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SocialDemocrat61

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Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:19 AM Sunday

What is the point of Bill Maher? [View all]


Bill Maher is, allegedly, the last sane voice on the left. But he doesn’t believe in the rights of transgender people, or of Palestinians. He thinks college campuses are hotbeds of liberal indoctrinarian that have gotten “out of control.” Come to think of it, he hasn’t really advocated for any left-wing position in recent memory. An advocate for breaking out of echo chambers, Bill speaks almost exclusively to right-wing activists, and never to the minorities he bashes. He claims to know what Democrats should do if they want to win, but hates the ones who are actually winning. Three decades into his TV career and lost in the delusions that often come with a nine-digit net worth, Bill Maher has never been so useless.
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What is the point of Bill Maher? [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Sunday OP
hear hear jaymac Sunday #1
He's a trained dog Stacey Grove Sunday #2
Ruff ruff LilElf70 Sunday #13
Who? tavernier Sunday #3
Unfortunately yes SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #34
Couldn't have said it better, myself. Paladin Sunday #4
I flick him off like a bug. littlemissmartypants Sunday #5
Used to be a big fan 303squadron Sunday #6
Stopped Watching it Years Ago bmichaelh Sunday #7
Easy! ...and I didn't watch the video... Mike Nelson Sunday #8
He's so far left he fell off the planet. Historic NY Sunday #9
He would occasionally give RWNJs The Wizard Sunday #10
Maher is a stoned out contrarian provocateur who is under the illusion he's being edgy. sop Sunday #11
To me, the main point is to completely ignore him. dem4decades Sunday #12
This is the best response. QueerDuck Sunday #18
Bill Maher is a smug prick who's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is Martin Eden Sunday #14
Well stated! Redleg Sunday #22
Whatever he is, he ain't Left.. Joinfortmill Sunday #15
He so far "left" that he's crossed over into the right ... QueerDuck Sunday #19
Simple solution don't listen to or watch him. He knows being an agent provocateur .... Botany Sunday #16
The ol' Bill Maher ain't what he use to be. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sunday #17
It's part of the right wing decision for the past 40 years to trash the left. Joy Reid BComplex Sunday #20
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Sunday #21
he jumped the shark for me when that kid in Texas built a digital clock. cab67 Sunday #23
I stopped watching this person a long time ago LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #24
POS is somewhere between useless and irrelevant dalton99a Sunday #25
His point is to get noticed and DU obliges. Sneederbunk Sunday #26
he's a bully and fits better in the maga world mucifer Sunday #27
Him getting dope money Blue Owl Sunday #28
Who has ever called him "the last sane voice on the left", apart from maybe himself? muriel_volestrangler Sunday #29
I'll bite The Revolution Sunday #30
He has a lot of clips online gulliver Sunday #31
Yes Matt has a great YouTube channel SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #32
I Don't Agree ProfessorGAC Sunday #33
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