New Rule: The Lesson of Afghanistan | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
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Blind hatred of America is just as blinkered as blind love. And we Americans should look at the situation in Afghanistan to really get some perspective about where we live.
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It’s so ironic how the crowd is clapping and wooing at everything Bill is saying when they’re the very people he’s talking about.
I think you have it wrong. I agree with almost everything Bill says, but he also loves to do two things: brag about himself, and hate on liberals. When Trump was in power he hated on conservatives, and now that it’s Biden he’s hating on liberals. And I AGREE with him, but he also tends to think that his audience is stupid, and I don’t like that. They have two things they can do: clap and boo. That’s it. There’s no grey area in between, it’s either clap or boo. What are they supposed to do when he says something like “ and I’m sure all of you who just clapped are going to take in some refugees”. Is BILL taking in refugees? Is his audience supposed to boo him for saying that, or clap along in agreement that, yes, most of us probably WONT be doing that. I love Bill, but he annoys the shit out of me when he gets all smarmy and talks down on his audience. I think the dude is kinda like me in the sense that he generally loathes MOST people, the right and left alike.
He’s the very person he’s talking about
@@drewlittell The US policy failed in the middle east. Why? Why do ISiS and like groups hate the US and not china or Russia?
That's my favorite part.
They are brainless seals.
As a veteran I've never understood the whole wave flaging thing. I don't get how this supports the military. Now funding the VA would be supportive, paying soldiers well would be supportive. And not getting into unwinnable wars would be supportive.
That's why I get the creeps when I hear the old "thank you for your service" song. Empty platitudes and no tangible support. And I'm not even a US soldier.
Yes the american people love supporting the soldiers in words not so much actions
Religious Republican conservatives loathe actual members of the military.
Military action action for access or ownership of another country's resources aren't "wars".
The U.S. corporations make billions in profit...let them field and supply their OWN f**king armies, instead of taxpayers.🤔
As a non-veteran I think most of the blame for the way veterans are treated rests squarely at the feet of veterans. Veterans act like America's endless effort to engage in needless conflict and war crimes is a brand new thing even though we haven't won a war since ww2 even though we've never not been at war since ww2. If Veterans would stop signing up and they had to draft people they wouldn't be in a position to play world police in places nobody wants to go in the first place with absolutely no goals other than burning munitions. We should stop giving people who are willing to kill people for money and education money and education.
My mother came to the U.S when she was 20 years old, been here ever since she left mexico and calls America her home, she wears an American flag bandana to work. She loves her home country but her heart is in America.
thats beautiful glad you are here
Anytime a nationality starts being treated like a religion among its inhabitants it becomes creepy.
My parents are from Guyana and my mom always told me and my brother how lucky we were to be here. I literally had someone tell me today how much she hated America (she was born and raised in America) and all I said to her was "it beats being in Guyana". I don't think they really listen. They're so entitled and delusional. They have no idea. My dad died a veteran and he never became a citizen but he got a military funeral and flyover. There's a reason people around the world come here and I think 'Americans' don't understand that.
You mean wallet
I’m liberal and I appreciate Bill trying to keeping us grounded.
The term "liberal" has become a pejorative for the far right. It's also been appropriated by the far left. By no means are they liberal. "Liberal" is derived from Latin. It means free.
@@thatguy22441 ok? But that’s not the context in which the word is being used here. I appreciate the etymology lesson, but liberal in this instance means the modern day use of the term
I'm a conservative Catholic and I appreciate it too 😜 Love you guys, prayers!!!!
@@thatguy22441 It’s true, I refuse to call the democrats or the left liberal, because there’s nothing liberal about them anymore. There’s nothing wrong with being liberal, actually the best thing is, being a little bit of both, liberal, and conservative. I consider myself a classic liberal, Fiscally conservative, and socially liberal. And I’m 100% for the Bill of Rights, and second amendment.
@@thatguy22441 it has become pejorative due to how extreme democrats have become. Sure, there is always a sector on both sides that will always look down upon the other side but the popularity of it's negative connotation is strictly due to the democratic party's platform and it's followers that will vote for them no matter what it costs America.
I am Cuban, and yes, we all must be grateful and proud of this country, it's not perfect but it is amazing.
The US is the cause of all of Cuban pain. Dafuq are you on about being proud of this country? We ruined Cuba. We caused Taliban to be who they are today. America is the reason, or in other cases one of the biggest reasons why everywhere else is screwed up.
Im just a tad miffed about Kids being shot to death by psychos in classrooms, blowing Trillions on War and allowing People to go homeless. The US has no excuse for the preventable issues, and absolutely ridiculous spending we do, hence why I criticize it. Sure Im in one of the best places on the Planet but we have alot of work to do. We shouldnt be having certain issues with how many resources we have. Thats all Im saying. I expect more.
@@AnkhapostleDisciples No bud, the US is not the reason Cuba is a fucked up country from the very beginning
Don't you just love the fact that there is a non-Cuban lecturing an actual Cuban about Cuba?
grateful and proud? You know you can be that and also critical of it. It's amazing compared to Cuba but that doesn't mean Republicans aren't out to make it worst and Democrats to make it better.
I live in Nairobi, Kenya and I'm always greatful that I was lucky enough to be born in this beautiful & booming part of Africa. Things may be shitty but compared to the other nations on the continent, we are FAR much better off
That's the way most Americans should be. It's not perfect, not even particularly great, but we're still better off than so many.
@@shocktrauma85 Not the rest of the developed world though
I heard Kenya was beautiful. I’m black American. I’m fascinated with every country in the motherland. I only saw Liberia.
@@Topg1 very beautiful & friendly towards foreigners
I'm Swiss an currently living in SA working as a teacher. Things here seem to turn worse every year. I'm looking for an option. Would you recommend Kenya?
I can attest to the accuracy of every word you said. I come from Iraq, once a nice country, but no more. I still travel a lot, Canada, EU countries, North Africa, Asia, and every time I do, I can't wait to get back to the US.
Why? If you saw Canada and the EU then why would you be in hurry to get back to the US?
@@Pikkabuu Obviously, it's a far, far better place to be.
@@Omar19715
Actually US is far far worse place to be when compared to Canada or Europe.
Former Soviet Union here.. been to Canada, Been to the EU.. I'm with you, Omar..
@@ayannovruzov5903
Care to elaborate why?
I lived in Ukraine for 2 years when I was 19. I have a perspective. What I learned is that Americans have an ethnocentric view of the world and know very little if anything about the real world In short, we are blessed beyond measure
As an immigrant and a teacher, this is what I tell my students. America is a great country.
Well tell them Fool's every Chance you Get ...
There is something laughable about the fact the even the less privileged in America (and I mean that in the woke sense not pertaining to wealth) are still more privileged than the much of the rest of the world. . . .
I would never say that, both as an immigrant and a student. The impulse to back slap and ignore the very real domestic problems this country has is too strong to simply clap and say that America is a great country. Present day America simply isn't as bad as countries like Afghanistan or China. As a teacher, I would hope that you teach in a more nuanced way.
@@byronwilliams7977 What do you consider a great country and why ?
@@byronwilliams7977 lol it's in comparison to most other countries on earth. That's the point.
I'm from Honduras and I still find a reason to be grateful. I really like this message.
Would you lend your experience so i might write well about Honduras and Hondurans, in fiction? I have thought about the border situation, these past few years. I read most Spanish and can write to you in Spanish, also. ty
My parents are from Honduras and my father not only let us know how privileged we are, he actually sent us out there to live (for 6 years). Whenever I heard my friends discuss criminality or oppression I just couldn't relate. I love this country, sure we got some issues, but that shit is light!
I'm from the Bronx and also still find a reason to be grateful. It's almost as if this country is so great, so called oppressed people here have to find something to complain about. But, to each their own. Nice that you can enjoy it here!!
@@bdog1323 I feel there are few places in the world worst than the Bronx, or East New York. You should move.
Im from Venezuela and i super grateful for the blessings i have received here in America
As someone living in a 3rd-world country, always trying to dig a brighter future for myself (and succeeding thanks to tireless work and a lot of luck wrt opportunities), I agree whole-heartedly. You've built a helluva country and being born there is like winning the lotto. Well done to all of you. I dream of living in the USA (or any 1st world country but USA is a favourite of mine thanks to your gorgeous scenery and diversity of...well..everything). I think your average citizen has a life that most of us 3rd-worlders dream of and I'm not even in a bad 3rd-world country. I love my country, but the US is just fckn awesome. Having the freedom to dream the American dream, is a dream of mine.
Don't let woke culture mess it up before I get there one day. Diversity and free exhange are great and possibly the best things about the US, but woke culture (and especially cancel culture) makes you all look like a bit of a joke.
Mind you, my perspective is obviously incredibly limited, but that's what it seems like in the international media.
Good luck to you all.
Ryan Grobler , thank you for saying what you did about America. I am lucky in the sense that I could've been born somewhere else entirely, but i wasnt . What country do you live in if you dont mind me asking?
@@randybonner9870 Only a pleasure Randy. I'm in South Africa, born and raised. I love my country but we have a lot of very difficult challenges. On a personal front (and I have a very good life compared to many) I've had to close a business I spent 6 years building, and lost jobs due to economic turns. While I yearn to travel it is immensely expensive because our currency is weak. As an example a trip to the USA costs more than most people can save in several years even if they live very cheaply. That said, I've had some friends who've visited the US and they all loved it for many reasons but predominantly the warmth of the people they met and the beauty and diversity of the natural landscapes. I've been a TV and movie kid all my life - even pursued a career in 3D animation - and I'd say at least 70% of the TV we had here was from the US so in a way I spent more time in Fictional USA than in real South Africa :) As I grew older I swapped movies and cartoons for documentaries and the news so I think my perception of the US is fairly realistic though, obviously, very limited. From an outsider's perspective, I think it's amazing to have a country where there truly is so much freedom that that actually becomes one of the problems. Many other countries, like mine, face constant poweroutages, deep poverty, violent crime, mass unemployment, a lack of education and clean water, sudden economic instability and just, overall, immense uncertainty. We are working very hard to fix all these problems, but the road is long and fraught with challenges. The freedom that I believe the average citizen in a country like the US has to travel and start businesses is an exceptional birthright. I have immense respect for the people that built the USA, protect it, and continue to build it today - I don't just mean politicians, I mean every good citizen.
@@ruaangrobler3035 Wow Mr. Grobler I'm brought to tears of Joy and pride and humbleness. Humbleness bringing most of the tears Sir. I understand what you mean when you talk about in America we have so much freedom. Because we are afraid to be completely stupid here some people are just bored because they need some cause that they can stir up and try to cause Mayhem in the political realm of political correctness, and the snowball just keeps rolling downhill getting bigger. Some people here don't understand how they can unravel what the founding fathers had designed for this great experiment. It's like they want to tear everything down and then rebuild. It's not enough that this country has by law done away with some of his past evil Deeds. I've got some matters I need to deal with right now but I will certainly respond back with you sir. I hope more people will read what you have said about this great country. Again I am humbled by your thoughts about this country. Some people that live here think this is a terrible country. They seriously need to ask yourselves why the world is trying their damnedest to immigrate here?
Ryan, if only we could some of our unappreciative America haters here for people like you. How frickin awesome that would be. We have problems but I am so grateful to be an American. I hope you realize your dream soon. We need and will welcome you with open arms.
Ruuan. I just noticed auto correct changed your name to Ryan in my comment. But again, get yourself here asap.
I am a Hindu and came from Bangladesh in 2011 as a immigrant, I became a US citizen in 2016. Just wanted to tell here that no matter which party you support , republicans democrats , this is the best place to live in. If you visit any other country you will realize what I mean. No other country gives you that much freedom , no other places treat their minorities like us. That’s the reason I love and respect America . 🇺🇸🙏🌎
"Yes, someone who isn't me should definitely DO THAT ..."
Possibly the most bipartisan American sentiment ever, and that's our main problem.
🔥🔥
Are you going to be taking in refugees?
@@mtguitar5150 are you?
@@mtguitar5150 Citizens shouldn't be asked to do so. Did the citizens waste 3 trillion dollars in a pointless war? No.
They did pay for it through their taxes though. Now the same central state that created this mess through all those decades will turn to the citizens and say "heeeey, we mess up that place and wasted 3 trillion dollars. Now we need to shelter the people we ruined over there, fancy chipping in and inviting some of them to your own house?"
No, the government made the mess, the government should house and clothe and educate and relocate these people.
The taxpayers will be paying for that anyway. That is WHY you have a central government after all. For *centralized solutions to large scale problems* .
Bill's the one advocating for taking in refugees, I'm sure he has rescued 0. As an American, ain't no one moving in with me, and I never suggested so.
"there's a reason afghan mothers are handing their babies TO us."
That hit home.
not just handing, but throwing over the walls. one of them landed on the barbed wire.
Yes, the reason is a staged photo op.
@@squatch545 donald trump winning is a staged photo.
DEMENTIA JOE HAS TO GO.
@@mike7721
Dummy Don is a crooked Con !
How's that ?
Two years later in 2024 and what Bill said was still "gold". Just as valid today as two years ago.
Thank you Bill! I've been saying this for years. I'm 51 at 27 I took a trip to Malaysia that opened my eyes. It's not a third world country but we definitely have it better in America. Since that trip I love my country more each day. And I will shed a tear. The men and women who died in so many wars for America's sovereignty deserve our thanks and if so, tears.
As non american, i visit USA couple times and base on what i saw , i will pick Malaysia any day over USA as place to live . Malaysia in your 27 is different now, while USA are getting worse specially in human development lol .
How come the rich oligarchs can't give veterans more money? Let alone anybody
As a person that leans pretty hard to the right, I'm in a weird spot lately when I'm starting to agree with more and more of Bill's monologues..
Now imagine if there were a Republican figurehead that could be like Bill Maher and call out the party.
@@StayTunedReviews There's many on the right that call out the right in my opinion. Look how many Republicans came out in vocal opposition to Trump? A bunch from my memory..
Not weird at all as Maher IS considered right wing in any other advanced country. Only in the US that is so extreme to the right would someone like him ever be looked at as a leftie.
When Bill has become a voice of reason even with conservatives you know the train has gone off the rails.
That is because the poles have switched....leftist are modern fascists....and many modern right thinkers are much more democratic and tolerant than Medias depicted them
"Perspective." What an important word.
True try to put your perspective as a Afghanistan being invaded by Israels's dog army
Bill's ''perspective'' is very much different from mine. He's part of the wealthy elite, I'm not. This rich guy doesn't speak for me or anyone like me.
Lol I can't criticize the USA without using a compliment sandwich? How snowflake. I have perspective. Not using positive comments to cushion your ego from my truth doesn't mean I don't have it.
@@sadienailedit7467 Here in Australia, if you were a man, you'd be thought of as a cynical old c*nt, Sadie. All I was saying was that you should think a bit harder about what you hear before you believe it. Here's another Aurelius quote: He who is popular with everybody is a friend to none of them.
Another word I miss: awareness… as in self. Not gay
I was in a waiting room. I am 70. I was watching Bill Maher talking about Mr Trump's literacy. I laughed at Bill, and the lady sitting in the waiting room, was offended by free speech, which I think is great. Bill Maher must be the most intelligent, diplomatic man I listen to. Now I think I will not be abnormal to have used THC, since I was 18. Ty Bill.
Idiots say that Bill has Trump derangement syndrome. Funny how he is so ready to NOT to think the very worst. As he might. His Trump bit was almost positive. Lol, I dump a LOT on Trump, and yet I know surprising GOOD things(thing)about him.
I just love that Bill takes the piss out of both rights and lefts! He may lean to the left, and I to the right, but we both absolutely enjoy the comedy inspired by the extremists' behaviour. Total respect Bill!!! And I look forward to so many more hours of laughter with you :-)
As a conservative there are a lot of times I disagree with him. However, I’m incredibly grateful that he’s held the line on free speech, continued having on guests with different views for open debate, and called out the woke stupidity. I have a lot of respect for him.
@The Watcher step off the stool and join us
Same here. I intentionally listen to people who disagree with me. Bill Mahr, Glenn Greenwald, and Matt Taibi are all left-leaning...and thought-provoking
Meh, you'll still be on their side in the coming Civil War.
To be fair liberals cant choose what bathroom to use let alone choose the right ammo. Civil war is the last thing leftists should want.
@@HelloThere-jr6gd liberals are not wokers
Bill is highlighting the fact that there is good in both liberals and conservatives. And when good liberals and conservatives struggle together to figure out how to do the right thing, America becomes great.
Great comment. Right on the money.
Well said
What a crock of shit. There are NO good conservative politicians, and if by "liberal" you mean right-wing corporatists like Maher, then there are NO good liberal politicians either. There is good in most American People and there is good in a handful of members of congress, but they are a tiny minority and all far away from either the Democratic Party Inc or the Republican Party Inc.
The other side of the coin is the division we've had lately. You speak the truth, nothing makes me happier than talking to someone with opposing views and coming to an agreement.
@@scottym.9077shitting on them? Frankly, he was being truthful and if you can’t handle that, then you’re more of a problem than you realize.
Bill, thanks for this. From afar (like in a third world country where I used to live), America is Disneyland. Yet few Americans realize it. I do not understand why so many want to criticize and denigrate America. That is just stupid talk. Bill, I for one am glad to see you turning away from the crazy left a little. I thought we lost you (from the real world) many years ago.
Actually, Bill didn't change much, the left did. That's why his opinions on the left have changed.
We should always try to do better, that's why.
So you think America is Disneyland? well I invite you to take a spin in my fucked up life. then I guarantee you will think differently. and if you are curious how I guarantee this? it's because I have to live this miserable egsistance every god damn day.
middle class and upper class America is disneyland. The ghettos and poor neighborhoods are closer to your third world countries than you realize. Just because the standard of living here is higher (for some) doesn't mean we have a problem free society. There are still massive issues that need to be addressed and we shouldn't turn a blind eye to it because of 'muh patriotizms' 'best cuntry in da wurld!'
Best relevant Bill rant I've ever heard. Actually, personally inspiring for me. And confirming my hesitation and reluctance on how to approach an issue , which has political implications. Now our podcast and website will take a more open, respectful, fact based, and forgiving approach. And be focused on a thorough, balanced, and win/win approach, toward the businesses and institutions, we hope to influence. Anger and hate is unproductive. Sensibility and mutual respect will be my guide going forward. Our Gamblers Gripes website and podcast hopes to set an example, on how to create change in a manner that will set an example for other gripers in our society. Thanks again Bill. Wish us luck, We'll need it.
Sad thing is that the people who need to hear this the most aren’t listening
The US now pretending to be in Afghanistan for humanitarian reasons. Please, you know why this started!
@@ToriZealot - Yes, we all do. It was because they were harboring terrorists we were looking for.
@@jsphblw Those terrorists were in Saudi Arabia and they've never been caught.
@@howardsung108 - So Bin Laden wasn’t in Afghanistan and the Taliban didn’t refuse to turn him over? I did not know that. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Because they only exist on Twitter, where he's apparently stuck.
“Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.”
― Anatole France
When does evil take a break?
@@thomasjohn6041 The Weekend in Chicago ....
Evil is much easier discern and thus take action.
@@hushmoney2058 wrong...the weekend is when things get real.
Damn! You just defined Orange shitstain Trump perfectly! Bravo! 👌 👍 👏 👏 👏
Abe Simpson: I used to be liberal. Then they changed what “liberal” was. Now what I am isn’t liberal and what is seems regressive and extremist to me. It’ll happen to you.
We still are liberals. Most people have just changed the definition and people like us were caught unaware. For them, we have to be crazy nut job, blue haired, shrieking cry babies to be called a liberal. I happily call myself a centrist now.
Nice try. It was “with it.”
“There is a reason Afghan mothers TO us!”
That line hits.
The nervous, slightly confused "laughter" of audiences is great.
yeah, but also bill is the worst at a comedic pause
@@undeadly1103 It's not on his cue cards.
Coming from a person who doesn't respect women like kids or religious people ya we should listen to u chea laughs
Yeah that nervous laughter and clapping is due to their programming hitting a speed bump.
Bill is not funny without that laugh track
I don't always agree with Bill, but i have to give him credit for speaking his mind. Crazy world we live in.
You'd be right if he had a mind.
@@nedcrouch3202 Dude what is this, 2012? I've been hearing this same shit for over a decade and nothing Bill ever says or does will change your mind about it. If that's the case then why bother even watching his videos?
@@CockatooDude he isn't wrong you here the bull this man just threw out u can't compare a first world nation to a 3 world where America its self destroy most if not a good portion of the country itself
@@Silverstorm173 Glad Im nit ghe only one who noticed that!! Bill has no clue how his own country has major issues, ranging from poverty, lack of affordable housing and health care, homegrown terrorism, rape, incest, abuse of power etc. etc. When you compare it to third world countries, these ppl are better off, but its not, this shouldn't be an issue, if you're ths richest nation in the world!! 🌊 🌹 🇺🇸 ☮️ 🙏🏼
@@Boadicea6 well that’s the way I see it. I think we have many great freedoms and rights here in the USA but we definitely have our fair share of problems that need our attention like the ones you listed. We shouldn’t neglect those problems just because we’re doing better than other countries. If we neglect certain issues for too long they become bigger problems. Take for instance the sinking water levels at the Hoover dam.
I do get dewy-eyed when the national anthem plays, but it's not just the miracle of the nation and what it's supposed to represent. I think of all those men and women... and teenage kids who gave their last full measure so we could have the life and freedoms that we cherish. No greater love has any man then to lay down his life for his friends, family and way of life. the word is sacrifice, there is nothing more moving and that's what drives my sentiment over what America means to me.
ngl the water works turn on when I watch that video of Buckingham Palace playing our national anthem on 9/12/2001
2 old rivals now 2 of the closest allies. god bless the UK and god bless the US
Keep walkin'/ talkin' the walk/ talk, Bill Maher. You got my full support!!
maher has been on a roll lately. im loving him calling out our own sides stupidity.
I agree we need to stop being extremist like the right is. That being said, Bill seems to be more than ready to be an apologist for the left while giving rightwing people like Ralph Reed a pass with the ol;d, "We all do it".
I help everyone, just an American with no side, and it's good to hear anyone joke about both sides evenly. Much respect guys 👍
“We shouldn’t complain because others have it worse” is such a stupid argument. There are tons of issues worth complaining about in the US like price gouging in healthcare and higher education.
1st world issues will fundamentally be different from 3rd world issues. Just b/c someone in africa does not have electricity in no way nullifies legitimate gripes those in the US have.
An outlook like that stifles progress and is nothing more than a distraction
@@davidp2723 you hit the nail right on the head David. Bill is now old money and his life is pretty fucking sweet. He doesn’t want to change the status quo because he benefits from it so much while others still suffer, even in America.
I'll believe he's doing it for anything other than selfish reasons/entertainment if he takes in an Afghan refugee.
lol
They even clapped at him calling them off as hypocrites 😂
train seals will clap at anything.
I don't remember the trump joke.
The inhumanities in the middle east, china and n.korea should be our only focus when trying to influence other countries. How could I as a NY dem Jew go against Israel. I'm the middle way today.
The wokenbullshot is just a way to get us to be distracted with silly semantics while the left try to become the ruling class like kings an queens and all the perks that come with the titles. We are being scammed ...
because they all believe he is talking about someone else.
One of the best rants I've heard in a while.
All Great Points Thats Why I Will Continue To Keep Watching & Listening To You Bill
God Bless You And Stay Safe🙏
Bill Maher is more nuanced than many realize, and I don’t agree with him on everything but that is kind of the point!
Exactly. He is one of those you can't cancel. Free to speak his mind and obviously intelligent and well informed.
@@fausto412 It's almost like cancel culture isn't actually a real thing.
@@82Jaster he brought up someone being cancelled from jeapordy in the video.
He doesn't get cancelled because he can formidablely rebuttle soft claims and doesn't apologize.
@@ashleighwillis8564 That guy lost his gig on Jeopardy because it's pretty much the most squeaky clean show on TV. So while Bill may not have an issue with what he said, it's no surprise that the producers of Jeopardy don't want that to be part of their show. A job having requirements for the type of language or history that you have isn't something new. It's why when you're looking for a job they ask for references. If they call up that person and they tell them that you're a toxic person, then are you really going to be surprised when you don't get hired? Is that cancel culture when you aren't?
Bill actually does apologize. A few years ago he got in trouble for saying "house n-word" and this was the statement he issued in response
"Last night was a particularly long night as I regret the word I used in the banter of a live moment. The word was offensive, and I regret saying it and am very sorry."
We can be better and we need to heal wounds.
and the clapping seals in his audience who don't even realize they are the ones he is mocking in his dialogue
It’s nauseating how they cheer themselves in such unawareness
Nah liberals still like this country and have some nationalism and are pro capitalist with some reform here and there. It’s leftists that hate this country and want to uproot the system and fundamentally change it. So these neoliberals clapping for america is extremely accurate
Yep there's applause signs for the clapping class! Pavlov's dog's
@@cw2840 This audience??
Wishful thinking
@@itsmyytaccount8498 Wishful thinking? no it’s called understanding political spectrums and applying logic lmfao neoliberals still ultimately have nationalism and love for the country and the people that watch bill Maher are just moderate democrats and neoliberals who still have some conservative traits in them that roots in nationalism. there’s a staunch difference between a leftist and a liberal that I’m sure ur unaware of. Leftists do not like bill Maher and do not watch him
As an over-emotional, ra-ra, tear gushing American conservative who thanks GOD daily for being born into this star-spangled miracle of a country, I have to admit that Bills take was hilariously accurate. With that being said, I will never apologize for loving this country as much as I do. It seems that Americans today show more allegiance for their political party's than they do for their very own country, and I just pray to God that we as Americans, we will be able to find the unification that we once proudly stood for. I think it's crucial for us ALL to recognize and remember that we are biased to see the best in our side, and the worst in the other side. In many cases, what is logical can be incredibly subjective, and what is factual is often shrouded in controversy. Acknowledging and learning from all sides of this crazy political spectrum is crucial for the future that our country is ultimately going to face. I for one will never give up on us.
~With respect and appreciation to you, Bill and to ALL of our fellow Americans. ✌
Well said!!@
Bill and Dave Chappelle are one in the same, keeping comedy alive.
Many people are comedians who are not Bill or Chapelle.I'm one of them!!! I find your comment offensive, because driving eight hours to entertain two tables of four people is how you learn your job as a COMEDIAN!
People forget to have gratitude for what they have. Practice gratitude everyday and it changes you.
Yes. I agree!
@Preston Hanson i know..and that's what annoys me the most they think they know everything and they can't pay a damn bill!
The fact that we are speaking of the shittiness of America IS gratitude for what we have. Investigate this thoroughly
@Preston Hanson that’s weird, I thought republican areas tend to have the jobless problems…
🙏
I tend to be conservative and I’m sorry but I’ve grown to love Bill Maher! I don’t care if he agrees with me on everything or not. He is not afraid to speak the truth as he sees it. I happen to think he makes a lot of sense. He is rare in that he doesn’t seem to be worried about being cancelled! I love it!
@callmecatalyst Good point!
Congratulations, you've discovered Bill Maher is a conservative. His atheism has rotted his brain into having the most reactionary takes possible.
Ditto!
This makes perfect sense because Bill is basically a conservative at this point.
The truth is not a sliding scale.
Apparently both sides of the political aisle seem to misuse the word Truth to their weaponry
Greetings Mr. Maher, I recently got to know you for the first time by listening, to one of your shows, I was so grateful to have had the opportunity, I was amazed, how intelligently you are, how you can see clear of all what it is going on right now, and to really understand so well, I am very impress, I wish I could have the opportunity to meet you in person, since I feel so much like you do about all what is happenning right now in our country, which I treasury so much. I do hope my dream will come true, but never the less just wanted for you to know that I admire you so much for your courage and honesty. I will keep you in my prayers. God blessed you.
This man is incredible. He tells his audience what they do not want to hear, but just as a doctor, he wraps the medicine with a little sugar, or, in this case injects a few Anti-patriot and some Anti-Trump jokes, to get them swallow the bitter pill.
People who support trump are freaks of nature.
@@SoRAnubis Swallow your medicine
@@maxtabmann6701 No, his audience shares his leftist sentiments (i.e. the idea that America is the GREATEST country in the world which never does any wrong, and that when our soldiers invade other countries and murder innocent villagers, they're "fighting for our freedoms"). However, his segment constituted a whataboutism as Americans expect a standard of living you receive in DEVELOPED countries. That's why bringing up the situation of people in Haiti or Indonesia is irrelevant.
@@whodoesntlikesurfing My impression is that he is much smarter than his leftist audience, but in the era of cancel culture he must be cautious what to say. This is not so difficult, because his mostly brainless audience only reacts to trigger words.
Thanks Bill for giving a voice to the 90 percent of us who are neither far left nor far right, who are too busy to hate or post on Twitter or rant to the world on Tik Tok, and who ask only for competent and rational leadership irregardless of party.
Well said. It's the same the world over, my friend. Just like in the US, here in the UK the majority view is under represented. The people who make the most noise are on the fringe. Social media has a lot to answer for.
That's exactly what we had the last time
Maher bridging the gap of political realities, appreciate this dude.
If you think he's bridging a gap and not a full blown libertarian at best smooching you up to his pipeline to Conservatism I fear for you because that means his grift is working
You think he doesn't follow the money at all you poor, poor baby? He's lying in your face. He's the most blatant late night vulture I've ever seen there is not a honest bone in his body. I would say he's the clown but people following him are even more so.
I'm conservative and I like bill! We have bigger problems coming to America than politics
He’s entertaining, certainly.. But he’s a total narcissist and a charlatan..
@@M0oranshi Back to twitter you go.
He's telling young kids to shut up and be glad what you have. Terrible lesson.
I feel that really needs to be said over and over to our youth.
I'm from Mainland China, I can say that Bill is 100% right - America, despite of its imperfections (who doesn't have imperfections?!), is THE BEST country in the world! Having lived through the totalitarian Chinese communist party ruling for 30 years where my parents always told me to keep my head down and mouth shut, I can tell you - socialism sucks! Thank God, I have now proudly lived in the land of the free and home of the brave for 20 years, the best time of my life! I am heartfelt grateful everyday for what America have given me, the opportunities that I have never dreamed of having, the chances and acceptance everyday Americans have shown me to help me realize my American dream. Now I have two American-born children, I told them everyday to love their country, and that they have won the lottery to be born in America where they can control their destiny and earn their success too with their will to succeed and grit to earn it. Because in America, everything is possible!
My fellow Americans, we have got to unite together, do not let the woke-ism and the separation in the disguise of diversity and equality break us apart! We may have different opinions but we have got to be able to listen to one other w/o wanting to kill each other. We have got to unite around the same great country. Do not take for granted the great nation we have so fortunately enjoyed thus far. Do not ruin America. We have got to leave America better than when we found it for our children and children's children!
God bless you all, God bless the United States of America!
I honestly think most people are more in line with this thinking, its just that social media pushes the absurd and that stuff rises to the top
Bingo
Extremists yell the loudest - click bait for sure. The owners of social media sites love how that makes them money. And therein lies the big problem.
Because they want it to rise to the top and have an invested interest in it. You ever hear cnn or any of the msm once report on pelosis maskless democrat fundraiser?
@@dragomilosevic4823
Great point, it’s very selective at best
True
Love how he points out that everyone wants to bring the people from Afghan over here but no one wants them inside their house.
No-one except perhaps the members of organized religions who have been doing just that, for centuries, long before, and long after it was inscribed on the Statue of Liberty.
I do. I'll take them. Before my husband was KIA, I spoke to his Afghan interpreter and I know he wanted to come to America with his family, he was a nice man. No one can find him. He might be dead. 😢 When my husband died, he cried for him. Brotherhood knows no borders... That will always stayed with me, and I can only hope he made it to America, and is safe. 🙏 BUT, I know many do not feel like I do.
I wonder how many refugees he has at home
My house is at maximum capacity. They are welcome to live in my neighborhood or my town, though.
I’m retired, live alone, and have a guest room. Honestly, no, I don’t want *anyone* in my home. I retired last month and I’ve earned some peace & quiet. But I’d consider hosting, temporarily of course, an Afghan who supported us, provided I had some assurance he was safe and wasn’t going to trash my home.
Its not "dewy eyed sloppy drunk" love towards America. Its an appreciation that - even though our country has a problematic past - its still far and away better than whatever country is in 2nd place. That's why millions of people risk their lives to get here every year.
That isn't really accurate. There are a few other countries in the world that do liberty, justice, legal egalitarianism, freedom to grow and flourish and last but not least individual freedom better than the US. The reason you don't really hear about them is because they don't have the kind of "marketing" the US has had over the years.
Oh please, over a flag in a sandwich? Def dewy eye sloppy drunk. We ain't perfect to warrantee that reaction.
@@MeanMachine1992 Also because they've been hiding behind America's skirts for 75 years. This latest mess in Ukraine is typical - everyone loves to complain about US "militarism" until Xi or Putin starts massing troops on their border, then it's always "What are the Americans going to do about this?"
And who told you the US are in the 1ST place?
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The data expressed is real.
@Hooman HM Those societies are also very homogeneous. Racially, culturally and every other way. Idk if a "liberal" should look up to those kind of societies.
Hey Bill; The “conservatives” you say that “tear” over ‘flyovers’ and give full respect and honor to our American flag and get “emotional” over ‘The Star Spangled Banner” are Americans: Whether old traditional liberal or conservatives who acknowledge, remember and know about the young men and old men who bled to death and blood spilled on the fields of battle here in our soil and in foreign soil for the purpose of freedom and who also fought against foreign and domestic tyranny: The American revolution, The civil war, WWII in which my grandfather served; men’s lives were lost; thousands of them never made it back home and millions of families suffered over their lost ones…. That’s why we “cry” Bill when we see “flyovers” and the “star spangled banner” because us God loving, peace loving, America loving Americans remember that the reason the flag flies today is because of those young souls that died yesterday for our freedom.
My ancestors didn't fight in the revolution and the civil war Ralphie boy. They were picking cotton for your great grandfather. My relatives did fight the WWI, WWII, Korea & Vietnam though. However, as second class citizens in segregated units. Tuskegee airmen killing Nazi's only to be lynched when they get back home to good ole USA. Native Americans as code talkers (second class citizens) , Japanese Americans fighting against the Japanese Empire for the Americans for which they are BTW. The premise of America is great on paper, but it needs to practice what it preachers and sometimes the truth is ugly.
@Andre Forest - My grandfather who served in the war was Italian/Sicilian; my family in the motherland was gathered up and assassinated because they refused to serve under the Mussolini regime. My entire Lazio, Guiano and Toscanini family are all gone except for my grandfather who escaped through Spain and fled on a ship to the USA and landed in New York in 1936; and still faced persecution here in the states. Through all that he still managed to nationalize and serve in the Army Air Force. So don’t try to lecture me ‘my boy’. I was born in South Central LA and grew up in Compton, Lynwood, Lennox and Inglewood…. So please , stop the ‘plantation’ trip and get over yourself homie.
It takes guts to actually have a nuanced and genuine opinion these days.
Lol ok do we live in Nazi Germany or something?
This guy is nuanced? Cmon man.
Except this wasn't nuanced
@Alf Mucha The definition of "nuance" includes "subtle." This is not subtle. I don't expect anything out of him, and I didn't say I did, so nice strawman argument. I'm just pointing out to someone who thinks this drivel is "nuanced" that it's not nuanced.
Love Bill, but why is he incapable of joking about Joe Biden? He is pussyfooting around that dude's senile incompetence.
that Afghani comedian that Bill is talking about really has balls. He mocks everyone, including the Taliban.
He keeps mocking Taliban, make jokes about them even as they dragged him from his home, sometimes it was so funny that they're laughing with him.
He was then tortured and executed. He keeps his passion till the very end.
@Lipstick Nista please provide reliable citations!
@@victorpradha9946 Literally google the guys name.
Wow
Wow now that is the kind of man everyone should respect. So damn sad they killed him.
@@youbetternotplaythatnashee898 I looked and could find nothing indicating he killed anyone, link?
I'm Ukrainian and I can say that's so very true
My heart goes out to this man and his family for this horrendous crime against him.
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Amen
Look at me!>I can copy paste generic famous quotes from a website!!!🤪
What I’ve learned throughout 52 years of life is that everything you say before the word “but” is completely inconsequential and everything you say after it is what you really mean.
My friend calls that a complimentary sandwich. You say something good, then say what you really mean, then finish up with something good.
You know I read your screenname and chuckled because I used to know a guy named Wes. But he was an axe murderer
@@deboluccia sandwiiches are like valet. It ain’t complimentary booom drum tap synbols
Game of thrones ✔️
Nah. I like like getting chicken nuggets at Micky D's, but sometimes I get a big mac instead.
I was stationed out of Djibouti for a year and worked humanitarian camps in many countries of the Horn of Africa during that time and it changed my perspective of how I saw the world and the US in general. Are things to be done here? Sure there are always will be, is it far and away better than other places you better believe it! When I hear people talk about how oppressive the US is and this or that needs to happen to make it truly what it should be I have to roll my eyes and try not to tell the rich kid, typically, who says they’re an ally, almost always screaming, to stfu and get some perspective as to what they’re screaming about.
“We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That’s cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building? Say what you want about it…not cowardly," Bill Maher 2001
Gotta admire his honesty. Given how the environment was after 9/11, it was a very brave thing to tell the truth back then.
Yeah, that was an absurdly stupid statement he made then.
@@dimetronome "the truth"? So to be clear you think it's cowardly the way our military conducts some of its attacks ? Or am I misunderstanding what you are saying?
@@algoner4421 Sometimes. Shooting cruise missiles from thousands of miles away is definitely cowardly. He was right about that.
@@dimetronome how is it cowardly? So using technology to save lives of our men and women who serve is cowardice? So in order for America to show bravery, all the time, we have to put boots on the ground and ensure we lose lives of our service members?
I am 2nd generation, my grandparents all immigrated here, I still remember their stories about their struggles….why they came…you are spot on Bill…
In America we expect more of this country not less which is why I bitch and complain
@@jrross5130 there is nothing wrong with wanting it to be better, we should always try to do & be better. That is something my grandparents taught me. Take advantage of opportunities get educated, be better.
@@jrross5130 As a non-American, I would hate all the USA USA braggarts of the 90s and early 2000s. However, I hate the self loathing of current politics more. America, despite all its warts (and there are many) has done so much for the world. Would be nice if America allowed itself a little Rah Rah again.
@@cybtb as a conservative independent who loves thier country im never afraid to say America isn't perfect. What is great about America is we believe in our core about being better. We didn't start out right but we work towards it. I think that makes America great. I'm not ashamed of my country. I'm ashamed of its haters that benefit of it.
@Joseph Norm as I also added you should always try to make it better. As a woman i know there have been great advancements & opportunities. My mother who s 99 became a nurse. But in 1940 when she was making career choices, she could be a secretary, a teacher, a nurse. Not too many choices, but she was lucky her immegrant father encouraged her. Flash forward 2021, lots more choices. I have spent 40 plus years in the work world & put up with alot of stupid male BS & general BS. Believe me when i say its better. Does it need to improve, yes it always does. The bottom line in, there is a difference between working to make thngs better & just whinning & complainng. I have seen both.
Well, I wasn’t born here. I arrived at the age of 5. My mom and dad appreciated this country from day one and they instilled that appreciation in me. At five years old, I knew this was the greatest country in the world when I ate my first meal, an American cheese melt with pink chocolate milk.
But it's not the greatest country in the world. Just because you came from someplace worse doesn't mean you can't continue to fight for it to be even better.
Bless you and continue to make it better
@@jenkem4464 you realize you're trying to argue with an account of a 5 yo who is rightfully happily eating an atrocious "meal", right?
@@JMacSD Yes, but her point is still valid. It's one thing to say this is _a_ great country vs _the_ greatest country in the world. She's being honest about it.
In comparison to Saudi Arabia, we have shit tons of freedoms. Women don't have to dress like ninjas in the sun and are allowed to get an education. But in comparison to the Netherlands, women don't have the right to their own bodies when it comes to abortion or being sex workers. We also don't have the freedoms to take whatever drugs we want and the Netherlands doesn't have the largest incarceration rate per capita in the world.
So yes, America is great, but this "we are the BEST" rhetoric is bullshit. We're not.
@@JMacSD Your comment doesn't even make sense.
👏 I’m so glad I picked back up on ya show Billy! I had been out the loop for a while w/o cable…😃
Good god, the day has come where Bill Maher and I see eye to eye on about 80% of topics.
When I cheer for Bill's monologues you know that the world is getting bad. I disagree with a lot of his domestic policy preferences but am willing to unite over how crazy this country has gotten.
This is exactly how I feel
The World is living in the most prosperous and peaceful few years in its history.
Like he said, perspective.
You cheer for another elitist crying about cancell culture for the thousandth time while disguising it as a take on afghanistan? What a mark you must be
@@alwaysplay13 and you probably think cancel culture is "consequence" culture too lmao
Gotten? America has always been crazy. But now it all gets recorded for all to see, so it just seems like we are crazier.
“Someone who isn’t me should definitely do that”. American mantra
For many these days, that is sadly true. Long has the greatest generation in the USA passed by.
I don't think it's just an American mantra but every rich country's mantra.
@@Mo_B-xv2hv Yes, that's the thing, American might be unique but it isn't special.
@@myothersoul1953 it's special to me, glad I live here.
I don’t see any Chinese families taking African babies for adoption.
I’m conservative Bill, ex-military, conservative Texas-native. I can’t say how much I respect your content, even though we disagree. I’m subscribed, your an honest liberal voice Im always interested hearing the other side from.
Bill Maher is like a broken clock
He is right 1/12 of the time
That being said
In American you can be wrong or think wrong think 11 out of 12 times and not be stoned to death
Thank You America
Thank you Liberals for Bill Maher
Thank You God for the ability to be wrong and not die here
We are Humbled to be Americans
Not ashamed or proud
HUMBLED
And thank you for reading this and listening
America isn’t Oppressed
Sincerely a Conservative American
You can do both: be profoundly grateful and work to be better.
Amen, Aren't we showing more gratefulness by working hard to appreciate, update, and maintain our beloved country?
Work to be better by shitting on every little thing we think is wrong?? Newsflash that makes us worse bro😂
Agreed!
work to better is ok but radical revolution is not ok...
I'm convinced so many on all ends of the political spectrum feel "be better" means subordination of those they don't like. The more I hear from anti-vaxxers, there are days I swear that I'm one of them.
LOL “Someone who isn’t me SHOULD do that!”
I want to see Bill take some in.
That’s the entire idea of government.
I pay taxes.
@@mjef3695 probably not.
Every once in a while, BM has a moment of clarity. Just like even a broken clock is correct twice a day. The audience clapping is so annoying.
Dear Bill, I actually saw the jungle movie, but I'm still a big fan. Always fun to watch you.
Afghans aren't worried about tweets. They have to think about real problems. 🤔
As they tweet pix with all our gear ...
@@oxBLUNTxothey aren't banned from Twitter yet. Interesting. 🤔
That and they have poor internet service…so….ok?
Like which terrorist organization the USA will fund next.
@fake username we did our mission; not a loss. Thought Afghans could hold off Taliban. If needed, we will return to finish another mission. 👀🇺🇸💪
Bill has been on a tear lately- we must call out the crazies on our own side, and unfortunately they've multiplied and spread like cancer
It's the old "Dems" basically moderate republicans against the young lefties.. Your time is about up. The sooner you people die off the BETTER. Holding up progress
So, what are the 'crazy' things that the Left supports? Medicare-for-all? $15 minimum wage? Ending wars in countries that didn't attack us?
@@liamhackston2507
Feigning ignorance by talking about others normal reasonable topics, while ignoring the crazies that claimed 3 years old can decide their gender is just straight up ridiculous and disingenuous.
@@RUTHLESSambition5
What are you blabbering about?
@@liamhackston2507 identity politics
I wish Bill would have this conversation with his colleague John Oliver. John's been going the way of the professionally outraged for some time now. It would be great to see these two influential guys pointed in the same direction.
When a British comedian bombs in his own country, you Americans take him in and put him on a pedestool. Thats how he got where he is..
I used to love Last Week Tonight. I even curated a playlist of the "Best of Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver. But now I don't enjoy listening to him or others on the Left. Of course, I can't stand the propaganda of the right-wing hate machine, either. I'm politically homeless because progressives have become woke SJW authoritarians who completely ignore time-sensitive issues about biodiversity & protecting life on Earth in order to bitch about microagressions & other trivialities. It's the movement of the Left toward identity politics instead of focusing on broader issues like economic & environmental policy that have caused many of us to feel like no one represents us anymore. Anyway, I haven't listened to Oliver in quite a while.
@@DonnaBrooks Yeah, well said. I think many of us feel your pain on that.
I appreciate we still live in a free country. I just guard that freedom jealously because it could change if we don't watch out. It's happened at other places and times in history.
Vaccine passport coming up
Is it just me, or have Bill’s new rules been legendary this year? He’s been on a roll.
The one on China earlier in this season was spot on.
So he's gone full neoliberal?
It’s just you
They have always been good. You must be new
This new rules segment should be taught in every high school civics class in America! Keep up the good work Bill.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You think they still teach civics? 😂
US Out Of North America.
@@bogofusion states control the curriculum and California doesn’t teach civics either.
You know you’re a real bad ass if you have two presidents telling you to watch out 😂
Bill is absolutely right.
In Holland where I’m from, we have yearly collective remembrance of ww2 and we honor them who fought for us. We also have a national minute of silence for those who have fallen. Why is that so weird to people?
Thank you guys so much. Much love from people that would defend your country again in a heartbeat. Rip Maurice finnegan
not weird to people , here in US we did that some places still do but liberals are using the same tactics they have used to make Germans be a shame of being Germans. We used to play the national anthem in baseball games that stop in the southern border because it would offend immigrants and in some places they play the mexican anthem instead. the problem is ideologies are like pendulums right now is all the way to liberal extreme it will swing back to conservative extreme both bad. mind you im talking about the extremist liberal point of view not the average middle of the road liberal or conservative.
15 years ago in US public school it was the norm to have remembrance for wars at least yearly for veterans day (still common in most communities, veterans day parades, etc) and we had a daily moment of silence for those who died on the Sept 11 bombing of the world trade centers. After the pledge of allegiance. At least, that was my experience in Oklahoma.
@@LordCyan666 Being German is fine. Warmongering & terrorism in the name of German nationalism is not fine. There is a reason Germany is wary of shouty "patriots" & flagwavers.
BIll Maher is mocking Republicans and Conservatives for being patriotic and loving the country while he's telling the left that they don't know how really bad it is everywhere else. But that shouldn't stop them from criticizing anyway. I think he's confused in his message.
That club sandwich with the flag looks delicious.
Right?
Enough to make a grown Man cry ?
I thought so too. The flag toothpick didn't give me the woodie Bill promised.
@@princeawesome3449 dont get me started , I'll never stop!
My favorite sandwich that and a BLTA
Seeing young men hanging on the side of an American plan and some falling to their death…and seeing Americans fight among themselves over beverages in an airplane…well, it should make us all reflect.
It’s heartbreaking to see parents handing over their infants over the barbed wire ..I can only imagine how desperate they must be ..
I know, that’s so sad
I don't want to sound like like a completely self righteous, cynical, emotionless... prick, but they shouldn't have had kids in the first place then, but because they're kept uneducated & watched over I guys they can't think fir themselves & so just act as nature intended
@@kurtsudheim825 But you do.
@@kurtsudheim825 this logic doesn’t make sense. By that logic humanity should’ve gone extinct in the 1300s. Times advance, in 500 years people will say the same thing about 2020
@@kurtsudheim825 some didnt during horrible periods throughout history, and those sane (and disciplined) people were immediately weeded out. not that im blaming these people or their children at all harshly here
It’s an unfortunate truth that it takes a crisis to remind us of how good we have it.
Has long has we can stell talk about these, weather we disagree, !! And free speech, is stell real no one from random people or the govermrnt can stop us from saying what we need to say !! We’re stell America !!
@@eriklapidus5868 You have them unless you live in a Republican district. You probably just don't recognize them. You have a right not to wear a mask. You don't have the right to rip one off my face (that is battery) and you don't have the right to verbally abuse me. If that is too much restriction for you, you need a shrink.
@@nancyross7935 That was a strange response.
Maybe, You....
I could CARELESS how it is in Afghanistan. Just cuz it's bad there doesn't give the right for american cops to frame or harass blacks. Cops beat up some 65 yr old Liberian who has never been in trouble
Well, I gave a contribution to a charity to assist in getting Americans and others out of Afghanistan during its fall to the Taliban. I watched for about two weeks and could not emotionally handle the horror. There are still, right now, 14,000 Americans in Afghanistan and that info is finally, finally revealed by the American government. More than likely a book that records the true events of relief efforts will be written, recording the joys and sorrows along the way. And that book will reveal your federal government like you have never before known. I cannot believe the bravery of the former special forces. These men are steel and other than us. They are all angels of mercy and can move mountains all rolled into one human. Remarkable people.
It's great again to hear true comedy thanks, Mr. Maher
I’m Nigerian(3rd World African Nation). I’m also a Bill Maher fan. Everything he said here is 100% correct. You guys need to travel more and engage more with foreigners. God bless America🇺🇸💕
I'm an American who has traveled to quite a number of foreign countries and, yeah, you develop a whole new appreciation for America when you've spent a year in Brazil... or three months in India... or a week in Mozambique. Those who bitch the loudest I'd argue have probably never left their own zip code.
@@thewab1974 What about France or Switzerland or Italy?
Amen
@@RoScFan I can't afford to spend a week in Switzerland. Also, numbered bank accounts funded with gold teeth from Auschwitz - by the same people we were shedding copious amounts of blood to rid Europe of even though it was 3,000 miles from our shores. Funny, nobody in France or the Netherlands or Norway was complaining about American militarism in 1945. French and Italians today might still be suffering under Nazi occupation if not for the US (and the USSR, but they were happily supplying the Nazi war machine until it turned on them, and only replaced one form of brutal repression with another) . It's sad that so many have forgotten this; when my parents visited those countries in the 1950s the people were still very, very aware and grateful for it.
I’m Brazilian and I can say that’s so very true.
Nah bill maher is getting old fast. I'm an American. My standards aren't based on things that happen in Haiti. It's a new narrative the elites are pushing.
"Oh you don't have it that bad, look at Tijuana."
@@ChicanoOne760 It's about perspective.
Of course, nothing is so good that cannot get better. I understand that Americans take it for granted.
THE US is doing better than most of the countries, that is a fact and that is a good thing.
I know many Brazilians that moved to the US to work and have a better life standard but I've never met an American that moved to Brazil to earn a better living.
It's about perspective and if you travel to a few different countries that becomes very, very clear.
@@PauloNideck ok so coming from an immigrant you are eternally grateful.
What about black folks that only have 3.8% of the wealth in America.
@@ChicanoOne760 What about latinos, indians, native americans, native hawaiians, gays, non-binary... how much wealth do they have percentage-wise in America? What about those folks?
@@PauloNideck less than black folks. Whites have 90%
Very well put
I grew up trying to laugh at John Stewart falling asleep but it never worked. Bill Maher was the other version that annoyed me alot more with his politics but made me actually laugh alot more. I didn’t think I’d ever be subscribed to you but since you first came on TV the right moved to the left alot more, and the left, ate itself, in the meantime.
You haven’t changed in all that time but I’ve grown up and our views have started to converge. The actual democrats, the ones I grew up with, aren’t that different from young republicans of now. But the left has taken it over and off the deep end and so now Im still on “the right”. Where apparently Bill Maher is too depending on who you talk to.
Bill isn't on the Right at all. He rips the GOP, esp. Trump & his enablers, to shreds. But Bill is not blindly partisan. He will criticize the things he loves, where his country, a political party, or a particular politician. That's more than I can say about the conservatives in these threads who make summary judgements on his audience, as if they know everything the audience thinks & believes, b/c of their prejudice & biases. How arrogant. But the authoritarians on the woke Left are such extremists that they call anyone who doesn't agree with them 100% a Nazi. That's the difference. Bill & other liberals like me believe in nuance, in finding common ground, & in creating allies instead of alienating & attacking people b/c they don't pass some purity test.
@@DonnaBrooks nailed it esd
Bill is definitely right on this one. I remember months ago talking to my Uber driver who was from Hatti about his country compared to ours and he said we have it MUCH better to complain so much.
Yea a lot of why his country is so screwed up is because of the US and there puppet dictators they imposed on Haiti
well no shit. talk to a Canadian uber driver and report back how much better they think we are.
The left complains the most. That’s why large chunks of minorities have shifted right so quickly
Haiti, Afghanistan, Venezuela? Are these the new standards to compare yourself with? Ok, good job then!
As an immigrant myself. I have absolute respect towards my new motherland that has given me incredible love. It has cared for me, fed me, sheltered me, helped me grow. It hurts to c people fight over nothing burgers all the time. If we could just love/respect each other we can truly make this a heaven.
Well said! And as a nature born American I thank you for immigrating. We're better off as a country thanks to people like you.
That club sandwich looked awesome.
Bill maher.. I disagree with you on many things.. but thank you so much for this.. this video needs to be played on repeat in every home from ocean to ocean everyday for a month.
Well said! 👏🏻 We’re not perfect here in the US but we have a lot to be grateful for.
The Taliban aren't perfect either. So?
@@squatch545 far from it. unless you like oppression. Then they're probably your saints.
@@squatch545 in the US we do not execute women for going to school like the Taliban… we literally give female business owners tax breaks and federal grants just for being women… we are not in the same galaxy as the Taliban dipshit
I can personally back up his point of view, in college one of my friends was on visa from Hong Kong and was baffled at how few of us voted. When he got citizenship he was actually excited to get jury duty. It made me really re-think what I'm taking for granted. America is a tremendously well designed country which is mostly populated by decent people.
I agree with 100% of your point of view. Thank you for your show and thoughts
As an African I can agree with Bill but I also understand that the people complaining are putting a higher bar for America instead of comparing it to the worst and be happy
“Someone who isn’t me should definitely do that”
Me who was thinking that 1 second before Bill said it. Damn I’ve been called out haha
Right? 😆
Show me the liberal who wouldn’t welcome Afghan refugees in their neighborhoods with open arms?
Well don’t take them in to clean your house.
@@willhiggins9563 No, but they will be glad to write a bill, and sign it into law, so that the refugee can have rent free to live in YOUR neighborhood. That's the way it works.
@@SinnerSince1962 Where’ doe that idea of closeted racist liberals living in gated hegemonic communities come from? I know that usual narrative is politicians don’t practice what they preach, but liberal Democrats seems pretty sincere about living in a diverse society?