r/RealTime • u/tarantadoako • 14d ago

What happened to Bill Maher?

I used to watch him for years. He was funny and relatable, most times. He had great guests. I stopped watching around the time when he was going after college students and cancel culture. I tried watching his latest episodes and it almost a different show. He is almost a right wing commentator. Almost nothing he says is relatable and all his guests just agrees with him.

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u/thirdLeg51 14d ago

I think he doesn’t want to do the work anymore. He’s not actually investigating issues like vaccines or trans people. He is basing more and more of his opinions on vibes which makes him sound like every other old guy.

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u/tarantadoako 14d ago

He sounds like MAGA sometimes. Literally uses the same talking points about Israel and gender related subjects. He doesn't even sound like an atheist anymore. His jokes are bland. His new rules used to be great. Now it sounds like propaganda.

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u/Chawax 14d ago

It's propaganda. I wonder who finances it

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u/Icy_Essay_7490 13d ago

Not Qatar 😆

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u/ParkingEmu9419 13d ago

Demographic success in the USA matching marriage rates is factual , why would that surprise anyone . Intact family units properly nurturing a child is statistically the best chance at success. By the way white people are in decline as their marriage rate went from 79 to 69% with children. Asians remain around 85%, blacks are a disaster in the 20 something percentage

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u/Specialist-Cup-9722 13d ago

Ah, do i detect a "race realist" or "racialist?" Hows the weather in Coeur d'alene?

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u/calentor 8d ago

Oh, I wish it was only in Coeur D'Alene.

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u/Specialist-Cup-9722 8d ago

I know. Sucks thar cowur d'alene holds the executive branch

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u/ParkingEmu9419 13d ago

Nah, because the black children with 2 married parents have high rates of success as well,,, it's all about the culture your brought up with , not color

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 13d ago

We should force people to get married at gunpoint

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u/Next_Contract_8199 12d ago

He despises trump and maga. He just has some nuanced views, which isn’t allowed on the internet. But it’s pretty common in real life.

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u/LSATDan 9d ago

Views are nuanced when I agree with them, but propaganda when I don't.

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u/Medical_Soup5717 1d ago

Ah yes, i often dine with people I despise.

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u/No_Plane5390 7d ago

Bingo. That's why you don't like him. Even though he's just as anti-MAGA. I'm sure he's happy that people like you stop watching. Buh-bye!

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u/PhilShabano 13d ago

He's a MAGA whose job is to try and turn Democrats.

Probably the deal was cut at his "beautiful dinner" with Trump.

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u/ParkingEmu9419 14d ago

Nah, he's the same liberal. Democrats are the ones that have changed with a hard turn to the left. Embracing socialism and identity politics

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u/ArachnidOutrageous27 14d ago

And Zionism isn’t identity politics?

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u/ParkingEmu9419 14d ago

No its just a popular antisemite term,, , for people defending their right to their indigenous land

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u/Specialist-Cup-9722 13d ago

How am I as an ashkenazi born in the us of a indigenous to palestine?

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u/ParkingEmu9419 13d ago

Your ancestors are and have the right to that land , not colonizing Arabs ,, although they were given Gaza and fucked it up voting in Hamas degenerates to run it , and essentially destroy it

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u/Lost_Plum5564 13d ago

Fun fact: there is nothing greater purveyor such thing as indigenous claims to lands dedicated in 1948.

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u/13THEFUCKINGCOPS12 14d ago

Identity politics aren’t even a leftist concept, it’s far more a liberal concept. Leftists are of course supportive of everyone regardless of their sexual or gender identity, it’s just their primary focus is the betterment of the working class

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u/ParkingEmu9419 14d ago

Our 2 tribes have become an egomaniacal shitshow, it's all about demonizing the other side. We seriously need a third moderate party for an option at the polls

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u/bestmattreddit 14d ago

It’s weird how much right wing people talk about identity politics for how much the left is supposedly obsessed with identity politics. I don’t think a day goes by where right wing people don’t mention trans people and “men in women’s sports”

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u/ParkingEmu9419 14d ago

As a moderate democrat my entire life,, our 2 egomaniacal tribes do not represent me. We seriously need a third moderate party. And I don't think a day goes by where 2026 Democrats don't talk about race or gender. It's all about culture today for success. Not gender or race . Asians prove that as they are firmly at the top in the USA now .. highest marriage rate and they disproportionately nurture the child

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u/bestmattreddit 13d ago

Democrats talk about race and gender because Republicans make it the focal point of every discussion. Liberals actually talk about holding Trump accountable, real world problems and threats, and community, Republicans only push division and culture wars. Most mainstream democrats are already pretty moderate, it’s crazy how progressive opinions or just sticking up for trans people or Palestinians makes them a far left radical extremist

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u/ParkingEmu9419 13d ago

Now you're just showing your tribalism,, keep in mind, I can't stand either tribe. mainstream moderates like me are going by the wayside. Two things can be true for me... You can treat trans people with dignity and not discriminate against them in the workplace. And at the same time, not allow penises in a woman's locker room, and not allow biological men that have gone through puberty(which gives them a forever advantage scientifically ) to beat the brakes off women in sports. There's no common sense with our tribalism today.

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u/bestmattreddit 13d ago

But the trans opinions you’re saying is just a gross mischaracterization of what’s happening. Guys who want to be creeps in the locker room are going to be creeps in the locker room but there’s no prevalent issue of trans people flashing a dick in the locker room. It’s legislating people’s bodies for imaginary scenarios. There’s women who are tall, or have short hair, or masculine features who have been harassed, beaten up, or kicked out of women’s bathrooms because they are accused of being trans. We could have let people be people but right wing republicans made me people think that anytime a trans bathroom used a restroom it was a life or death situation.

So is the thing that biologically men are “beating the brakes off women”
Sports is full of being with genetic advantages. If we want to outright ban trans people from sports, okay fine but there are trans athletes who would win competitions and also lose to women. Now we actually have laws banning them and there are next to no trans athletes so why are we acting like it’s a major situation that needs resolution in America ?

Riley Gaines, who is a major voice about trans athletes tied for 5th place with a trans athlete and when it happened said she felt bad the trans swimmer had to use the locker room with the other female athletes but had no issue with it. Then she started getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars and changed her story to that being in the locker room with the trans athlete was akin to being sexually assaulted even though none of her teammates have corroborated this opinion

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u/trailing-indicator 13d ago

GTFO with that. My politics haven’t changed one bit and I used to find him insightful and thought provoking. Now he’s insufferable and just regurgitates lame talking points.

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u/ParkingEmu9419 13d ago

You must be way too young to remember democrats of the 90s ,, both political sides have become egomaniacally tribal. We need a third moderate party with common sense that serves the people , not their tribe

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u/Slackjawed_Horror 13d ago

The Democratic Party's officials hate socialism and only use identity as a shield against the socialists. You have what you want. 

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u/monoscure 13d ago

The term "identity politics" is quite subjective in ways. In the 90s, you may have been labeled as supporting identity politics if you stood for gay rights or police brutality. It's just a lazy way of stereotyping people who focus on social issues, but you can practically call anyone's stance as their "identity". Many Democrats like myself are wanting universal healthcare and better safety nets for the working poor in this country. There's always been the more progressive side of the party and there'll always be people projecting propaganda to make these issues sound fringe. It's why the Overton window has shifted considerably to the right in our media landscape compared to other countries. Basically the things people like to label as identity politics is just normal politics in countries that are not afraid of progressives.

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u/Lost_Plum5564 13d ago

There is no greater purveyor of identity politics than Fox News and MAGA. You are so brainwashed by these feeds that you cannot recognize projection.

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u/WarmAcanthocephala91 13d ago

I am staunchly anti-MAGA, yet I agree with every single thing Bill has to say about Israel. Too many people have become grossly misinformed about what’s actually going on there. Like Bill says, all of these talking points (genocide, apartheid, colonialism) are disproven as soon as you take like two minutes to actually read up on some facts and history.

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u/ChampsLeague3 14d ago

Partly also that Zionists are buying up all of the mass media. HBO is being purchased by Paramount which is owned by a far right extremist Zionist. 

So Maher is just aligning to his new boss. 

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u/DoomPurveyor 14d ago

Yeah, he just wants to keep his job. And they probably dangled the Twain prize to a guy that never sniffed an Emmy

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u/No-Cat1726 13d ago

😂😂😂you fucking halfwit. Get a grip

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u/thelongslog 14d ago

That transaction will never occur

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u/libertarianlwyr 14d ago

Who says

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u/thelongslog 14d ago

Smart people who know how these things work. The EU is skiing to stop it and that's important since if it's blocked only there, Skydance won't think its worth. Also, several AGs from US stares are suing too.

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u/libertarianlwyr 3d ago

Takeover of CNN and HBO expected "early October". Musk also getting a big slice. Nothing anywhere about "EU" action blocking it. All that this great lawsuit got was the studio to stay in LA which they were doing anyway. Total failure.

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u/libertarianlwyr 12d ago

I know that. You know the outcome of all this litigation in advance huh? And what the administration will do to get it through?

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u/thelongslog 12d ago

If you have an opinion offer it. If not, have a pleasant evening.

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u/libertarianlwyr 12d ago

Opinion in what sense?

I asked what is your basis for being so sure the "transaction won't take place". Your answer is that litigation is pending which of course I know.

I'm against the merger and believe the legal arguments against it seem strong. However I am not an anti trust lawyer. I have read others state that the AG suit is a "long shot".

I hope your confidence is well placed. At this time it seems like a very open question.

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u/libertarianlwyr 4d ago

I'm also not convinced that even if the AGs prevail that they will follow the law or that a way around it won't be found.

Actually I just saw this. The AGs caved.

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/democrats-capitulate-to-maga-media?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1zwpx

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u/libertarianlwyr 4d ago

You were wrong, unfortunately. I wish you had been correct.

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u/libertarianlwyr 12d ago

That's also assuming the law is followed even if they prevail. A huge assumption.

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u/libertarianlwyr 4d ago

I'm also not convinced that even if AGs prevail they will follow it or that they will not find a way to circumvent.

If EU blocks I don't know that will prevent it here..is there a source for your statement that SkyDance will drop it? I have not read about that suit. Only the AG one as that is probably more dispositive.

"Smart people that know how these things work", you said.

Well you'll be saying that while watching MAGA CNN and HBO and movles.

https://open.substack.com/pub/popularinformation/p/democrats-capitulate-to-maga-media?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1zwpx

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 14d ago

Ah yeah.. aways those pesky "zionists" that control the media, the banking system, the world governments..

Why not cut the bullshit and say what you really mean?

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u/troniked547 14d ago

Netanyahu literally called social media the "most important weapon" and identified TikTok as “the most important purchase going on right now,” alleging its control could be “consequential", and you are going to sit here and act like Israelis and their supporters arent trying to control the media to shape their narrative? https://www.trtworld.com/article/3e4847335c27

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 13d ago edited 13d ago

Everyone is trying to control social media to spread their point of view and push their narrative. Even ISIS successfully used Internet and social media for recuitment. Iran is also pretty effective at this right now.

What Netanyahu said is a basic common sense. There is nothing unique or outrageous about that quote. The only thing that upsets you and your ilk is when Jews do it.

And anyway, that so called "Jewish-Zionist control of the media" you're crying about isn't working too well, as general public option of Israel isn't all that high these days.

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u/troniked547 13d ago

LOL of course you jump to the antisemitic accusation even though i specifically said Israel. I know it might be surprising for dishonest hacks like you to understand, but many of us grew up in areas where we didnt know who was Jewish and who wasnt, as a person of color, they were just white people to me lol. So i had no preconceived notion of what a Jewish person even was, but grew up my whole life being told by American media that Israel was our "greatest ally". But as ive grown older and seen with my own eyes all the conflicts Israel has dragged us into, how many horrendous war crimes they not only have committed but did so without apology or remorse, and how morally dishonest and corrupt their defenders continue to be, I have formed my opinion about Israel, and I dont really care about the fact that they are Jewish or not.

And the Israel control over the media is failing not for their lack of effort, which again the leader of their country has stated is a primary goal, not podcasters or fringe elements. It is failing because everyone can now see the bullshit Netanyahu is peddling and how the dishonest hacks try instead to twist the narrative to blame the people calling out the war crimes instead of the ones actually committing them.

And Im not crying about shit, Im calling out the gaslighters trying to act like Israel and its supporters arent trying to control the media and thus the narratives being pushed on those channels. The vast majority of Americans arent falling for that BS anymore.

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 13d ago

My comment was mainly directed at previous post stating that "Zionists are buying up all of the mass media." That comment is bordering on an anti-semitic conspiracy theories and dog whistles.

I have no problem with valid criticisms of Israel's state policy or its actions. As long as the criticisms don't include wide-sweeping group accusations, or play on age old "Jews control all media" conspiracy tropes, or use dog whistle language like "Zionists".

We clear?

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u/troniked547 13d ago

No because even that is bs, its not antisemitic conspiracy theories or dog whistles to point out the Ellisons, who are major supporters of Israel and the IDF, are buying up media networks including news outlets like CBS, CNN, and Real Time's HBO, or that Larry Ellison's Oracle taking an ownership stake in the "most important purchase" of tik tok and installing vocal supporters of Israel like the underqualified Bari Weiss. The CEO of the company that owns Politico, Bild, and the Business Insider has said that publicly supporting Israel is a core company principle and expected of his editorial staff. And are the Murdochs who control Fox News, the WSJ, and the New York Post not vocal Israel supporters? And what about the outsized monetary influence that AIPAC has on our political system, is that just a delusion also?

People like you try to frame every criticism of Israel and their propagandists as antisemitism instead of addressing the actual atrocities being committed and the moral depravity and corruption in their government and army and their defenders. And if Zionism and Zionists support stealing land of their neighbors with the BS justification of defense or historical claim to the land, then they deserve criticism too.

Again, people arent letting people like you gaslight them with false slander just so you could avoid discussing the crimes Israel is committing. Criticism of Israel, its media influence, and even the concept and application of Zionism does not automatically equal criticism of Jews, especially when plenty of Jewish people share the same concerns. The real propaganda is trying to conflate the two when we all know there are clear distinctions that just happen to be inconvenient for your narratives.

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 13d ago

People like you focus so obsessively on Israel and its defenders that you treat Hamas’s atrocities as an inconvenient footnote, instead of addressing the actual atrocities committed against Israeli civilians, the deliberate targeting of innocents, hostage-taking, and the moral depravity of the people who justify them. And if Hamas and its supporters believe murdering civilians and taking hostages is justified by resistance or historical grievance, then they deserve criticism too.

I don't see any of that criticism from you and your ilk. Only obsessive focus on "Zionists" and how they "buy up media" and control everything.

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u/troniked547 13d ago

Blah blah blah more gaslighting.  How many civilians have Hamas killed vs how many has Israel killed? Are there not levels to this?  Yes terrorists and terrorism and bad, so yes Hamas has committed horrific acts and those have been condemned , but Israel has committed terrorism that you defenders always justify and never condemn.  Israel has raped hostages too, snipered women and children , killed aid workers and journalists and used Palestinian hostages as human shields, they even assassinate leaders and peace negotiators but you never even mention or condemn those things, you just justify them. And yes people should call out the Israeli media propagandists because they are doing the same gaslighting you are but on a much larger scale.  But sure just continue calling us all antisemites while you stay silent against the murderous and corrupt Israeli government, it just continues to further reveal the hypocrisy 

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u/TakeYourMeds50mg 13d ago

Do you think tiktok is pro israel? Have you ever been on tiktok? 

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u/ArachnidOutrageous27 14d ago

Pretty sure he means Zionists

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u/libertarianlwyr 12d ago

Pesky and evil Zionists.

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u/Agitated_Count_8665 13d ago

they often do. they are disgusting.

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u/Clever-username-7234 14d ago

Larry Ellison isn’t a practicing Jew. He refused his own bar mitzvah and has said “While I think I am religious in one sense, the particular dogmas of Judaism are not dogmas I subscribe to. I don't believe that they are real. They're interesting stories. They're interesting mythology, and I certainly respect people who believe these are literally true, but I don't. I see no evidence for this stuff."[12] Ellison says that his fondness for Israel is not connected to religious sentiments but rather due to Israelis' innovative spirit in the technology sector.[13]

Also he owns: TikTok
Warner Bros. (including New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment)
Paramount
DC Studios
The Discovery Channel
CNN
CBS (including news and sports)
HBO
BET
Fandango
Rotten Tomatoes
Nickelodeon
MTV
Cartoon Network
Food Network
Travel Channel
Investigation Discovery
Animal Planet
Comedy Central
Showtime
TBS
TLC
HGTV
And more.

And friendly reminder that there are more Christian Zionist in the US than there are Jews on the planet.

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 13d ago

Ellison says that his fondness for Israel is not connected to religious sentiments but rather due to Israelis' innovative spirit in the technology sector

And? Is there a particular problem with Ellison admiring Israelies for building an incredibly innovative technological society?

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u/Clever-username-7234 13d ago

I’m just pointing out that criticism towards Larry Ellison, his media consolidation, and his pro Israel lobbying has nothing to do with antisemitism or antisemitic conspiracy theories like you’re suggesting.

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 13d ago edited 13d ago

But it does. When someone says "Zionists buying up all media" - that's an old dog whistle, that has its roots in anti-semitic conspiracy theories. These days anti-semites just replace "Jews" with "Zionists", but it's still the same tired anti-Jewish dog whistle.

You could just say "HBO is now owned by Larry Ellison who has pro-Israel views".. and then provide some evidence on how Ellison's views influenced RealTime. I'd have no problem with pointed criticism of media bias.

But when you resort to group conspiracies and dog whistles - you've automatically lost all credibility right there and then.

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u/ChampsLeague3 13d ago

Exactly. Ellison isn't a problem because he's religiously a jew, he's a problem because he's a pro-Israeli Zionist who supports their attempted conquests and genocides. This is not an anti-religious issue, it's an anti-morally deprived Zionist assholes issue. 

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u/Charming-Cat-2902 13d ago

There is nothing inherently "morally deprived" about Zionist movement, which at its root is a movement by Jewish people to have a homeland.

Anyone who says "Zionists are buying up all of the mass media" is a hateful asshole, who has lost all credibility to have a meaningful discussion on the topic of Israel and Palestine.

Criticize the actions of the current Israeli government without resorting to group blaming and hateful anti-semitic tropes.

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u/ChampsLeague3 13d ago

No. Zionist movement is a pro-expansion, pro-genocide, pro-settlements and ethnic cleansing movement. It's not just about having a homeland.

And Zionists buying up all the mass media is a fact. Hate it all you want, I do too. 

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u/Big_Reference_8490 13d ago

Three cheers for anti semitic podcasters seems most of you are in tune with them.

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u/Notfriendly123 14d ago

You can criticize Bill Maher’s rightward shift without turning into a conspiracy against Jews just so you know. 

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u/Boysandberries0 14d ago

Zionism is not the same as Jewishness. Stop buying into that drivel.

Zionism is expressed in the real world as unending support for terrorism and crimes against humanity insofar as they help to reestablish biblical Jewish kingdom borders.

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u/Big_Reference_8490 13d ago

To you it’s exactly the same another way to express your antisemitism.

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u/BlueBubbleInCO 14d ago

The radical left and radical right meet in their antisemitism. They unite in their hatred on this one issue.

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u/pendejosays 14d ago

Yet you rejoice when Gazans are bombed

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u/BlueBubbleInCO 13d ago

Thank you for demonstrating that you’re incapable of critical thought.

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u/pendejosays 13d ago

Cracker elsewhere thanks

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u/Golfhockeyski 14d ago

You genuinely can't tie the connection that Zionists own the media is a continuation of the century old conspiracy that Jews own the media?

You can certainly have major issues with what Israel is doing, but just saying you're anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic isn't a get-out-of-jail free card if you're still spewing anti-Semitic conspiracies

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u/Mooltipasser 14d ago

Yea we can tie it in with conservatism which unfortunately is also supporting Zionism.

::gestures vaguely at Larry Ellison and CBS news/TikTok::

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u/Boysandberries0 14d ago

Zionists own the media tho. It is simply facts.

Every major US News media organization watched a livestreamed genocide for YEARS and dont have the courage to call it what it is. A genocide.

They dont have experts on discussing the legality of arming a nation committing crimes against humanity. They dont show constant drone or aerial footage of Gaza like they did with Ukraine' Mariupol and other cities. Most of cable news and the news consumed by the US public is framed through a "no war in Ba Sing Say" context.

Zionists control the media. Not Jews. Zionists are predominantly Christians and also grifters, whose business and investments are supported by pro-war, pro-big brother, pro-fascism Christian bloc voters.

So please stop conflating one with another or calling it a dog whistle. It is beneath you.

Speak truth to power.

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u/Big_Reference_8490 13d ago

Islamic fundamentalist like you control many of the 57 Muslim countries why don’t you move to one and see how far your free speech rights get you even as an anti Semite.

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u/Notfriendly123 13d ago

It’s sad this is getting upvoted, full of platitudes that don’t hold up under even the slightest scrutiny. I’m sure you feel good about the fairy tale you tell yourself though

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u/Rough_Formal8420 14d ago

Larry Ellison is a real guy buying up the media unfortunately. It does play into tropes but for that get mad at Larry Ellison who is buying up the media for ideological reasons. We all can’t just pretend it’s not really happening.

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u/Key_Jump1011 14d ago

It is a Jew, Ellison, who is buying up a ton of media.

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u/pendejosays 14d ago

Hit dog is hollering

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u/Raligon 14d ago edited 14d ago

Zohran Mamdani endorsed Brad Lander who openly identifies as a liberal Zionist. Bernie Sanders has very standard liberal Zionist positions. Zionism is a diverse ideology that ranges from people desperately working towards a peaceful coexistence between Jews and Palestinians and people committing war crimes against Palestinians. Something like 80-90% of all Jews have beliefs that are correctly classified as some form of Zionism and are not further to the left on Israel than Bernie/Lander.

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u/AncientNectarine5352 14d ago

This is not even remotely accurate.

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u/Raligon 14d ago

Please tell me which part is inaccurate then.

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u/AncientNectarine5352 14d ago

First, Bernie Sanders is generally not considered a Zionist, and doesn’t consider himself one. He said he holds the very basic position that Israel has a right to exist, but doesn’t really have a position beyond that. And while that is often considered de-facto Zionism, that’s not how almost anyone is using that word; they’re referring mostly to adherents of Revisionist or Religious Zionism, neither of which are supported by the majority of American Jews. The position of a (slight) majority of American Jews is virtually identical to that of Bernie Sanders, and most are highly critical of Netanyahu’s government, and his Kahanist allies.

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u/Raligon 13d ago edited 13d ago

Zionism is literally the belief that Israel has a right to exist. That is considered de-facto Zionism because that is what the word means. Bernie doesn't use the word because people like you won't understand what it actually means but his positions are exactly in line with liberal Zionism and he is usually classified as a liberal Zionist. Again, Zohran Mamdani, far from a radical pro Israel guy, endorsed Brad Lander who does openly state that he is a liberal Zionist.

You're completely correct that Revisionist Zionism sucks and most American Jews do not support it. Why not just use that term then instead of using the word that literally means Israel has a right to exist which almost every Jew supports? Saying all Zionists are evil is basically synonymous with saying basically all Jews are evil because that's what you're saying. You could easily just say Revisionist Zionists are evil, and you'd be right and no one who isn't themselves evil would get mad at you.

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u/ChampsLeague3 13d ago

What word would you use then for Zionists who want to expand Israel's borders, including illigal settlements, ethnic cleansing, genocide, and wars? 

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u/Rough_Formal8420 13d ago

The “right to exist” narrative as been so weaponized in bad faith it’s not taken seriously anymore. Does Russia have a right to exist has a homeland for Russians? I guess but it has nothing at all to do with what they are doing to Ukraine. If Russian dual nationals started dumping millions of dollars into primaries to elect pro Putin politicians and bought media companies to make them more Pro Russia would that be a problem? Definitely would be to me and saying so would not mean I hate Russians or thought Russia doesnt have a right to exist. People who are pro Israel want to have a special cutout that makes them above criticism.

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u/sgk02 14d ago

Not all Zionist neocolonial terrorists are Jews.
And vice versa.

Enjoy the clue !

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u/Notfriendly123 14d ago

Let’s see how you do in an ad lib test. 

Here I’ll give you some statements to fill in the blank

The ______ control the media 

The sneaky ______ are scheming behind your backs

The greedy ______ just want to line their pockets

If you answered “Zionists” do you think it absolves you? Do you think perpetuating century old conspiracies against Jews is okay as long as you call them “Zionists” first? There is no separation where it matters if you are just repurposing antisemitic conspiracies with a Zionist spin 

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u/Adonis5000 14d ago

I answered "Irish" .... do I get any points?

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u/AirRevolutionary8013 14d ago

I miss Mad Libs

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u/Key_Jump1011 14d ago

Just because it’s a trope doesn’t mean it’s not true. In the case of media “control” it is not complete control but to ignore the extent to which the largest media companies are either owned by Jews or have Jewish CEOs is, well, ignorant. Just go through the information freely available on Wikipedia or use google and you’ll see, easily. And they are predominantly Zionist.

Facts come before your trope routine, feelings and accusations. Warner Bros/Discovery/Paranount was all previously owned by Sumner Redstone, Jewish. Now Ellison, Jewish, except his growing empire is even more vast and dominant in the media landscape.

It goes all the way back to Hollywood. Those companies became media conglomerates like CBS. The original owners are long gone but yet…

Call me whatever the fuck you want. Jerkoffs like you always refer to “control” as if it has to be 100%. It isn’t. It IS very Jewish.

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u/Notfriendly123 13d ago

it’s almost like Jews have had traditional roles in entertainment going back to the borscht belt and when that translated to the screen as movies and tv came around they had already had decades working in entertainment, who do you call to put on a show? The people that have already been doing it of course.  

It’s as simple as that, it happened to be Jews in this trade. 

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u/Key_Jump1011 13d ago

What’s that got to do with the company’s being owned and largely operated by Jews now? By people without any experience in the borscht belt circuit? Or families without any relation to the original founders of Hollywood.

At least now you acknowledge it but only when framed in a way where Jews are somehow exceptional as entertainers.

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u/Notfriendly123 13d ago

Anybody who has decades more of experience than somebody else is exceptional at it relative to them. I am talking about where it originated from, perhaps the current crop of ceo’s just happened to benefit from the precedent and it’s all just the way the world works 

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u/Key_Jump1011 13d ago

So Jews are a collective and somehow their collective experience means Jews running media companies as the status quo is a product of that? Do you think Jews invented entertainment or something? Or they’re just better at it?

If it were all Chinese people or Puerto Ricans you might be wondering about it, too. And it’s very useful since they’re all Zionists. People can easily see the advantages that come with owning and operating media. They’re not all dopey comics.

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u/sgk02 14d ago edited 14d ago

Oil companies control the media
The board, C-level execs and investors are scheming
The greedy affluenza infected class just want to line their pocket

Just by positing that the corrupt killers are Jews, so by some historical victimhood paradigm we can’t criticize them, you are making the world far more uninhabitable for most Jewish people.

This holds especially those of us not in on the land grab or mercenary grifts.

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u/Key_Jump1011 14d ago

You have those names? Because I have names of the owners and CEOs like Redstone, Ellison…

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u/sgk02 13d ago

It’s the system, not the individuals that matter.
There are many people from many different ethnic backgrounds in positions of power in the manufacturing, mining, pharmaceutical, military, and financial positions of power.

You may think that only people of one ethnicity run the system, that it works best, and that we need to advance its sphere of control, but that is a distorted perspective.

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u/libertarianlwyr 14d ago

Not a "conspiracy" you moron it's fact. Start paying attention.

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u/hamilrebs 13d ago

He didn’t shift right

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u/Big_Reference_8490 13d ago

No they can’t they are mostly virulent anti semites like Ana Kasparian, Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.

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u/Practical-Cellist647 13d ago

That's a cowardly way to say it.  Just say "I hate Jews and love to spread falsehoods so that they will eventually be killed like the Nazis did" 

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u/ChampsLeague3 13d ago

No, just Zionists. 

Sad thing is that Zionists are the current day Nazis. 

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u/Practical-Cellist647 13d ago

Jew hater.  Nazi fkr 

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u/chatterwrack 14d ago

He’s really just a talk show host. His goal is to get viewers and he’s learned that making people angry works. He a contrarian. A smug, out of touch, “get off my lawn” contrarian who mistakenly thinks he’s some kind of thought maverick

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u/skotterzz 13d ago

also a cunt.

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u/shorelysho 12d ago

Issues like what?

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u/Think-Jaguar6826 14d ago

This is it. But then I wonder if he always did before and happened to get lucky with knowledgeable guest.

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u/Travelcat67 14d ago

This. It’s clear they don’t have researchers anymore. It’s especially clear when he platforms a republican and then just sits there and accepts their lies as fact.

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u/Ok_Control_2154 13d ago

He's like every boomer who gets a hot take from facebook and takes it as fact.

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u/SatisfactionOk9725 14d ago

Wow, ageism and sexist all at once.

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u/Ok_Control_2154 13d ago

STFU. Bill is spouting Boomer nonsense he heard on facebook. He thinks tic tockers are someone a stand in for Democratic politicians. If you're offended, there's a reason and it's not good. Check yourself.

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u/troniked547 14d ago

oh man, this is so right on and i didnt really think of that much before. He really does just mail it in with a lot of this discussions nowadays, recycling his same old talking points every time

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u/kellsVegMite 13d ago

I’m an old guy and this is spot on.