Bill Maher is a right wing hack who masquerades (poorly) as a democrat and liberal.
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Exactly this.
He's a transphobic misogynist who only tolerates people under 30 because he wants to fuck them.
He's a hateful, bitter man who thinks he's a free-speech-warrior because he gives fascist freaks like Milo Yiannopoulos and Roger Stone a megaphone from which to spout their reactionary garbage with minimal pushback.
And he doesn't see anything wrong with the genocide in Palestine; in fact, he seems to be a big fan.
And he doesn’t see anything wrong with the genocide in Palestine; in fact, he seems to be a big fan.
Respectfully, you're aware that the man who made the genocide in Palestine possible, Mr. Joe Biden, was nominated as the Dems' presidential candidate, right?
There are some ways in which right and left diverge, but Israel isn't one of them.
minimal pushback
Eh, disagree with you there. For a good example, watch the episode Maher had with Megyn Kelly a few weeks before the last election. Lots of pushback. I have appreciated very much Maher's recent pushback on his conservative guests who try to argue that Republicans supported a peaceful transfer of power, because that brings out Maher's rage like a pit bull, and traditional media never challenges conservatives when they say these things.
I think we have a slight difference in terms: Biden is not and will never be a leftist. Same with the majority of the Democratic party.
Sure, he's a liberal but liberalism is not a leftist ideology— it's the scaffolding for capitalism.
This is not to say that there is no difference between the Democrats and Republicans (there is a huge difference), but Maher punches left with the same enthusiasm with which he punches right.
He's not on the same level as someone like Hannity or Carlson, but he's always arguing to sell out vulnerable groups— something that the Democrats do constantly without electoral gains to show for it.
I know OP used the word liberal, but I disagree with that characterization: he is a liberal, a "small c" conservative. I was going for brevity, but maybe I should have clarified there.
So... a Democrat?
And we should care what this man says...why exactly?
Good to know the kind of media mainstream Democrats are consuming, as to not be out of the loop.
Because he's good at articulating conservative viewpoints intelligently, usually, and VERY good at getting conservatives to say the quiet parts out loud.
Also, as evidenced by the last election, leftists aren't consuming enough media outside their point-of-view and it's given them an insufficient understanding of their country.
Zionists are achieving levels of racism previously thought impossible
Stfu and go away.
comedian
Ah yes, the world's biggest religion: China.
Guy never says anything negative about the right wing. He's a "centrist"