say it's Brazil. Bolsonaro claims that "it's just a flu" and has suggested that the military should step in to force reopening. This of course from a guy with great love for Brazil's past military dictatorship. There's a great video about the pandemic in Brazil and Bolsonaros authoritarian tendencies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGXPZGmYerJ4lZY

[@ellencampbell3921]

Trump is your president for a reason. Her name is Hillary. The lesser of two evils is whyTrump is about to win AGAIN. So many Americans and yet... Love from Canada

[@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable]

_"Only try to realize the truth, Neo...there is no virus. Then you'll see that the only thing that bends, is yourself."_

[@alainarchambault2331]

@@ellencampbell3921 projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/ Vote blue no matter who. Yeah, don't think so.......also from Canada BTW, it wasn't Hillary, it was the electoral college. She won by a margin of 3 million votes,

[@JJTanen]

The smirk on Bill's face when Friedman says "Breaking Bad" -- priceless.

[@Chifan71]

Maher can't stand it when someone else says something funny.

[@Swnsasy]

This is why I love me some Tom Friedman.. Very intelligent and funny.. I watch independent media because I'm sick and tired of the same ol Breaking News bullshit every damn day.. Just say it's news Jesus!

[@stefanbranden4898]

Sad that you cut out the discussion about Sweden because it was spot on.

[@patbrennan6572]

True tragedy is when you have the ability but don't have the will..

[@kpeezyforsheezy]

Is that a quote from somebody? That hit me in a deep and very off center place. I’m going to write it down and keep that

[@michaeloftaoism]

And vice versa

[@donnahoworko5705]

Lord isn’t that so true- sadly

[@patbrennan6572]

@@kpeezyforsheezy It's a quote from me and I don't recall hearing it from anyone else, but feel free to use it and thank you for such a nice compliment..

[@jaimegarcia8447]

I think it’s far worse when you, like Tom Friedman, have the will but just pretend to have the ability.

[@aviduser1961]

The 24 hour speculation channels have killed "Breaking News". It no longer has it's literal meaning. If the executives and shareholders of the companies that own these channels were really patriotic, they would fortify the budgets of their news rooms and return these divisions to loss leader status. But they aren't and they won't.

[@bbbmmm1713]

"Speculation Channels". I am going to use that.

[@chicka4904]

Mr.Maher Lately when I go on KZbin, to watch anything, I have been bombarded by TRUMP ADS,,Info of me already filled out!They put it right where you could mistakenly vote for him! WTF! This has to stop! Didn't know if you knew .that this is happening .Came to you because I have a lot of respect for you and the only one I trust ! Believe me today's world that's very hard to find..but I am sure you knew this! Thank you Bill

[@hazellove2144]

The sooner we realize that we are one with each other and the earth, we can fix everything we've screwed up.

[@ctsphang]

Hazel Love, might be too late. The planet doesn't need Homo sapiens--the same species that made the mess.

[@andrewkullar5679]

The world can be one together Cosmos without hatred

[@Corn_Fed_Beef]

Circling the drain, the pile of shit is too deep.

[@rpwbass]

@Wuhan Virus You must be a fake christian Republican just like the rest.

[@absynthetheartist]

Nature has a way of bringing things back into balance, forcefully and abruptly if necessary. Just do your best to learn how to go with nature that way when the collapse happens you'll have an advantage over those who fight nature.

[@louiseobrien2010]

Great to see Bill Maher and Thomas Friedman discuss issues

[@paulsommerhalder9049]

Bill and his guests made some great points at the end of their dialogue that was edited-away (for some reason). To get the COMPLETE segment, go to HBO GO or HBO MAX

[@ianmonam7439]

Over population is the primary factor in all of these.

[@livinginvancouverbc2247]

Well then, do your part!

[@ianmonam7439]

I did my part, I have only one child and I pointed out the problem to you. What have you done?

[@ianmonam7439]

@Wuhan Virus The population was 2.5 billion people in the late 1950's. Now it is approaching 8 billion. The rate of growth is slowing, but the population is still increasing.

[@wtf_usa5597]

Great interview. 👌

[@phinehas55]

Excellent interviews

[@kevdaag2523]

It irks me to no end that Thomas Friedman is given so much praise for his book The Earth is Flat. To many of us, the points he made in that book were so obvious he might as well have written Water is Wet

[@Pyrethryn]

That was one of the most idiotic treatises I've ever read. So myopic and base. Cherry picking aspects of what early 2000's could offer by totally ignoring so many other aspects. "The world is flat" is like saying the world follows the pattern of time. Correct, and nothing that can be done about it. Friedman is the worst. Listen to Krugman.

[@evamurray4229]

...and you have written what?

[@josephschmoe9095]

@@evamurray4229 Well, I'll bet what he *hasn't* written is a bunch of op-eds cheerleading for useless wars in the middle east on behalf of war profiteers. That's your hero Thomas Friedman. The guy is a textbook example of a privileged idiot, the worst kind of person to be writing influential opinion pieces. Liberals have no cause to mock Trump supporters when they tolerate the likes of Friedman effectively serving as their media spokesperson. The guy shouldn't be taken seriously ever again, much less continue to have a job at the NYT.

[@brianbosnell5460]

I cannot get this last sentence from a review of Melanie Challenger's book "On Extinction out of my head: [" a strangeness is evoked, a strangeness that conveys how in spite of all our erudition, we walk the earth as if in a dream--arms outstretched, eyes closed, the natural landscape dropping away into oblivion after our every footfall."]

[@SelfReflective]

Has anyone seen Thomas Friedman and Gary Dell'Abate in the same room together?

[@skellumfh]

"the first rule of holes is: if you're in one stop digging. If you're in three bring a lot of shovels." Thomas Friedman

[@OakhillSailor]

we need to mention the incompetent people the president surround himself with while we’re at it.

[@cosmicraysshotsintothelight]

Donald John Trump committed crimes on his first day in office by turning away the NSA investigators who were there to perform standard security clearance screenings on Jared Kushner and the three oldest TrumpSpawn. That act alone was a federal felony. This 'group' of criminals has been robbing the US Treasury from day one. Trump's wall did NOT cost billions of dollars already and has gone nowhere and oh, look... it is not a wall, it is a fence and it is the same ALREADY contracted for years ago fence that has been being erected for decades... as he continues to divert monies from gutted programs. THEY ARE THIEVES, PEOPLE! America is getting its pockets picked by a criminal level NYC landlord shyster! WAKE UP AMERICA!

[@ranndino]

Why is this cut off? Where is the rest of the interview?

[@nancystowell4877]

To get the COMPLETE segment, go to HBO GO or HBO MAX

[@Dan.50]

Hey Bill, your hero Klobachar turned that killer cop loose.

[@zigatretjak75]

Breaking bad quip deserves applause

[@fretbuzz59]

No, it's dumb. Sadly, Friedman has become little more than a purveyor of slogans and catchphrases.

[@markjones952]

Minnesota's own Thomas Friedman.

[@TTownTim]

Here we are........."The tragedy of the commons is a situation in a shared-resource system where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling the shared resource through their collective action.".Garrett Hardin

[@brianwalsh1401]

I think that goes under one of the tenets of capitalism.

[@kambizkhaneghahi3493]

The problem is not just incompetent president, it is America. America never was great depending on how do you define greatness. America was powerful and to me it is equal to being great, being great mean being human, loving, caring, and not using power on others.

[@annharding9634]

Excellent and true.

[@christophermills9289]

I have read "The Lexus and the Olive Tree", "The World is Flat", and "Hot, Flat, and Crowed". I guess I will have to read this as well.

[@twonumber22]

Where's the rest of the interview? lol

[@nancystowell4877]

To get the COMPLETE segment, go to HBO GO or HBO MAX

[@manguy2000]

Typical media hyperbole: - Trump: Can we look into disinfectants as an option? - These guys: Trump said we should drink Clorox and take Lysol enemas.

[@ralphmcpheeters2415]

The problem is not that people are uneducated. The problem is that they are educated just enough to believe what they've been taught. And not educated enough to question what they've been taught.

[@Steve-o-wl1yc]

Sad, but completely spot on.

[@wally6193]

Bill, where is the piece with Dr. Shanahan? Did KZbin take it down because the good doc was talking about how to get healthy and that's against KZbin policy?

[@carolamato2684]

Why did you cut out the part about herd immunity??????? It was the best part of the conversation!

[@TXTechphoto]

I would bet because Friedman gave a BS stat about Sweden being 30% toward her immunity, only 8% have antibodies. Then Bill acted like there was a 2nd wave in S. Korea which was misleading since Korea effectively tracked and traced it.

[@dominickn914]

A country that glamorizes ignorance should not be surprised to have systemic disfunction. If you did not see this coming, you were blindfolded for quite a while.

[@paineoftheworld]

Friedman. Friedman? Friedman?!? Really?

[@Em-zm7zy]

Where can I find the rest of the interview? This is only a part of it.

[@nancystowell4877]

To get the COMPLETE segment, go to HBO GO or HBO MAX

[@totalt6600]

"Dumb as we want to be." Enough said.

[@iainspean7030]

Hey Bill's Crew, Could you post the Dr Cate Shanahan interview, A lot of Brits who don't know HBO need to hear it. Cheers. :-)

[@rmccorma]

Yeah if any video trends it would be that video!

[@Satimy]

Its being censored by youtube

[@Longrass]

I would also like this video posted so I can show those who weren't able to catch it - it was the most important part of the show I felt

[@sonyb4187]

This video is also quite likely being censored by KZbin as well, this is only half of the interview. The second half actually offers a sensible approach to how to move forward.

[@hag7097]

I love Thomas Friedman. He is Mr Commonsense. Thank God we have in the neighborhood.

[@BigVine-m5i]

Not a word on overpopulation. Not a word...

[@AndiDuck]

“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.” - George Carlin

[@philryan3540]

Great vocabulary and descriptive talents.. Bravo!

[@richardc7869]

King Trump: Let them drink bleach!!

[@sonyb4187]

Unfiltered, yet only half of the interview. The second half really has teeth to it. The omission of the second half is very disappointing.

[@wally6193]

Must have been KZbin, I want the piece with the Dr. Shanahan, but I guess utube took that down because it's about getting healthy!

[@deborahchinn2439]

I always feel better informed and flat out smarter after reading anything written by Mr. Friedman! #Peraphania

[@BTSflyer]

Thomas Friedman talked lot about herd immunity and Sweden. Well, only 17 percent so far and their death count is more than three time as high as Finland and Norway. Bad example. It took five years during the years of the Black Death for herd immunity to finally stop it.

[@jhunt5578]

Nailed it

[@mtfine]

Great conversation. I think Thomas has redeemed himself.

[@LAM77719]

If I were a parent, I would not send your child back to traditional school until we elect competent leadership.

[@bbbmmm1713]

Did Thomas Freidman really call Trump "an undiagnosed sociopath? "

[@BlandHandle]

Bill, I have watched your show for years and realize the pandemic has forced changes to your format. Please Bill, stop the laugh tracks. It's an annoying distraction IMHO. Again,. just my opinion, but John Oliver delivers without the laugh tracks and pulls it off. I know you can too. 18 seasons, well done Bill.

[@damondbarbee]

The electoral college brought us here.

[@bbbmmm1713]

Don't think of it as a collage. Think of it as a point system. Like how Formula 1 calculates the season champion.

[@dwr1611]

We are reaping what we sowed.....we need to wake up America!

[@MomOfBoys2]

“Network that’s been in the business of making people angry and stupid”. Who is he referring to? CNN? Fox News? MSNBC? He should’ve said Networks (plural!)

[@youngkingdom8131]

Bill needs to get in touch with Spotify and give JRE a run for his money with a long form podcast.

[@slh950]

Bill and Real Time Team: could you PLEASE post the interview with Dr Cate Shanahan as it was really important information and its hard to find it explained/ discussed so well anywhere else! This is great etc but I really want to explain it to some people , after seeing it I cut all PUFA oiols from my diet (and they are very hard to avoid). PLEASE POST THAT its so important

[@rosamariamendoza1466]

Loretta Nerricio, most vehemently agree!!✌🇺🇸

[@BabaBest2000]

That's right. The world is flat.

[@angelacarter6537]

Wow so true

[@shieh.4743]

Bill - if you want people to pay attention and ask questions, you need to do the same. South Korea is doing amazingly well. Their deaths are 5 in a million compared to the US's 300 in a million. Sweden deaths are higher than America.

[@matthewshoney1]

Thank you for being late haha!!

[@jimbim4405]

"We have a network that is in the business of making people angry and stupid" he says. True That, but the fact is that a frighteningly high number of people are watching and absorbing this shit. THAT is what is most frightening. If they weren't already angry and stupid, they wouldn't be watching. What is wrong with the folks in the USA??

[@555Trout]

Friedman is spot on about msnbc.

[@helenfolden2185]

We have one major difference. We don't have universal healthcare. 60-70% of Americans getting sick with even 5% going into hospitals. Can you afford 2 weeks in ICU out of pocket?

[@deanchampion6777]

I can. I just don't pay them. Or student loans. They're relatively powerless to collect. OH and FYI - that was to protect GOPedo politicians and their cronies.

[@billyhunter2161]

Where is Keith Olbermann when we need him?

[@chitownreak]

please find jesse ventura id like to hear his opinion on the state of affairs were living in

[@vorlon81]

Fair comments 👍

[@timothyhoffmann7005]

Friedmans next book ...the collaspe of the dollar

[@tinoyb9294]

Often wrong Tom! The world is flat was about how great an integrated economy would be. Now he's claiming it's a disaster. Welcome to the overpopulation party, Tom.

[@coreybedard9428]

How does Friedman have a job after his stance on the Iraq war.

[@skellumfh]

Because he failed in the right direction. Who is gonna call him out when they were all for it?

[@progolfcritic]

I liked this interview, but I think the interview with Dr Cate is more important and needs to be a free video for all.

[@giorgiaciuti938]

One network that is making us angry 😡 and stupid...

[@matthewsisti4382]

I'm done with Bill Maher. There are so many cynics these days between cable news and the internet that I really don't need to hear how much we suck from this guy every week. Let's find people that inspire us. There are so many voices these days that it's not hard to find someone that speaks to you.

[@Togglefree]

Lately and embarrassingly, intelligent life forms have been staying away from earth

[@tomsmock7674]

Remember this channel is still categorized to some extent as .... Comedy

[@Outblinker]

Comments on Sweden didn't age well did they? Maybe try being led by the stats rather than wishful thinking. After all it's something we give the right plenty of stick for.

[@Dreyno]

The odd time I disagree with Thomas Friedman, I usually just acknowledge he’s right because what do I know. It’s nice that there’s still a few people to trust and admire.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

You shouldn't assume he's right when you disagree. He believes in American exceptionalism, so he's got big blind spots. That said, he's right about this media and POTUS.

[@Expressiton]

This is the kind of guy that will say, eating a plant based diet is not healthier. I don't like him. Mean Thomas Friedman. Bill Maher I love!. I'm a democrat but I agree with Trump, open the country! Get the church people back to Sunday service....we will all have more room to shop at the stores. =) Why do we care what Trump takes, as long as it is not mandatory for us, who cares!

[@pattyl7244]

Hey Bill why don't you invite Richard Wolff on. He's brilliant and might show you a different way than Capitalism.

[@tomakaze]

The reason for lockdown is to break the chain of transmission.

[@xinhuanewsagency8198]

On behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, we thank Bill Maher for exposing the wrongdoings of the Trump administration and defending the values of freedom of speech and tolerance. #VoteBiden2020

[@rdickinsondickinson]

No one should ever listen to a politician for guidance . They are lunatics

[@windwoman3549]

Where’s my award, dammit? I’ve been saying that Americans seem to have lost their ability to discern the bull from the bullSHIT for a very long time.

[@richardrosebealprestonjohn3144]

Wow Thomas Friedman!! Spot on!

[@aclearlight]

...network making people "angry and stupid". A better description of the Fox Effect on America would be tough to find. Bravo.

[@soccerholden13]

Bethesda...where all the rich gasses of Maryland live

[@60-second-HACKS]

Unfortunately, the whole interview isn't available here. The last 2 minutes was a nice summary of the potential future by the guest and ugly comparison of the US with South Korea and China.

[@KB-sv7fm]

I don’t think Thomas Friedman really understands herd immunity.

[@CalWillify]

This is very thought provoking. There are definite pros and cons to having one dominant narrative. It's cohesive and easy to digest, but who shapes it and what is their agenda? We generally applaud the expression of multiple perspectives. But this is chaos if we don't have the proper tools to filter this constant barrage of competing information. Technology appears to compound our own cognitive inadequacies atm, but could it also provide us with a way to overcome them? Maybe we need literal filters that point out logical flaws and bias the same way word processors underline misspelling and bad grammar. I don't know. I'm just thinking out loud.

[@donnahoworko5705]

Great interview this guy is very smart

[@mark1952able]

Guy makes sense to me...

[@xuyahfish]

People aren't reading enough. I've always read Sci-fi & fantasy books & was criticized by family members for fantasizing b/c of it. Yet I'm the only Atheist ... I think by reading sci-fi & fantasy, you can compare it to reality & say what is real & what is not; what sounds like a fantasy book & what does not. People are reading less & their waking life is a dream.