Is it me or has Bill Maher become more conservative and cliche lately?

[Iggy Wolf]

I swear, if the guy isn't constantly and incessantly complaining about "wokeness", then he's complaining about young people and using typical right-wing talking points in order to push his narrative, despite the fact that his show is SUPPOSED to be about calling out both sides. Sure, his "Politically Incorrect" show was cancelled back in 2002, but his current show "Real Time" has been going strong for 20+ years, so his little diatribe against "wokeness" comes off hollow and shallow since he hasn't been cancelled himself, and his "examples" of "wokeness" include the worst parts of Twitter and TikTok.

I mean, who gives a ♥♥♥♥ what a bunch of idiots say on Twitter and TikTok?! I've watched now comedians like Jon Stewart, John Oliver, and even Jimmy Dore. While I'm sure they themselves also have their own shortcomings, they at least are well aware that they're comedians and that their shows are mostly about COMEDY. I can only count on hand the number of times Bill has actually made me laugh lately, which means he's become a terrible comedian, which is ironic, because that's exactly what you're NOT supposed to do when your whole show and shtick is about comedy.

If anything, I would think as a comedian, he'd be MORE fair and considerate to his guests, since his opinion is supposed to be more neutral and less important than what his guests have to say. The recent segment with Jon Stewart and his two guests on the Israel-Palestine war was more funny and fair than whatever and whenever Bill has anyone one talking about the war. It's funny, but it seems like age has made Jon Stewart more wise and reasonable, while Bill Maher has become more bitter, annoying, "old man yelling at clouds", and full of himself.

I dare say he's become the antithesis of that which he always criticizes. Namely, people who are so rich they are now out of touch with the average man and even their own audience, that they believe their own hype and censor/shut down any opinions they disagree with. I'd dare say it's been a while since any of Bill's guests have been able to push back on his opinion/point of view without him either cutting them off or verbally shutting them down.

[potato]

why would i care tho

[Morkonan]

Bill Maher has the most correct opinion in the room and he's gonna let ya know about it...

I liked his stand-up comedy, what little I saw of it. And, he had some pretty sharp observations, comedically speaking.

Then, someone thought he should be given a talk show to opine about whatever he wanted and to bring on guests who'd mostly ape his political talking points, or volunteer for abuse for cash, I guess.

I don't care if he's now talking about something I'd 100% agree with or be guilty of shoving some revolutionary thought into my own head that I just fell in love with...

He's a political blow-hard who bottles his own farts for posterity. And, that's coming from someone who's very much a blowhard on some subjects... but, I don't bottle my own farts.

PS: He's the Democratic/Liberal antithesis of Dennis Miller. Miller, who also had some great comedy stuff, is a far-right blowhard who also bottles his own farts...

[Kate Hikes]

He's always been a smug dork.

[steven1mac]

Well he did admit that abortion is murder but he is OK with it, so I guess he might be getting a little closer to the rights viewpoint in this case.

[Majestic Turkey]

He's never been anything more than overton control for the left, "politically incorrect" but always platformed.

He says something mildly reasonable from time to time so the left can pretend they aren't insane, so they can double down and vote again on their delusions.

The dumb conservatives who look for approval point to this guy to say look even he thinks this, its pathetic. The guy is an operative who sold his soul long ago, he made enough to not take money to hold his tongue and yet he remains a paid off stooge. Just one look at his sterile private life reveals his true motivations and beliefs.

He like Stewart dumbed down everything through their propaganda of sound bites, his show was a monologue of smug conditioning no different from John Oliver, a rigged panel of guests with at most a token conservative, but never anyone dangerous, and then he would talk over his 4 guests for 15 minutes leaving them about 2 minutes of total talk time each. This is the rigged discourse that created the modern left.

[Talby]

he is still a "moderate" democrat, which in itself it still a hard lean left, at least compared to left-leaning libertarians.

[76561198356019466]

When he started ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about "cancel culture" I quit listening to him.

[Adversary]

…He's a broken clock. Like Rowling, he's right twice a day. He's not quote unquote "conservative." No more than some neocon like McConnel or Romney.

Only difference between a neocon and a neolib is the letter after their name. Otherwise, same ♥♥♥♥ different ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[BringOutYerDead]

Maher got paid off by big money and is now on the right grifting side. It's so obvious it's disgusting. He used to deeply support Bernie Sanders back in 2015, and now he's just another Daily Wire, PragerU talking zombie.

[Dryspace]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Majestic Turkey:

He's never been anything more than overton control for the left, "politically incorrect" but always platformed...

The guy is an operative who sold his soul long ago, he made enough to not take money to hold his tongue and yet he remains a paid off stooge.

Majestic Turkey has just explained things more or less succinctly.

Diposting pertama kali oleh Majestic Turkey:

Just one look at his sterile private life reveals his true motivations and beliefs.

What is this?

[Dryspace]

Diposting pertama kali oleh BringOutYerDead:

Maher got paid off by big money and is now on the right grifting side. It's so obvious it's disgusting. He used to deeply support Bernie Sanders back in 2015, and now he's just another Daily Wire, PragerU talking zombie.

When Maher said the things you wanted to hear, he was A.O.K., but now that he says things you don't agree with he's obviously been paid off.

Whether you realize it or not, that is the sum total of your argument.

[Dryspace]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Iggy Wolf:

I dare say he's become the antithesis of that which he always criticizes.

I believe you mean that he's become the epitome?

You know what makes me aaaaangry? The fact that I was planning on purchasing Spec Ops: The Line at GOG, DRM-free, just waiting for another sale, only to check on it the day before and find out they pulled it from the stores.

This angers me.

[kbiz]

Diposting pertama kali oleh tiny E:

When he started b!tching about "cancel culture" I quit listening to him.

That's funny to me, tiny E.

[Cksalzy]

Diposting pertama kali oleh Iggy Wolf:

I swear, if the guy isn't constantly and incessantly complaining about "wokeness", then he's complaining about young people and using typical right-wing talking points in order to push his narrative, despite the fact that his show is SUPPOSED to be about calling out both sides. Sure, his "Politically Incorrect" show was cancelled back in 2002, but his current show "Real Time" has been going strong for 20+ years, so his little diatribe against "wokeness" comes off hollow and shallow since he hasn't been cancelled himself, and his "examples" of "wokeness" include the worst parts of Twitter and TikTok.

I mean, who gives a ♥♥♥♥ what a bunch of idiots say on Twitter and TikTok?! I've watched now comedians like Jon Stewart, John Oliver, and even Jimmy Dore. While I'm sure they themselves also have their own shortcomings, they at least are well aware that they're comedians and that their shows are mostly about COMEDY. I can only count on hand the number of times Bill has actually made me laugh lately, which means he's become a terrible comedian, which is ironic, because that's exactly what you're NOT supposed to do when your whole show and shtick is about comedy.

If anything, I would think as a comedian, he'd be MORE fair and considerate to his guests, since his opinion is supposed to be more neutral and less important than what his guests have to say. The recent segment with Jon Stewart and his two guests on the Israel-Palestine war was more funny and fair than whatever and whenever Bill has anyone one talking about the war. It's funny, but it seems like age has made Jon Stewart more wise and reasonable, while Bill Maher has become more bitter, annoying, "old man yelling at clouds", and full of himself.

I dare say he's become the antithesis of that which he always criticizes. Namely, people who are so rich they are now out of touch with the average man and even their own audience, that they believe their own hype and censor/shut down any opinions they disagree with. I'd dare say it's been a while since any of Bill's guests have been able to push back on his opinion/point of view without him either cutting them off or verbally shutting them down.

Whos bill maher? ive literally never heard of him.

[Magma Dragoon]

Bill Maher is an old leftoid revolutionary who sometimes gets mad the revolution starts eating away at something he cares about. He's an old phone that can't get the next iOS update because his hardware doesn't support it.