Times Bill Maher Went Conservative #1

A compilation of moments Maher expressed socially or fiscally conservative views, which he described as being a "prick" or a "square".
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[@TOM-os9rk]

If saying we need police is conservative, then we’ve lost all hope.

[@venusianblivet9518]

T OM Marxist Leninists believe in a police force, and they're certainly not conservative.

[@alantomy1444]

yeah I don't see wanting law enforcement as being a conservative viewpoint

[@MrScateboy]

But to be fair conservatives are usually logical and without police we probably would be fucked 😂

[@kaziabir1]

T OM I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter and a millennial I still believe we need a strong police force and I thank them for their services and for keeping us safe and not turning us into a third world shit hole or shaking us down for money. I also know that even though there are some people who support Bernie for the wrong reasons. He is solid on his ethical values backed by voting history. He is the only one of the Dem side who keeps it real and makes sense not always trying to fall in line with the establishment.

[@billie0429]

The difference between a conservative law enforcement is that they will fire the gun, now, if you want protection what would you want to protect you a cop who will fire a gun without hesitation if situation demands it, or a cop who will want to talk while 5 or 6 gang members is shooting at him

[@asahmed1980]

Whether you think what he is saying is conservative or liberal is fine but I think the greater point here is to be an individual and make your up your own mind on issues. I mostly have liberal views but am conservative on some matters. You aren't supposed to be someone who follows blindly with one or the other. Life isn't black or white. It's grey. When making decisions make the right decision by investigation and conscience. You can decide later whether you are more conservative or liberal.

[@inabina2925]

Exactly. I lean liberal, but I'm not interested in being put before that cart like a mule. Nope... I have my own views.

[@venusianblivet9518]

Liberalism and conservatism are actually very similar ideologies. Both believe in the market, both support some level of "small government", both believe in taxation, both believe in representative democracy, both believe in private property rights, and both will say they support freedom of speech. There are many positions which can't be considered liberal or conservative, for example the death penalty for homophobic people, or alcohol prohibition.

[@TubeEamo]

Precisely. Approach every new idea and topic with as little prejudgement as possible. Most of us tend to lean one way or another but equally we seldom see every issue as black and white. If you're going in with the mindset, "I have to see this a certain way" you're letting someone else form your opinions.

[@venusianblivet9518]

A Time For Wolves You're letting someone else from your opinions if you only think there are two options (liberal or conservative) for each issue. Most people have some sort of framework or values which they apply to each issue, for example conservatives tend to value tradition, liberals tend to value personal freedom, libertarians tend to view government intervention as inherently bad, communists tend to view issues in terms of class struggle etc. These values and assumptions lead to ideologies forming.

[@jessejive117]

Correct. I do think that tends to people leaning to almost all on one side. I don’t understand why so many people who are pro-choice or anti-death penalty and for heavy gun regulation because none of those are related that seems like groupthink. But I think your worldview makes you go left or right if you usually worship God you go to the right for freedom and if you worship the government you go to the left.

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

Bill’s the old school democrat you could have a savage debate with and get a beer and a doobie with after.

[@jessejive117]

Former Government Human #4937 sometimes. This is a montage of everything conservative. All 1000 other hours or him being far left so you might wanna slow down a little bit haha

[@FormerGovernmentHuman]

Jesse Collins i’m aware of where he stands and how radical he can be, but in comparison to the typical progressive pundit he appears more reasonable and intelligent.

[@jessejive117]

Former Government Human #4937 Yea I guess so. I honestly don’t know. This again was a montage. I think you could do the same with Sanders. But you might be right. He’s pretty illogical sometimes so it makes me think, leftist. I like his free speech stance. I just do t think he’s a classic liberal. Closer than Sanders for sure

[@heartofvanillaice7443]

The fuck is a doobie? Lol old man!!!!

[@topherhauer8471]

Maher is a liberal-libertarian (yeah, they exist). But one thing is for certain, he hates the incredibly dumbed-down modern take on conservatism.

[@istvanfoy-roberts868]

Maher is NOT "going conservative" in these clips. Bill is a reasonable liberal with balls, a very, very rare breed these days.

[@TheBIackEye]

You are 100% right, I don't know why being reasonable is not an option anymore, everything has to be on someone's side.

[@BryonLetterman]

Classically liberal is very similar to being conservative. Classically liberal, conservative and libertarian are all very similar

[@stevester9148]

Funny. A couple of years ago, I used to think of him as an insufferable, arrogant leftie douche (despite being left myself) But with the rise of the SJW movement, he has become a breathe of fresh air these past couple of years and I find myself agreeing with him on every single issue. If every leftist thought like him, we would actually stand a chance at taking control of the Western world again and nobody would call us snowflakes.

[@jimbo2426]

Come on, those are pretty clear-cut conservative positions. As to "reasonable", well every side thinks they're the reasonable one.

[@mysticaltyger2009]

@@stevester9148 *breath of fresh air.

[@travisjones640]

Bill’s opinions are everywhere. True independent thinker

[@user-dw6xm4io1u]

I like that this post was as he was transitioning to a HUGE conservative, hypocritical cuck and lost his entirely base of middle-ground skeptics. This piece of shit now attacks Gen Z and especially trans people, THE SAME WAY he got his start for Reagan-remnants of culture attacking POC and the massive conservative dominance on culture and how fucked up society became.

[@TheChubbyd07]

This is the Bill that I love.

[@anirudhshandilya4032]

He is not being conservative. He is exhibiting common sense liberal views.

[@solsist__3291]

I’m very conservative but I love Bill.

[@rpm9693]

Solsist __ I think that’s the point

[@rodrigobraz2]

Can you give us some examples of stuff you disagree with him on?

[@tylerhicks9926]

rodrigobraz2 religion, but Bill makes so many good points for a lot things

[@wolfargo44]

Same but there's some things that I can give her take on Bill but there are some points and some statistics that he says that are true that I can stand behind

[@ryancruz1876]

That's because Bill Maher is very conservative.

[@cashcleaner]

“Squares keep society going.” See, I totally agree with Bill on that. Everyone once in a while it’s good to have someone in a position of power come in with new ideas and shake things up, but for the most part, I prefer leaders who stick to the job, govern firmly but fairly, and not get embroiled in scandals and schemes that seem to happen to so many politicians now. Up here in Toronto we had Rob Ford as mayor for a number of years. Say whatever you will about his politics, the man was a walking circus and so much time and resources of his office was used to put out all the little fires he would start. Now we have John Tory as mayor - and man who even he agreed was boring and bland, and the city is back on track as an economic and cultural powerhouse with no distractions.

[@apm9151]

This is why I have a love/hate relationship with Bill Maher

[@mysticaltyger2009]

He can be a real jerk, but every now and then he nails it. And he is at least willing to see liberal flaws.

[@parkerlarson6692]

I love how wanting police is conservative nowadays

[@zekinumanoglu3152]

Parker Larson Believing in a social hierarchy is a conservative trait. That’s what Mahar was referencing in regards to being pro police🙂

[@appltron1827]

Context is what matters.

[@brob-zy8zi]

I work with a guy like Bill. He's liberal but be has balls enough to call out the nuts, babies, and lazy asses in society. Great guy to have a conversation with. Very few guys left like this.

[@rakeshramesh4585]

Hello from India.

[@b1elal]

Being fiscally responsible isn’t exclusive for conservatives

[@internationalrtg5602]

Liberals are the true fiscal conservatives. Just look at the federal deficits under Republican presidents.

[@christianpike8836]

Tareq AJ yes it is

[@christianpike8836]

Sam Do you know what it means to “remember” ?

[@Hirnlego999]

They have not been that for decades. It's a damn brand, nothing more. Trump said he would fix the debt in a short period of time, he is adding to it.

[@wuhanlabtech3580]

@Sam actually it crashed do the fact liberals wanted it easy for people that couldn't afford to buy a home get a home and it ended up funded by morgage backed securities .. sorry but not everyone can afford to own a home

[@seancalabro1228]

Bill Maher one of the funniest comedians in history. So intelligent and clever. I would look forward to every Friday night waiting for his show. But I cannot watch anymore. Is so fixated on Trump it's not even funny anymore.

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

That's because he sees Trump and his followers for what they are. A clear and present danger to America.

[@qualityinn5063]

The sign of someone with sense is when they don't just follow what they're told by someone on every issue and think critically

[@kelst75]

Just common sense.

[@KingRandor82]

"we have a 'my life didn't turn out the way I want to, so I'm blaming other people' problem"; glorious

[@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365]

Top notch bootlicker response

[@Chrsboling]

“Go fund yourself”. I thought I coined that term!

[@user-cu6ii3gv1x]

I love that you show his various and changing opinions throughout the year

[@rodrigobraz2]

I don't think that he has changed all that much. It's just that he has some opinions that agree with conservatives, while most of his opinions are progressive.

[@smotpoker81]

Go fund me?? Go fund yourself! Haha.

[@jessejive117]

Go bill! I love a good antihero.

[@AndreaRoll]

the reason there are bad teachers is not that you can't fire them is that you don't pay them enough. most of the people with enough credentials go for a better paid job than being a teacher.

[@zeroz88]

Andrea Roll both reasons!!!

[@zeroz88]

But yes, they go on to be professors

[@heartwisdomlove]

i’m not a hunter; i’m drawing a picture on the wall of the cave.

[@nonmagicmike723]

The cave drawings may have been less essential to survival, but they proved to be pretty valuable for archeological purposes.

[@Volatile-Tortoise]

Tyler C. And giving meaning to people’s lives. Art etc I’m sure did aid survival of tribes and civilisations by giving patriotism, communion, purpose, and spiritual identity to that tribe, hence that had more to fight for, less reason to defect, more loyalty to another and much more desire to work together towards common goals. And mobilising people to construct something like the pyramids for example has an incredible spin-off effect in terms of the skills it teaches people are cooperation they learn, the infrastructure that gets put in place, the trade that grows around the area in the time it’s being built et cetera et cetera. If you can organise a tribe in such a way as that there are individuals whose job it is to construct statues while the others go off the hunt then you can organiser a lot of other things too, delegation of labour and the emergence of a market where individuals specialise.

[@ryanm9105]

nafia morris “Know your place” What makes you think the guy drawing on the wall didn’t do that after a hunt? Do you know your place is antiquated in the modern world. Of course savages ruled the roost in prelaw society. They were the average who allowed great minds to stand on their shoulders to reach real greatness. Your type is an essential part of the system though; we need cogs who are simple minded. Minds content to just do step a, step b, step c, repeat. You keep the electricity on as you run your hamster wheel; unencumbered by abstract thought. Which leaves intellectuals to continue to make society better than the previous day.

[@19Slim68]

The is the type of Bill Maher we need. Not some sold out comedian to corporate Democrats.

[@blusuck]

Thats not really socialism thats santaism" - Bill Maher Not even Milton Friedman could've come up with that........ well maybe he could 😊

[@vararuchimisra9275]

Love Bill Maher

[@nomansland5113]

Gotta love this man

[@ryancruz1876]

Why?

[@budbuddybuddest]

Excellent! Bill, you see the crazy on BOTH sides, a liberal mainly but call out liberals for stupid weeny woke insanity. Thank you.

[@williamevins2099]

The Santaism joke got me.

[@Nathan-hs2ut]

None of this is conservative, it's all classical liberal.

[@mostlybillmaherclips1933]

Fiscal restraint/austerity, disdain of youth and respect of elderhood, belief in cultural superiority of one's nation/civilization, in the necessity of war, in personal responsibility, dislike of labor unions, and an emphasis social order and authority aren't conservative traits?

[@Nathan-hs2ut]

@@mostlybillmaherclips1933 distain of youth is conservative, I can give you that one. But authority and a strong state with a big army is classical liberal. In The Netherlands (where I live) we have an actual liberal party and they are right wingers here because the others are all social democrates. They are free market, pro business, pro police, pro free speech etc

[@Nathan-hs2ut]

Love the channel btw

[@mostlybillmaherclips1933]

@@Nathan-hs2ut Yes, all of these are right-wing characteristics. And right-wingers here are made up mostly of conservatives, and to a lesser degree of libertarians. Definitions have changed over time. Today in America, what we generally mean by "liberal" is just someone on the left, i.e. someone who favors greater wealth redistribution through public programs, greater government regulation of the economy, greater tolerance towards racial/religious/sexual/etc minorities, greater concern for the environment, and an overall less hierarchical, patriarchal and a more egalitarian society. It seems that in Europe you still call the opposite of that "liberal". In the US, the closest thing to a classical liberal (i.e. someone who favors both free markets and social freedom) is a libertarian. I appreciate your sentiments for the channel ;)

[@nonmagicmike723]

Conservatives are about continuity, liberals about humanity. And here I'm using "liberal" in the modern sense, as in, left-wing. Now the problem is that continuity has some humanity costs, and vice-versa. "No such a thing as a free meal" and all that. And it's not always easy to strike the right balance. Which is why liberals will always push for a more "humane" system (caring, inclusive, fair, etc.) than the one that already exists, and conservatives will pull back towards a more continuity- and survival-oriented one. Liberals want to spread the wealth around and give people equal access to things because it's the kind thing to do. But conservatives understand that if you spread too much wealth, then you're gonna end up killing the very incentives that make people get out of bed, hustle through years of engineering or learning surgery, or bust their behinds off building a business, to create the wealth you want to redistribute to begin with. because why bother work and sweat for something if you can get it by just having the government redistribute it to you for "free"? It breaks the very engine that produces the wealth and everyone loses in the end. See also: Laffer curve. Liberals want to lessen immigration restrictions because it's the kind thing to do towards the poor people of the world who want to come to America. But if there are no restrictions, then we'll end up overwhelmed with too many to handle in too short a period, and everyone will lose in the end. Liberals want workers to have more protections because it's the kind thing to do. But too much unionization and regulation ends up protecting and perpetuating mediocrity, decreasing quality, increasing labor cost, slowing down productivity, making the business less competitive, and hurting the very thing that provide jobs for those workers and wealth to the treasury to begin with. Why do you think European unemployment is almost always in the double digits? France has a much bigger welfare state, yet has a higher poverty rate than we do. Pampering the kids is nice. But pamper them too much and they'll end up too soft and crippled to take care of themselves or anyone else. And everyone loses in the end. Same for too much wealth redistribution from healthy to sick. While the sickest shouldn't be allowed to die, they also shouldn't have the cost of maintaining their health so lowered as to be able to have as many if not more children than the healthier. Because in the long run, it just spreads the least adaptable traits in the population, making its health costlier and costlier to maintain with time. Same for making it easier for the most reckless and least productive to procreate. Liberals want women to do the same jobs and tasks as men, and in equal representation, and to be just as societally powerful as men are, because it's the nice thing to do. But conservatives see that when it comes to the heterosexual mating dynamic, men look down, and women look up. Which means that the higher your raise women, the smaller the pool of attractive mates there will be for them. And you end up with a larger number of disgruntled and unhappy lower-status men and higher-status women. Likewise, while it's nice and all for the genders to be more similar, it should not be forgotten that the sexual spark comes from gender differenciation, not similarity. It comes from the masculine contrasting with the feminine. And that physical electricity from gender roles and power imbalance make for more pleasurable and tolerable, and thus durable relationships with the opposite sex. None of this necessitates government coercion, by the way. Just get the artificial barriers and leg-ups out of the way. And while authority does entail some repression and use of force, it is necessary for the maintainance of order and to prevent anarchy, and thus for the continuity of any institution, and of civilization as a whole. Same for pacifism vs. necessity of strong defense.

[@maxinefreeman8858]

I agree with the teacher situation. Believe me I’ve seen it happen over the years. A teacher gets in trouble at a school, even fooling around with a student ,sexually. They’ll move them to another school if tenured.

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

Bill attacks BOTH sides! Geez!

[@mysticaltyger2009]

He attacks conservatives much more often. But unlike some liberals, he at least publically admits liberal flaws and delusions.

[@count23all]

"When Bill went Conservative", maybe in America, but in the rest of the world is views are centre left. Just shows how skewed American politics are...

[@TN-ju4ro]

Republicans should rename their party the theocrats

[@brycecharles3856]

It's called commonsense

[@jameswood3541]

What Bill mentions about Millennials still living at home and having their parents still pay for their car insurance, cell phone bill etc. is partially true I know so many people my age that are like that me I still do live at home I am 26 it sucks cause my state is expensive but I do pay rent, car insurance, and my cell phone bill and my own Health and Dental insurance so i am glad I am somewhat a functioning Adult.

[@alexc656]

Some of these millennials don't work and blame it on others. You work and contribute to society on a daily basis. That's the difference.

[@amirparsi4165]

Dude you are doing your best, be proud.

[@jameswood3541]

@@amirparsi4165 Thank You, I actually just landed a very good job not too long ago so I am able to afford to move out which I am planning in 6 months.

[@chippledon1]

Yes, Bill shows some sparks of sanity here and there!

[@reid1boys]

i love the way teachers are blamed for crappy students. A kid living in poverty with shitty parents that is worried about whether or not he will have a place to live in a few weeks is worried about studying for his Algebra test? GTFOH.

[@murderouskitten2577]

none of this is conservative , this all is common sence :)

[@branon6565]

Roberts Markovs....common sense is the definition of conservatism, and the antithesis of libtard bullshit...

[@johndoe4724]

Common sense like spelling “common sense” correctly.

[@hamzamahmood9565]

I agree it's all cum-on sense

[@fredloeper8579]

OMG! Expect hell to freeze over any minute.

[@captainjack3166]

You know people on both sides act like theirs is a godsend but the perfect system is in in the middle

[@itswakke]

Captain Jack not necessarily

[@supremereader7614]

6:24 that’s why conservatives are winning right now and will continue to win for quite some time.

[@TheDynamicJAB]

Well....

[@mofo6724]

Now I remember why I used to like Bill M

[@stewiegriffin12341]

Times Bill Maher went conservative: His show from 2019 onwards.

[@billymanziel5666]

What changed in 2019?

[@stewiegriffin12341]

@@billymanziel5666 I don’t know, but that’s around when he started being consistently conservative.

[@billymanziel5666]

@@stewiegriffin12341 wow that’s some great analysis buddy

[@stewiegriffin12341]

@@billymanziel5666 No need to be a dick.

[@keithkarvelis82]

No. He just doesn't like the extreme left.

[@jimbo2426]

Folks here shouldn't lie to themselves: Bill is a liberal at the end of the day. He's just the kind of liberal that sees a value and a role for the right-wing side in politics and governance. "Daddy vs. Mommy" so to speak.

[@toddwilliams8128]

Not being "conservative"... being "sensible". I particularly hum breaking down the teacher's unions.

[@24g89]

I dont take sides, I know he does but this shows everyone has personal views

[@alanramirez472]

“Defund the police” has turned me into a Republican.

[@sebces2576]

"Defund the police" is shortform for "reallocate funding from the police to social workers and programs that could prevent crime at the root cause instead of just punishing for it". Not quite so catchy though, so we just say defund.

[@sebastianjoseph7229]

@@sebces2576 so we're going to let these rapist murders and traffickers and gangs walk out on the street without punishment you think social workers are gonna change that? Even social workers go with police for their protection so defunding police would be bad. Just look at the states where it happened. Crimes have increased

[@arynrowland862]

I live in Los Angeles, one of the most heavily liberal cities in the country. Our police departments are still being funded. Our schools don’t teach CRT. Women are still treated as women. “Defund the police” is a talking point, not a reality.

[@tiddlesworth8798]

​@sebastian joseph republicans seem to have a hard time understanding slogans huh? You hear black lives matter and immediately get offended without understanding the issue. You hear defund the police and think we want to take alllll their money? Maybe we want the police to have fewer tanks. Fewer weapons of war. Maybe what we really want is for them to be accountable so we threaten them with taking their money. Just like id say defund congress, we pay them too much. Also, if you really think defunding all police will just eliminate police then you must not know what volunteer firefighters are. Not to mention the thousands of volunteer police officers. Wake tf up bro.

[@HFFCANADA]

​@@arynrowland862defend the police is a stupid term but the root is a good idea. Different training in other areas as obvious is not quite fully working out the way it is right now

[@nevillejones7416]

If this video was made today, it would be 6 hours long

[@tylerkeller8869]

My Grandfather is a perfect example of the old man still collecting social security, despite being absurdly wealthy. He worked for UPS for 33 years. During that time part of his pension included stock in the company. Over the next 3 decades it just sat collecting dust until 1999 when UPS gave its IPO on the stock market. So all that stock which was minimal in value, suddenly skyrocketed in value and he then dumped it all off for a cool $750,000 dollars which he then diversified into other blue chip stocks. Now, he collects interest from his investments and just travels the US with my grandmother in an absurdly massive RV. All that being said, he still cashes in that SSI check every month, sitting up high in the driver seat of his Winnebago, judging everyone else he deems to be "lazy" because they didn't find the same opportunity in life that he was given. Don't get me wrong, I have huge respect for my papa. He got up each morning. He went to work and drove triple trailers up and down I-5 FOR 33 YEARS. No easy feat. Yes, he earned his social security. But the life he lives now is not exactly financially "insecure".

[@JDrevolver66]

The thing about needing police (or some sort of government monopoly on legitimate use of force) is just a Hobbesian view, which is only conservative relative to the Rousseauian view that humans are naturally good and peaceful and our problems are caused by particular social arrangements. Common to many left wing ideologies, but they are well left of liberal.

[@alexing86]

Just this? No, the hate crime too Ahah

[@Brind-amour]

Bill Maher's KID LOVE PRODUCTIONS...let that sink in.

[@cain524]

He may be mostly liberal but he is not a snowflake. He realizes that too much of anything can be bad and that includes political correctness.

[@24g89]

Regardless of his opion l like that he asked for a yes or no answer I hate it when people round about their answer

[@captainjack3166]

How is the clip of him praising police officers conservative

[@WithTheDawn]

Captain Jack it’s an interesting insight into what the person who puts this together thinks progressives believe in, isn’t it?

[@joshglover2370]

For a liberal he sure is intelligent and reasonable. Very rare traits for that bunch!

[@ryancruz1876]

He's not a liberal by any definition of the word.

[@alejandrozuleta4543]

Dumb titile, good video

[@wolfargo44]

after watching this I've kind of developed a little bit of respect towards bill

[@AllIsWellaus]

Some of these clips have been taken out of context.

[@mostlybillmaherclips1933]

The one where he says "America has too much regulations", yes. He wasn't really ranting against regulations there. But it segued well from the previous "Republican" bits onto the next. Same for the second one with the police.

[@joecahill1994]

6:10 the simple truth

[@ptptpt123]

8:39 Killed me

[@tracymcdiarmid9134]

I've never seen this side of him and I like it.

[@ryancruz1876]

You should watch his show at any point during its run ever. Maher has always been a crypto conservative.

[@therealraulcamacho6260]

What episode is it where he’s hitting the teacher unions

[@ernstgottschalk8023]

The dude around the 5th minute mark is either the most naive politician ever.. or the biggest fraud.

[@armanghaloosian6130]

Not conservative, he’s a liberal correcting other liberals and calling them out. Don’t make that mistake.

[@sinajavadi431]

"go fund yourself!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mariaavery1212]

May this is the reason why additional children would be necessary 🙏🙏🙏

[@squirrelsjustwannahavefun3540]

I agree with most of this, does that make me conservative? Well it certainly does in the eyes of the insane “woke” people I’ve had to distance myself from since they latched onto me after coming out. So many of them actually believe anarchy can work lmao (and it gets worse from there, believe it or not)

[@jameslisle7775]

Why can’t this video be longer?

[@iwantsifegold]

Yes we milenials are so used to getting free things that we have the highest internship rate of all generations, we literally work for free. And no matter how much crap you want to talk about trump we didn’t get trump elected in 2016 that’s all on you.

[@speabody]

Weird but refreshing

[@joelcormier373]

There's very little conservative footage here

[@danielperez-gonzalez877]

Fail

[@ryancruz1876]

That's not true.

[@lastfirst1487]

I really don't hate bill as much as I use to. Today's liberal far left should take some notes from this, and I might agree with them more. Good job Bill

[@davidhill2020]

Okay, this is one of those videos where I'll probably try to break everything down, so here goes: 0:00 How does wanting police around make you conservative? Liberals don't want the police abolished, they want them regulated and responsible. Cops need leeway to do their job, what they don't need is carte blanche on excessive force. 1:08 Spending, especially on the military, spikes when the Republicans are in charge. That's why the deficit goes up when the GOP's in charge and down when the Democrats are in charge. Even the Pentagon has told the GOP that they're wasting money on them. 2:59 Considering how much teachers have to spend out of their own pockets, can you imagine how much harm it would do if the unions WEREN'T there? 5:05 Can't be that conservative a view: Obama gave the order to kill bin Laden and Republicans whined about it. 6:12 I'm not normally a "b-b-BUT BOTH SIDES" guy, but doesn't this sound exactly like Alex Jones and other conservative pundits? 6:53 "Getting shit for free"? It's not like the government put them on their parents' cell phone plan. And the reason they're still living at home is because the economy makes it more and more difficult to move out. Lower the wage gap and you'll find millennials moving out more. 7:19 Blaming immigrants for your problems has been a conservative talking point for centuries.

[@Ntsbhdb]

I am lib as they come and it pisses me off that for couple last years the discours is painted in a way where either you are far-left moron who wants open borders, PC stuffed everywhere and some Portlandia on global scale or being a Trumpist alt-right guy who does the same, just from opposing spectrum. Maher old-school liberalism is something that resonates with me the most, yet its difficult to find politician who echoes that.

[@josephsmith2833]

Nothing is perfect but, supporting murder,rape,basic evil as a person raised to equal rights until last 10 years racism wasn't around me and ive spent my 20s in military i was minority in my company 300 blacks Americans 50-60 white Americans and no one treated or showed hate we'd die for each other and i know because they stood with me as I did them.

[@1011skarn]

He never goes "conservative." He goes...."DUH." Common sense, most liberals talk anyway.

[@PlaceStillMatters]

So the essential purpose of this YT channel (referencing this video) is to show there are rational, thinking persons that exhibit reasoned, measured responses to questionable policies. God forbid our analysis of the most ridiculous aspects of our country or its leaders.

[@psychoticentertainment7526]

As I get older, only 24 but still compared to when I was 15 I'm a lot different but I find myself more and more in the center between liberal and conservative and it's ironic to me the way things have changed looking at politics throughout history. I say this as if I'm being honest old school liberals, not necessarily democrats, are overall considered center now whereas if you get called straight up republican or democrat the general image for either tends to be to an extent a political extremist. Now while a big part of that is due in part to the excessive proliferation of what these crazies are saying is the big reason for that. However that doesn't change the fact that at this point we're not really a bipartisan country, and yes I know we technically haven't been for a long time due groups like the green party, in truth we have four, technically five, main groups. There are the republicans and the democrats who again overall when each term is used it tends to often be about the crazy fringe groups. Then you have the liberals and the conservatives who are either side of the political spectrum but have the ability to use reason. For example a very liberal trans woman saying you shouldn't trans kids or a conservative pastor actually following the bible and loving his "enemy" by making sure he church is safe place for anyone irrelevant of their sexuality, gender, race whatever the bias may be. I find it incredibly ironic that I've often heard Bill Maher called hateful when in truth he's just a reasonable, albeit sarcastic, person who honestly isn't afraid to voice his opinion based on what I've seen

[@lolawaara9132]

Walkaway Bill

[@markreierstad2418]

We need to drop the two-party dictatorship and start thinking for ourselves.

[@brianvance1178]

If war isn’t inevitable, then why are periods of peace in history so damn short compared with periods of war?

[@spencerferrier3857]

War is not inevitable, it is a fundamental part of civilization thus far. But you also have to look at each civilization individually when you measure those gaps of peace & war.

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

Because the rich make money off war, period.

[@adamivester9789]

Pax Romana lasted 200 years. The "Peace of Rome" was enforced through military might though. Peace through strength worked back then 2000 years ago

[@brianvance1178]

Adam Ivester but there’s a difference between fighting to secure your borders and fighting to conquer another country/nation/tribe/etc. A big difference. Any fighting done by the Romans during the Pax Romana was almost always defensive fighting to secure the borders as most of not all of Roman expansion took place during the days of the Republic, whereas the Pax Romana was instituted upon Rome becoming an empire

[@adamivester9789]

But the point is that Pax Romana was a long period of peace

[@edwardsmith1060]

Wuuuuuuuuuuuuutttt??? Someone can't have liberal views on some things, and conservative views on others??!!??😂

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

Almost like dynamic thinkers choose what they think is right and wrong

[@RayOrly-fs3gr]

In most cases he is stating facts, what does conservative have to do with it?

[@looneyhorizon]

bill is best

[@pdcdesign9632]

Bill has never gone full conservative. Maybe moderate at best.

[@mysticaltyger2009]

I don't like him, but at least he doesn't tow the party line all the time.

[@jamesfrazier8305]

If I had to throw shade at Bill Maher, I'd say: 1. Bill Maher used to be subversive then weed became legal in most states, and 2. Bill Maher hates religion because he does a church service every Friday night and religion is his competition

[@rickenman9844]

In the long term, I feel like Bill would gain a ton of more people's respect if he would honestly state like "hey, this is an issue where I take a socially conservative position", instead of constantly trying to pull off this whole "disaffected liberal" schtick. No liberal under the sun thinks the way that Bill does about Arab people for instance.

[@brianlea2853]

If nobody drew on the wall of the cave no one would ever realise the hunting culture existed Depends how you define essential

[@brianlea2853]

Jesus, lighten up There’s so many dumb things spliced and edited out of context in this video it’s hard to know where to start Besides, Anarchists don’t advocate getting rid of police just of changing their function Just like anarchism is not chaos just not central control You might think that anarchy WOULD lead to chaos (something that’s never been proven or at least agreed upon) but it’s better to frame your own argument than just misrepresenting the one you oppose

[@davidmorgan6282]

Oh that’s just how I was defining essential in the context of cave people. No hunting/eating = death. I was just running with his metaphor is all. Sorry if it sounded like I was trying to pick a fight I’m just with him on the point that some aspects of civilization are more essential than others.

[@brianlea2853]

Sorry didn’t mean to sound wound up I’m just saying that art has always been part of a trade That’s why Bill Maher is so successful, art and crafting have helped make hunting a gathering more efficient over thousands of years Whether it’s satire paintings movies music or anything We’re talking over KZbin now which is a modern form of cave painting if you like Like I said I’m sorry to sound like I want a fight I’m just passionate about art and politics

[@dkchen]

I respect him for talking and debating with conservatives. Most liberals are too scared to do that.

[@venusianblivet9518]

That's because liberalism as an ideology is too similar to conservatism to point out the roots of their mistakes. They both make similar assumptions but conservatism often takes them further. However there are key differences which can be debated like the view on tradition but at the end of the day both believe in some level of corporate welfare, some level of social welfare, representative democracy, legal corruption, taxation and capitalism.

[@ricky5369]

damn the first video, you totally cropped out the part he said about the police shooting unarmed black people!!!!!!!!

[@jotac87278]

Bills a liberal. Our party has just went so far left that we don't recognize it. We use to be the party of common sense, now no party has any

[@rockonmadonna]

Punching down is just so easy it’s great fun, isn’t it? Arsehole much? I mean, I concur ... often, but sometimes, just sometimes, he needs a micro dose of good ole’ fashioned compassion and nuance because guess what? Life is complicated, and shit happens. Nobody wants or invites that.

[@iLikeTigerz101]

This isn’t conservative, this is common sense.

[@simonbaumgartle6357]

Those are the same thing though

[@jphillips7083]

Gotta say that is one cherry picker video.

[@shivamsaxena1499]

Talking sense is not being conservative.he criticizes where its due.being a free country doesn't been absence of law and order.paying your fair share of taxes is just being responsible.he's criticized the religious right and wall street many times over.clickbait title.

[@jesseemullen]

He's right about gofundme. It's gotten way out of hand.

[@kaziabir1]

Seriously though even as a millennial that gofundme shit is so cringeworthy. Do these people not have any shame or dignity? It’s one thing to beg when you need a surgery or an emergency medical situation but I’ve seen people do that shit for their birthday... are you fucking kidding me?! They do that for gofundme for my vacation. Oh okay Queen let me just take my hard earned sweat and blood money out of my pocket for your vacation. Some of these people are delusional.