Bill Maher mocks GOP for worshipping Trump after rally shooting

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4783600-bill-maher-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-response/

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Wiz@midwest.social · 88 pts · 2y (9 replies)

I'm a leftie and literally could not care less about Bill Maher. Yes, Trump-worshipping is dumb. Yes, Maher is an annoying self-important windbag. I can keep both of these thoughts in my head at the same time.

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

I could care less.

But that would mean having to look up who this guy is.

nyar@lemmy.world · -51 pts · 2y (7 replies)

What is a "leftie".

I don't mean to call you out, but I'm very tired of " I'm on the left, I'm a progressive, I'm a left liberal".

Be brave enough to call yourself a communist/anarchist/socialist or just call yourself a Democrat.

Entropywins@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Those are all very different things, hence why we have different words for the different concepts.

nyar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

What's a progressive versus a leftie versus a left liberal?

morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com · 14 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Progressive here.

Not an anarchist/communist/socialist.

I don't call myself a democrat because my political alignment is based on values that are distinct from the democratic party we know.

I vote for democrats because achieving progress would be impossible in a fascist state.

nyar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Are you still a capitalist?

morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Ultimately, long-term, I'd like to see us evolve to a non-capitalist society, but that would be a long and gradual process. I doubt it will happen in my lifetime.

nyar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

It needs to happen fast given pollution is directly tied to gdp growth. If it doesn't happen soon there won't be any human lifetimes for it to happen in.

threeduck@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 2y

Strange hill to die on.

yesman@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 2y

The people who look at Trump and say "brave" are the same people who look at Maher and say "Smart".

bruhbeans@lemmy.ml · 23 pts · 2y

Bill Maher can eat my shit

SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Is Bill Maher bipolar?

sxan@midwest.social · 34 pts · 2y

I think he's just a narcissistic attention hound who realized what Trump did: once you get popular enough, it doesn't matter what comes out of your mouth, because as long as you keep creating content, popularity is a sort of omni-fuel machine.

Rambling, nonsensical drivel? Fuel! Bipolar, contradictory viewpoints? Fuel!

I should say, accusing Maher of bipolarism is an insult to people who suffer from bipolarism.

Pretzilla@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y

Not bipolar. Certainly narcissist. Maybe some borderline personality disorder overcompensating in the mix, too.

rockSlayer@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

Broken clock and all that

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

If the GOP could feel shame I'm sure they'd be very upset.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 2y

So the shithead with bad opinions manages ti have a good one once in a while. Meh

kerrigan778@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

This does not qualify as political news.