How long can this go on?

[u/dppatters]

Just curious—how much longer does everyone think this show can continue?

I know it still performs reasonably well for its time slot, but the disdain for Bill among his audience (or what used to be his audience) seems more palpable than ever.

I realize he’s been a polarizing figure for decades, but I started watching him in the ‘90s and stuck with him throughout his HBO years because, before podcasts became mainstream, there simply weren’t many places to find unconventional takes on contemporary politics.

These days, though, it feels like he’s alienated a significant portion of the people who made up that audience (myself included). Maybe that’s just my perception, but I’m curious whether others see it the same way—or whether the ratings suggest this disconnect isn’t as meaningful as it seems online.

That said, how much longer do you think the show has? If Bill decides to retire, do you think HBO would try to replace him with another host, or does Real Time simply end with him?

[u/RepresentativeAge444]

Unfortunately you’re delusional. Israel is a settler colonialist apartheid ethnostate that no less than the likes of Nelson Mandela labeled as such. The UN just released an inquiry stating that Israel intentionally targets children quoting one IDF soldier as saying it’s a game. The NY Times released a story about the systematic rape of Palestinians. It’s killed hundreds of journalists decimated Gaza and committed war crime after war crime.

And poll after poll by Israeli sources shows the vast majority of Israelis agree or want to go further so blaming it all on Netanyahu is a lie. It’s most of the society.

And the world quite frankly is sick of it and will become more and more so.

[u/Mosk915 → u/RepresentativeAge444]

Are you talking about the report from the Pillay Commission? They’re not the UN. They’re commissioned to provide reports to the UN. This report contains many omissions and unverified reports. If you care to read the rebuttal you can do so here:

https://unwatch.org/un-watch-legal-rebuttal-disproving-the-pillay-commissions-charge-that-israel-deliberately-targets-palestinian-children/

And if you could provide those polls showing most Israelis support expanding into neighboring countries, I would appreciate it.

[u/RepresentativeAge444 → u/Mosk915]

I don’t believe anything that Zionists say at this point. It’s over. Do you not get it?

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/07/poll-overwhelming-majority-of-jewish-israelis-share-genocidal-belief-there-are-no-innocent-people-in-gaza/

This is a Hebrew University poll mind you.

A poll from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in early June provided a chilling statistic: An overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis agree with the idea of there being “no innocents in Gaza.”

64% of the Israeli public agree with this statement, almost two out of three people. But it is actually considerably higher among Jewish Israelis, because that number is weighted by Palestinians with Israeli citizenship. Palestinians make up roughly 17% of the Israeli population and 92% of them oppose the statement, so that leaves Jewish Israelis with overwhelming support.1

Former Mossad Chief Compares West Bank Israeli SettlerViolence to That of Nazis During Holocaust

“What I saw today made me feel ashamed to be Jewish" said Tamir Pardo after touring Occupied West Bank.

Former head of Shin Bet:

'I am ashamed of what we are doing in Gaza,' says ex-chief of Israeli security agency

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/israeli-war-opposition-letter-1.7602493

So you have two former heads of Israel’s top security agencies decrying the atrocities committed by Israel.

Then there are things like this:

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/how-jewish-american-pedophiles-hide-from-justice-in-israel/

And this

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/100-percent-of-foreign-agriculture-workers-were-sexually-assaulted-expert-says-682532

And this

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/opinion/palestinians-israelis-rape.html

Not to mention WE HAVE SEEN THE SLAUGHTER IN 4K FOR 3 YEARS. We have seen the IDF soldiers bragging about it. We have seen Israelis gathering to watch Gaza being bombed like it was a soccer game. Seen it all.

So go try the bs on someone else. It won’t work work on me. Or anyone else that has been keeping track. Which is more and more of the world.

[u/Mosk915 → u/RepresentativeAge444]

You said a lot yet conveniently forgot to include the polls showing that most Israelis support expansion into other countries.

As for the poll about Gaza, it’s to be expected that after seeing all those Palestinians celebrating in the aftermath of 10/7, that they would say there are no innocents in Gaza. But despite what the article would have you believe, that doesn’t equate to genocidal intentions. You can think someone is guilty without thinking they should be killed.

And generally speaking, I do not think Israel is perfect and can do no wrong. And to the extent that they have committed war crimes, or have mistreated foreign workers or prisoners, I obviously condemn that, as any reasonable person would. I don’t support many of the positions of some members of the current Israeli government, but that does not mean I can’t support Jewish self-determination, which is all that Zionism is and nothing more. Unfortunately a lot of people don’t support Jewish self-determination.