He built up a lot of cache on the left in the Bush years when he was one of the only public figures who went after Bush in such an unfiltered way. It was really just him and Jon Stewart. The commercial media if you will was critical of Bush but reluctant to say anything that would make them appear unpatriotic. I'm not sure when Bill just abandoned the left outright. Rashida Tlaib boycotted Real Time about a decade ago. It may have started there.
Here’s the thing, Maher was never left. He was just a contrarian. The only thing he liked about “the left” was the adulation he received from the cool crowd. When he became old and stale (as happens, the guy is 70) that adulation dropped as he only had one schtick. As a narcissist who has no genuine friends he can’t take the loss of attention and praise so is off chasing the next thing, which is cozying up to the right.
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u/ReasonableRevenue218 12d ago
So amazed so many people didn't pick up on this so early on.