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https://www.mediaite.com/news/bill-maher-fumes-over-larry-davids-op-ed-mocking-his-trump-meeting-insulting-to-six-million-dead-jews/

March 31, Bill Maher had dinner at the Whitehouse with Donald Trump, Kid Rock, and Dana White.

April 11, Bill Maher made an episode of his show glazing Trump. It was loaded with civility shit. He talked about how civil Trump is in person and how they agree on a lot of stuff.

Bill Maher is a right wing Zionist who identifies as a Democrat on his talk show.

April 21, Larry David (creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm) publishes a satirical story in NYT titled "My Dinner with Adolf". It does not name Bill Maher directly but people have interpreted it to be mocking Bill Maher. https://archive.is/tNjw7

I think Larry David is a Bernie-crat. He's met Bernie Sanders. Some articles say he has never been to Israel but some of the episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm seem pro-Israel. He might be a Liberal Zionist.

Yesterday, Bill Maher accuses Larry David of disrespecting the victims of the Holocaust by comparing Trump to Hitler.

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[–] kristina@hexbear.net 67 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Gotta love how he focuses only on a fraction of the Holocaust victims.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 63 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most people do. It’s taught in schools that it was only Jewish people and you have to take advanced classes or be lucky enough to have a teacher who cares to learn the truth.

[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

that’s kinda wild for me to hear. I’ve gone to jewish schools and they definitely mentioned the gays and the disabled being exterminated as well. They don’t often mention Romani or communists tho…

[–] T34_69@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's pretty much how it's taught here too, California public schools

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The quality probably varies by state and by district. Only learned about gays and the disabled in AP history. Some edgelord kid argued in class that it was the right thing to do for the disabled. This was in the 2000’s though and there’s a chance it’s improved since then.

[–] Pentacat@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

The only ones that matter to the US as an entity. The only victims we weee formally taught about until college.

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[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 62 points 1 month ago

Bill Maher's existence is an insult to the entire human race

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I absolutely love Larry David, Seinfeld, and Curb, but Larry is definitely a Zionist.

The Palestinian Chicken episode leaves no doubt, in my opinion, despite being funny.

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ive been wondering if he is or not since he's been radio silent this whole time, but I kinda figured. especially since he's still buddies with Seinfeld. do you know which season that episode is? id be curious to watch it i dont think ive seen it

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

Yeah, and Seinfeld also has one or two "Israel" comments in the series.

Palestinian Chicken is Season 8, Episode 3. It's funny but obvious CW for Zionism and also for, uh, raceplay without giving any further spoilers.

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My Palestinian friend loves the Palestinian Chicken episode. Mainly because of the "fuck me like you fucked my country" line.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

I love that line.

I'm always like Hell yeah, girl, you tell his ass.

[–] kittin@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago
  1. Define Hitler as the definition of evil
  2. Make Hitlers evil sacred, sacrosanct
  3. It’s offensive to say anything is as bad as hitler
  4. Hitler == evil
  5. Not Hitler == not evil
  6. Anything we do == not evil
[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 32 points 1 month ago

Bill Maher interviewed by Piers Morgan, cursed.

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago

Bill Maher is a right wing Zionist who identifies as a Democrat on his talk show.

uhh, that's what most of the party is these days.

[–] BreathThroughTheTube@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bill Maher isn’t even Jewish

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Funny how the "all religions are bad" people always happen to side with Israel when Push comes to shove

[–] dead@hexbear.net 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

His mother's family is Jewish, but he didn't know that until he was already grown up. He was raised as a Catholic and made a career out of being an annoying atheist. So he's technically half Jewish but he only uses that for political purposes.

[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

technically technically by Jewish law he’s full jewish (passes down maternally). But we have enough ghouls these days it seems I’m glad to not include billy

[–] BreathThroughTheTube@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you grew up your whole life without knowing you are Jewish, I’m sorry you are not Jewish

[–] CptKrkIsClmbngThMntn@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I read a great little indigenous anarchist zine that made a similar point: if you just found out you're 1/32 Anishinaabe and this came as a big shock or revelation, it's very inappropriate to suddenly claim it as an identity. You have no cultural connection and have never been embedded in the community. You probably don't even know anyone who does!

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree completely about white people stealing indigenous valor, or whites in general.

But what about the many African Americans who don't grow up knowing their African roots because of slavery. Is it wrong if they take a DNA test and figure out they're part Nigerian and embrace that culture as an adult? I'm not debate bro-ing you, it's just a food for thought.

I'd defer to the Nigerian community on that, though of course the opinion would not be homogeneous. If the answer is different from what I gave above, I probably couldn't give you an abstract sociological justification for that difference without some lengthy conversations with people from both communities to better understand their relationship to their identity.

I personally would find it a bit strange if a white person found out they had Nigerian DNA and completely switched their entire wardrobe to traditional dress without knowing a single other Nigerian, but maybe that's just me.

[–] RedStarOS@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago

Larry donated to Biden in 2020.

[–] AnarchoAnarchist@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago
[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Larry David seems like the ultimate contrarian tbh. Like whoever is pissing him off atm he’s on the other side. His default is probably just NYC lib so i don’t think he’d ever become pro-trump, but I think he’d probably be a Zionist if like Ted danson decided to attend a pro Palestine rally

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He's a zionist for sure. Season 8 of Curb's The Palestinian Chicken shows that quite well

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn does it? Been a while since I saw that I guess.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It features half of the main cast protesting a Palestinian restaurant opening next door to a Jewish Deli and Larry being caught it the middle cause he really likes their chicken

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought Funkhauser was playing the hardcore Zionist and Larry and Jeff were making fun of him the whole episode?

I do remember that scene, I don’t remember what it was about though. I thought it had something to do with him sleeping with the Palestinian girl

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And he describes it as "better than hate sex! It's a whole other level! It's the deny your right to exist sex!'

Marty converted to Judaism and wouldn't take off his kippah but the tone is both wrong place for it and also ragging on him for converting a week or so ago and going so hard. Their indifference is shown as the typical moral indifference they generally have in any episode. The tone is vehemently zionist.

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

Trump = Bandera trade-offer Bibi = Hitler.

[–] mrfugu@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

I think it’s generally pretty safe to assume any non-radical Jew born between the creation of Israel and like 1985 is firmly a zionist. Older than that they didn’t get indoctrinated and younger than that they have a chance at deprogramming.

[–] LarryLurkman@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago

Trump wants to send Americans to prisons in El Salvador without due process. Bill Maher can go fuck himself.

[–] sewer_rat_420@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Unless you are the most rabid bloodthirsty genocide lover imaginable you arent pro Israel enough

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Bonus Fartlow