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From the River to the Sea - Bill Maher. Needs its own thread [View all]

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From the River to the Sea - Bill Maher. Needs its own thread [View all] question everything Dec 2023 OP

That was pretty good LeftInTX Dec 2023 #1

Who the hell is still listening to this racist? NotVeryImportant Dec 2023 #2

I just listened to him RussBLib Dec 2023 #4

I am. It's a very good post. NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #6

Me elias7 Dec 2023 #9

I'm not a fan, (he's so cynical) but this was really good. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #10

Bill Maher is many things . . . SarcasticSatyr Dec 2023 #11

So sorry but I liked what he had to say. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2023 #75

K&R betsuni Dec 2023 #3

Actually worth watching Nt FHRRK Dec 2023 #5

Worth watching JI7 Dec 2023 #7

Wow, this video was excellent! wackadoo wabbit Dec 2023 #8

If you're going to show us a video of a controversial figure like Maher, you really ought to give some idea muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #12

"From that, I conclude it's not really worth discussing, or therefore listening to." betsuni Dec 2023 #13

the video is about how in the history of warfare, eventually an agreement is made to end it Takket Dec 2023 #30

Any mention of the Likud policy of "between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty"? muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #31

no. there was not. Takket Dec 2023 #32

Compromise is needed . A two state solution is necessary . DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2023 #96

unfortunately, a two-state solution isn't possible unless cabotnn22 Dec 2023 #117

Isn't he showing his libertarian view? Emile Dec 2023 #14

Wow... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #15

Um no. nycbos Dec 2023 #18

Hmmm... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #24

No he didn't say it was good. nycbos Dec 2023 #26

Well, he specifically... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #35

What?? That was 170 years ago LeftInTX Dec 2023 #55

Why are you... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #63

Were NM, CO, NV, CA, AZ, WY slave territories? We're talking about two different wars and land cedes! LeftInTX Dec 2023 #91

I have no idea... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #93

That's some RW talking point and that's not what Maher is talking about. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #94

But Maher said it. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #95

Did Maher say: "Slavery was good for the enslaved."? LeftInTX Dec 2023 #97

Wow. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #98

But Mexico banned slavery before the Mexican-American War, and Texas rebelled so it could bring back slavery muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author Think. Again. Dec 2023 #85

I see your annoyance, but I did reply to LeftInTX, not to you muriel_volestrangler Dec 2023 #86

My apologies... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #88

This thread is going in totally different direction. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #100

who is the colonizer in Israel? lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #81

He specifically pointed out... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #87

Which is utter bullshit. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #102

I agree. Think. Again. Dec 2023 #104

What is a 'settler'? What are the occupied territories? Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #101

how far back in history do you want to go? lapfog_1 Dec 2023 #107

I agree Ghost of Tom Joad Dec 2023 #110

I didn't watch. If this is what he said, it's depressing. If I were forced to "leave" I would die, & if asked "several AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2023 #33

We were forced to move. My family were refugees. They were also killed. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #57

I find it heartbreaking... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #66

No, it's telling the pro-Palestinians to stop doing a Trump impression Sympthsical Dec 2023 #19

That's a good summation. yardwork Dec 2023 #20

I appreciated it when he demonstrated how wars and migrations and expulsions question everything Dec 2023 #22

One thing that's been bugging me lately Sympthsical Dec 2023 #23

The hardcore Zionists starting in the 19th century onward spoke of taking over all of Eretz (greater) Israel. You cannot Celerity Dec 2023 #67

And Israel has started implementing this slogan when, exactly? question everything Dec 2023 #71

No. They started in 1947/48, including mass slaughters. Even before that Celerity Dec 2023 #83

The UN gave the Palestinians a decent deal for statehood in 1947. They didn't take it. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #90

The Revisionist, Jabotinski-style Zionists were always going to make play after play to take all of Eretz Israel & drive Celerity Dec 2023 #99

Israel is a democracy, it has elections question everything Dec 2023 #70

Israel enid602 Dec 2023 #64

I believe it's actually... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #65

Naw, I think he would have said "let them eat baklawa" Abolishinist Dec 2023 #48

Makes a lot more sense than entitled halfwits defacing libraries and threatening Jewish owners of falafel joints Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #16

It's the truth. Israel is not going anywhere. Swede Dec 2023 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Dec 2023 #21

.... CatWoman Dec 2023 #25

Thank you. Yes, President Truman was the first to recognize the State of Israel question everything Dec 2023 #41

Saw it. It's outstanding. gulliver Dec 2023 #27

That was actually well-reasoned. Gotta give credit where credit is due. DFW Dec 2023 #28

Maher is a misogynist. I won't watch him. My question is to you. What does your excerpt have AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2023 #47

Watch the video instead of asking others to watch it for you Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2023 #76

I'm not asking anyone to watch it for me. nt AnotherMother4Peace Dec 2023 #80

He is a hateful misogynistic creep who helped elect TFG. efhmc Dec 2023 #29

He helped elect Bush in 2000 SocialDemocrat61 Dec 2023 #39

But the show got the history right. Cha Dec 2023 #40

Amazing how so many people support revmclaren Dec 2023 #52

Yeah there's things I don't like about Cha Dec 2023 #58

I have always despise this slug because of his contempt for women. He could be giving direct quotes efhmc Dec 2023 #120

Brutal in its reality. Patton French Dec 2023 #34

Wow... So true.. "..it's hard to negotiate when the Cha Dec 2023 #36

Wow, he's solved the Israel-Palestine problem in eight minutes! barbaraann Dec 2023 #37

Bill can just fuck off already. Total pos. Voltaire2 Dec 2023 #38

You don't have to watch it, you know. question everything Dec 2023 #43

History is full of injustice. Victims should just take their lumps and move on. Martin Eden Dec 2023 #42

Maher would be proud of you. His aim is not to please anyone. He is happy when every one question everything Dec 2023 #44

Does he purposely say stupid shit he doesn't believe just to infuriate viewers? Martin Eden Dec 2023 #46

Right !!! "Humans will do bad shit let's accept that" is 100% privileged people talk uponit7771 Dec 2023 #45

The Palestinians were offered decent deals by the UN early on and they rejected them LeftInTX Dec 2023 #49

Shhh...you're posting facts. revmclaren Dec 2023 #54

Indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2023 #77

We agree Palestinians were offered such back then. That doesn't justify anyone doing dirty uponit7771 Dec 2023 #59

There is no solution right now. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #61

There is a solution, there NOTHING new under the sun. A similar problem has been solved or made worse... uponit7771 Dec 2023 #62

Hamas has got enough money that it doesn't need to compromise. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #68

The leaders of Hamas are billionaires Mosby Dec 2023 #105

I know. But that NYT article shows they've got more money than we thought! LeftInTX Dec 2023 #106

It's easy to be cavalier about colonialism when it's not your home being taken. meadowlander Dec 2023 #113

Maher is worse than cavalier Martin Eden Dec 2023 #115

He's perfectly correct here. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2023 #50

Kicking to keep this thread going. revmclaren Dec 2023 #51

Maher nailed it. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #53

Fuck Bill Maher. Paladin Dec 2023 #56

Searching for the right words, yet Abolishinist Dec 2023 #72

Please feel free to watch all the Bill Maher shows you want. (nt) Paladin Dec 2023 #84

Thanks, I will! Abolishinist Dec 2023 #111

Who's Bill Maher?? InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2023 #60

See some don't like the messenger.. Cha Dec 2023 #69

Families both on my side and wife have lost their "home". Xolodno Dec 2023 #73

My heart breaks over what your family has gone through... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #112

Presumably, Maher doesn't think "Jews need to get over the holocaust". redgreenandblue Dec 2023 #74

Good question. Eko Dec 2023 #78

They did. Most chose not to go back to their old towns but to start new life in Israel question everything Dec 2023 #92

You talk like we haven't "gotten over the holocaust". CincyDem Dec 2023 #109

does singing "god bless america" rampartc Dec 2023 #79

Bill Maher is an imbecile PBateman70 Dec 2023 #89

First, Maher's Islamophobia is well documented. Second, he whines non-stop ecstatic Dec 2023 #103

Post removed Post removed Dec 2023 #114

This is an excellent dose of realism as he called it. Nixie Dec 2023 #108

He's pissed that college students have other sources LuvLoogie Dec 2023 #116

Surprising, considering the source, but he's absolutely right. lees1975 Dec 2023 #118

I enjoyed this breakdown of how awful Bill's argument was. DJ Porkchop Dec 2023 #119

Pfffft. I think that the UN should rule upon all those "treaties" which the United States DemocraticPatriot Dec 2023 #121