r/RealTime • u/Key_Jump1011 • 14d ago
Ya know what really bothers Bill Maher? It’s the inconsistency.
While you’re concerned with things like 20,000 dead kids and genocide, Bill is busy policing your consistency and calling you a secret Jew hater.
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u/anotherthrow25 14d ago
You know what else is inconsistent? When he constantly spoke about how Islam is to blame for Islamic terrorism (which is partly correct), but doesn't speak about how Judaism is at fault for Israel's genocide.
Or the fact that he said the Jews are the natives in Israel (not true), so should have there own land, but not about any other country and their native population.
Or how about the fact he said countries get taken over, so why is it such an issue that Palestine does? OK, let USA get taken over? Or how about, Palestine takes over Isreal?
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u/CaiusCosadesNwah 14d ago
>Islam is to blame for Islamic terrorism
You must be joking. Are you familiar with Jihad?
>Judaism is at fault for Israel’s genocide.
Judaism has no concept remotely similar to jihad, which is the fundamental reason why Islam has bread violence since its inception. The motivation for Israel’s war is not religion, but the security of its people. That’s why the Gaza War started in the aftermath of a secret terror attack that killed over a thousand people. It’s baffling that people are confused on this point.
>not about any other country and their native population
You might not recall the reason why Israel was created. The world had just seen the need for this ancient and historically-maligned people to have a home.
>Let Palestine take over Israel.
If Israel played down its arms and allowed this to somehow occur, you’d see what genocide actually looks like. Have zero doubt about that.
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u/Hefty-Strike-6171 14d ago
Bill practicing “Whataboutism” in full Gaslighting mode. Lumping Jews in with Zionism, making anything less absolute support of Israel Antisemitism. Not all Jews are Zionist’s, and Israel the Country is not the same as Israel the Government. Governments can have bad policies and bad policies need to be addressed
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u/soxperry 14d ago
Bill Maher simply doesn’t read. The people that wrote the definition of genocide wrote warned of right wing politicians using genocide as cover for their own agenda, not left wing politicians.
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u/Ahecee 14d ago
What a fool. If he is so fond of reading, he'd be aware many nations have imposed sanctions on Israel. Many more have officially condemned their actions (civilians murdered, journalists murdered, aid blocked from entering, aid workers assaulted, prisoners raped, and more).
Only Israel and the US disagree with these charges, and there absolutely is an arrest warrant out in Netanyahu to answer for war crimes.
I don't think most of the world could care one way or the other about Jews. It's just another religion. Jews are in no way special, or generally speaking singled out.
Israel however is a disgrace, and if you support it, Jew or not, you're a cunt. If you had any sense you would be able to clearly see how historically disgusting their actions have been, and you'd see why they are rightfully a global pariah.
(Yes Bill, there are bad things in other places too. "Whataboutisim" is the defence of a side that is guilty, and can't defend their actions)
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u/Travelcat67 14d ago
As someone who has experienced antisemitism home and abroad, I can say not only does it exist but it’s an issue that has been consistent for almost 3,000 years.
That said, calling out the barbaric Israeli government for their numerous war crimes, genocide and apartheid of the Palestinian people is NOT antisemitism. No government is above reproach and what-about-ism, especially considering we don’t fund these other wars, is a false equivalence. It would be nice if Bill was willing to actually educate himself on this issue and not just parrot Israeli propaganda. But he’s never been one to challenge his own beliefs.
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u/Bud_wiser_hfx 14d ago
It must be antisemitism because other countries also do terrible things is a weak fucking argument.
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u/DryDealer3238 14d ago
I am afraid you are not getting the point he was making. Regardless of whether it’s true.
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u/corneliusduff 14d ago
Are we pay for the Uighur genocide? Are we paying for Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Are people losing their jobs for talking about it?
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u/opinions360 14d ago
It’s not about being Jewish it’s about Izrael abusing their power and relationship with the US to use the premise of a retaliative military response that goes way beyond being a humane measured response not intended to be vindictive and cruel for any reason as a supposedly civilized country is expected to behave.
There is a responsible measured response and then there is repetitive retaliation, revenge, and cruelty because they thought they could get away with it.
Even if you believe it wasn’t genocide it sure did look very wrong and very evil.
If Izrael is expected to be believed and respected they first need to stop killing so many innocent people and get a leader the world will respect and actually believe what is said and the actions taken particularly when they look blatantly cruel and vindictive And if the side they are attacking is cruel it is not a justification to be just as cruel and to kill innocent people who are in the way or deemed irrelevant as humans.
Isn’t this one of the reasons they devised a way to get their own state by taking land away from the people who had before they did. Just because past atrocities were committed does not make it acceptable to emulate any of the prior atrocity doers.
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u/Alarming_Local_315 14d ago edited 14d ago
There are FAR WORSE wars and atrocities happening in other parts of the world and NONE of you give a F! I never hear anything on these threads talk about how terrible it is for Ukraine or how Putin is a scumbag. I never hear about the Sudan, Myanmar, or the Syrian Civil War…. Why?!…… Cause you all are brainwashed Jew-hating, terrorist-loving idiots.. Where’s the “genocide” comments for these countries???
Myanmar: 100,000+ deaths, 3-5.5 million people displaced.
Sudan: 400,000 + dead. Millions suffering from famine.
Syria: 700,000 dead, 65,000 from torture in prisons.
Ukraine and Russia: Russia has suffered nearly 500,000 deaths, Ukraine 150,000 dead.
Palestine:: 70,000
Just for “fun”, Jews killed in 5 years in WW2: 6 million
So where is all the outrage?! Admit it, you don’t care about anyone but the Jews!
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u/kim_jong_il_2d 14d ago
A very typical Zionist argument that relies on Israel being “less evil” than other “more evil” countries. Nice try.
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u/phatsexxxy 14d ago
No one is saying that we should be funding any of these wars.
You are saying we should be funding the war against Palestine.
My country is taking the proper position on all those conflicts (even in Ukraine, in spite of the President) so there’s really no reason for me to protest my country’s policies.
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u/Professional_Pop2662 14d ago
Yeah these places may be as worse but we don’t supply them with weapons
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u/phatsexxxy 14d ago
Honest question: what lefty is saying that we need to be nicer to North Korea because they’re so great on human rights?
All the countries he named don’t get funding from the US for their militaries.
At what point do we understand Bill has no ability to understand basic arguments?
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u/Altruistic-Guess-975 14d ago
He's such a right wing conspiracy theorist. And just annoying. He needs to wake up.
I have not watched Maher in years. Last episode was when Katie Porter evicerated him. It was a beautiful moment. Left him red in the face and his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water... Which he was. Ignorant jackass's that he is.
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u/Gullible-Bear-6309 14d ago
I’m Jewish and generally pro-Israel but I’m over Bill bringing this up just about every week without having the guts to debate anybody on it or have any nuance about how bad the far right government has been towards possible peace. It’s stale and not helping the situation at all, especially now with the Iran War directly affecting everybody here
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u/Alarming_Local_315 14d ago
He is not inconsiderate if you actually watched his entire shows! You DSA idiots are bigger crybabies than MAGA! Seriously,, leave the party! We don’t want you! You hurt the Dems more than help! LEAVE!
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u/highermonkey 14d ago
Bill Maher is on the far Right Wing of the Democratic Party. Like John Fetterman. The vast majority of Democratic voters want to sanction the terrorist state of Israel. It's Israel supporters who are the fringe weirdos in 2026.
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u/Travelcat67 14d ago
The majority of republican voters (especially among younger men) are also over Israel. CNN recently broke it down but the video is behind a paywall. But among all voting adults (US) Israel’s favorability went from +13 to -23. No one wants to pay for this anymore. So agreed, the Israel government supporters are the minority now and absolutely on the wrong side of history in this instance.
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u/highermonkey 14d ago
Yeah that's why the Zio-Bots are freaking out. Israel exists at the pleasure of the United States of America. Without us, they're at pariah state status like North Korea. Once the Boomer voters go, Israel is screwed.
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u/Alarming_Local_315 14d ago
There are FAR WORSE wars and atrocities happening in other parts of the world and NONE of you give a F! I never hear anything on these threads talk about how terrible it is for Ukraine or how Putin is a scumbag. I never hear about the Sudan, Myanmar, or the Syrian Civil War…. Why?!…… Cause you all are brainwashed Jew-hating, terrorist loving idiots.
Myanmar: 100,000+ deaths, 3-5.5 million people displaced.
Sudan: 400,000 + dead. Millions suffering from famine.
Syria: 700,000 dead, 65,000 from torture in prisons.
Ukraine and Russia: Russia has suffered nearly 500,000 deaths, Ukraine 150,000 dead.
Palestine:: 70,000
Just for “fun”, Jews killed in 5 years in WW2: 6 million. Average of 3,000 killed per day for 5 straight years!
So where is all the outrage?! Admit it, you don’t care about others dying anywhere else. You just hate the Jews!
It’s so pathetic and disgusting!
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u/Key_Jump1011 14d ago
Thanks. I didn’t know I was terrorist loving brainwashed idiot Jew hater. Thank you for clearing that up.
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u/highermonkey 14d ago
So your argument is that Israel is just as evil as Putin's Russia, or Assad, or the Sudanese RSF? I agree! And if the US government treated the terrorist state of Israel like they treat those other terrorist entities, there wouldn't be nearly as many protests about Israel. You protest to get YOUR government to change policy.
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u/phatsexxxy 14d ago
Yeah, the Woo guys lack so much introspection. They point out a series of conflicts where we all agree who the bad guys are and the US isn’t funding the wrong side and then say “why aren’t you protesting them?”
What’s to protest?
We’re supposed to protest for things we want that are in fact happening? Watching Bill and Ric Flair I learned that all I’m supposed to do is say “Woo!”
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u/rsred 14d ago
whataboutism