I am a First Generation American. I came to this country (legally) from Nigeria in 2004. America has NO IDEA how lucky it is. You are all beyond blessed. Your country has every type of weather and landscape. Your country has had no major wars on it since the 1860's. You have so many jobs that I see restaurants closed because they can't find workers. Do you know how unusual that is? Anyone willing to do hard work here can find a job. Even if someone is broke here, you have welfare and shelters and kitchens with free food. Nobody starves to death here. If you don't like the laws, you can go to a different state where laws are different and more favourable for you. You can be man or woman, black or white, even straight or gay, from any family or ethnicity, and most people respect you if you carry yourself with honour. You can practice all religions or no religion, and people respect your choice in these matters. No matter who is president they must leave after 8 years and after 4 if the citizens choose. Police are held to such high standards that if any are caught on camera doing wrong, there are national protests 24/7 media coverage of the wrongdoing. In much of Africa, the police are a gang you pay off to leave you alone. If a husband here brutalizes his wife or children, he can be arrested. In many places this is accepted. If there are chemicals found in your water or rivers, there is huge outcry on the news. In many places in Nigeria the rivers flow with trash and oil. You all simply do not know. It is not just Nigeria. Much of the world would give anything to have what you take for granted. And all you do is fight with each other over differences that seem big to you because all the big things are going so well that you have nothing else to justify your hatreds.
As I just told another person on here, I think a lot of forces want people to think there's a big difference between someone like you and my grandparents coming from Ireland in the 1920s. I think it's BS and our melting pot tradition is worth defending. Appreciate the perspective.
Thank you for your brilliant comment...I appreciate it ...Im an American and I for one know how blessed I was to be born here...even though was poor now I have an unbelievable house because of hard work...I agree...that most Americans dont seem to appreciate opportunities bestowed them..its disheartening...
My man! Thank you for the post as it was a pleasure reading it. I tell my kids that they are 1%ers. There are almost 8 Billion people in this world and we have it better than almost all of them! How freaking great is that? Yet, we find a way to bitch about EVERYTHING. I believe that we have it so damn good that people have to invent crap to bitch about. The non-western world doesn’t even have time to laugh at our stupidity because they are busy trying to survive and like you alluded to…find clean water to drink!
Hi - I am first generation too. My mom would tell me how if she had stayed in war torn London (after WWII) as a member of the lower-classes the best she could have hoped for was to own a tea shop. In America she earned her PhD at the age of 70 from UCLA! She became a real estate broker and made lots of money with an apartment building! She and my Polish Dad came here legally and worked. My mom taught until the age of 80. My dad continued to work into his 70's as an engineer. He achieved a middle-class lifestyle after coming to America with only $500 to his name. Immigrants strive and achieve.
I went to the wedding of a friend from high school two years ago, and her parents came to the United States from China a few decades ago, and during the father's wedding speech he went on a detour about how thankful he was to the US for taking his family in and giving them the opportunities that it has, and how proud he was to be an American citizen now. Not at all what I was expecting to hear during the wedding speech, but man if it wasn't heartfelt.
@@lovetownsend I think you mean 1 in 40, or 1/40 which is 2.5%. That would be a ratio of the US population versus the world population. 1/40% would be 0.025%, or 1 in 4000 (or 1/4000). If you account for relative birth rates, the number is less than 1 in 40, but not anywhere as low as 1 in 4000. That low a probability would mean that the fertility everywhere else needs to be 100x what it is in the USA.
I never met in the US a single first-generation immigrant who said a single bad word about the country, even if they were US Muslims fed up with the police and the FBI constant supervision. they have frustrations, but they will never say it to a stranger openly.
By this logic, all of Europe is stolen land, too. It just happened so long ago that we can no longer tell the difference between the descendants of thieves and those of the victims.
The Republicans have been disdainful since at least the early 90’s. I remember my dad watching Rush Limbaugh and an episode where someone hung a dummy with a Bill Clinton mask by a noose on a tree and sic’d his attack dog on it. Theyve been calling me a communist traitor (despite not even knowing wtf communism even is) all of my life. Fuck them. I dont want reconciliation, I want the Democrats to do their jobs, live up to their promises and beat these fascist, religious lunatics.
That's what happens when a certain party keep electing the same 50+ year career corrupt politicians. One party has tried something different. The American people are waiting for the other party to try something different...
That's called the internet. Almost nobody would act that way in person. People DO still like one-another regardless of politics when people just SHUT THE FUCK UP.
I'm an immigrant, proud of it, I became a US Citizen, proud of it, and I could not agree more with this video. What do I like (love) about America? 1) the people. 2) the opportunity it provides to be happy and to pursue your dreams. Do I see America - or it's history - as perfect? No, but honestly I wouldn't be able to point out a country that is perfect.
We are a country of immigrants, that and our ideation of freedom are what makes us exceptional, even if we haven't always lived up to those freedoms I am a proud American
You as a immigrant are looked up to and are allowed to be proud, those of us who have ancestors here are spit upon and called extremists and racists if we claim to be proud. That's the whole damn point
You know who still loves America Bill? ME and everyone in the “middle” that doesn’t align with the far left or far right-and there are MILLIONS of us. 🇺🇸
You and me both! I love being in the middle and looking at the ridiculous side of the left and right. Sadly both sides have good ideas that would work best for all of us if we could find common ground.
I find it insulting that you would assume someone who is on the left wouldn’t love this country. Being OK with gay people and loving America isn’t mutually exclusive. Only 6-8% of people are extreme.
I've been saying it for years, FB, twitter, instagram-these guys gave microphones to the crazies and now we all think our country supposedly sucks. It doesn't. It's not perfect, but we the people should stop listening to people who want us to hate our neighbor. I listen closely to the candidates. When one says: 'You need to watch out for THEM" I know that that person has another agenda that has nothing to do with a more perfect union. Listen for the calls to unity, equality, and the better parts of our country. Cheers.
Crazy progressives think everyone agrees with them except for a few rabid Trump supporters, and the Trump supporters also think everyone out there is a psycho progressive. Social media should be destroyed.
This was the most inspiring and down to the core truthful monologue I've heard yet on your show and any other show. After hearing everything you said I am ready to see America change course and be not "great again" but truly greater than it's ever been!
Bill possesses that one quality that seems to evade so many these days: understanding nuance. Nothing is ever black and white. Bills been a social critic of America longer than I've been alive yet still understands that through all its flaws, America is one of, if not the best countries in the world to live, work and love.
Except there is no nuance in his argument. He blames the GOP for everying. Like the good little Democrate that he is. Jan 6th riots? Did we suddenly forget the 'summer of love' where antifi and BLM razed half the country in protest over George Floyd? Who was a repeat criminal offender and a drug user.
haha and your dumb enoguht to belive that his part of the crowd that told you the 4 yrs trump was in ofice that the riots were "summers of love" and you were dumb enought to belive him
Except when it comes to anything related to Trump, including the January 6th riot he keeps insisting was a "coup". There his "nuance" and logic go completely out the window because he suffers from a raging case of TDS.
I've taken classes with immigrants, taught classes to immigrants, and interacted with them in various ways and their hope, enthusiasm, and gratitude for this country is amazing -- far more than most people who were born here.
This is what I loved about America: civility, respect for the other, reasonableness, generosity, good work-ethic, practice of the golden rule. Bill, I love you. I hope you will try to unite us. We need unity more than ever.
I have family in El Salvador, Mexico & Cuba & have stayed for some time in these countries. I feel elated, blessed & a sense of relief every time I get to come back home, knowing I’m an American citizen, standing on American soil, soil that my dad left everyone he loved in Cuba to stand on. He watched other refugees drown & almost drowned himself. Soil that many emigrés will never touch because they died on their journeys. We’ve become overindulged, decadent & privileged little śhítś we don’t realize it. Of course it’s not the best country & it has a lot of faults but boy are we lucky.
That's the thing that really bugs me about the political nihilism. Not that the problems that bug people aren't real - they are. but going from a problem existing to hating half the country just lacks perspective. We got it good here. We should be fighting to preserve it. We should cherish it.
You're correct sir the ability to wake up the next morning and not care with some pundits say on TV and go in go on your day to day life your daily chores and to live life to your fullest is what it means to be American without having to abide by anyone's opinion
Senait Abraha : You have something in common with my mother. After living here in the US for 30 yrs since 1970 when she first came over with my dad who's a natural born US citizen she too finally became a naturalized US citizen in 2000. I respect and love this country also.
HONESTLY... Bill is 100% right!!!! I am an Argentinian immigrant and I love this country, I know it has problems and we should all work really hard to fix them.... TOGETHER! But at least I know that America will always move foward and for the most part in the right direction! I am grateful for living in this country, and yes I am very optimistic about the future. Please wonderful citizens of this great nation, do not loose hope! NEVER LOOSE HOPE!! AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!
the sad part is this country has gotten so divided. wasnt like this in the 90's and before. today there is so much hate for someone who is totally different than you politically. its became an ideology.
I'm an immigrant and I proud of that. I came legally and as soon as the immigration laws permitted, I became a citizen (best decision ever). I built a family here and my oldest child is now in college and I do not have any interest to leave. I will never forget where I came from and I visit my native country as frequent that is possible, but I had put roots here and I love it. As a any citizen should, I respect the laws, work, pay my taxes, and vote!
I think he made a good point and I think it’s mostly true but we should always remain highly skeptical of our institutions such as the fbi to assure they are above board because they have done some questionable acts.
@@glidercoach Uh, yeah? Do you remember that thing where Biden won, not overwhelmingly but solidly, and then Trump didn't accept and tried ridiculous legal bullshit to get it overturned and got a bunch of bubbas riled up and they ran into the Capitol on the basis of insane bullshit to try and stop the election being certified and then didn't attend his successful opponent's inauguration for the first time as far as I know in US history and he *still* fucking won't shut up about it? Yeah, counting that one as a coup. A moronic coup attempt is still a coup attempt.
My wife is from Mexico and we recently went to visit her family. And the last part of this segment is so true. Her mother went through hell to get her daughter here. And people here complain about such little and insignificant things. People from this country really need to travel more, it makes it hard for me to feel pity for people who complain about life here.
You see it as “complaining” but from a different perspective it’s arguing over how your home is ran, what legacy your national family will have and how our children are raised. Honestly doesn’t really sound like little things.
@@HeckOffCommie I think their point is the things we complain about show how much privilege we all have in this country. First world problems are pretty insignificant to people who have lived through third world problems.
Well, everybody has their own personal problems and it is nobody’s business to judge. There are countries in the world, who can barely find clean water to drink. Does it mean your wife’s problems are less worrisome than theirs?
@@Aya-Nancy I mean, it depends on what your wife’s problems are. If she’s stressed about being over worked, then yeah, The problem of trying to find fresh water is obviously more worrisome. If she has cancer on the other hand, well that could be placed as just as worrisome.
Conservatives (even the trump supporters) like immigration. Legal immigration. I'm all for decreasing the quagmire of citizenship. As with every political party theres the dumb ones that take the extreme side. I'm all for immigrants who want to work to continue Americas prosperity as citizens. They just need to fill out the dotted line and jump through some hoops.
@@jacobsalmi5582 I'm not a Trump supporter or a conservative but I belive its time to stop all immigration, more people= more pollution and destroyed land to make more houses. Why? Why do we need more people when the over populated cities are making our oceans toxic enough already?
I realized that this country is great after traveling and spending years in India, Pakistan, Egypt, and South America. I preach that to my friends and family how being born in the USA is like hitting the lottery.
But you could've just as easily traveled to Scandinavia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, UAE, etc. and realized what an undeveloped shit show this country is. Obviously when you go to third-world countries you're going to think it's the bee's knees but we were never supposed to be a third-world country. Go to our first-world counterparts and see how healthy, safe, educated, and happy many of them are. Being born in a country that doesn't even offer universal healthcare is not winning the lottery. You must have pretty low standards.
Seriously, how many cities in our great country DON'T look like a scene out of a dystopian movie? How many cities aren't rampant with violence, homelessness, vandalism, garbage, and drug addicts? I've been to Egypt too. Yeah, it is a dump. So are most cities here and not only are they trashy they're dangerous. I'll visit Cairo 100x before I step foot in Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, etc. because at least in Cairo I'll simply get scammed instead of murdered.
Since the wealthy decided to invest their wealth in raising fascism by way of Trump destroying common sense.. The new common sense is that one side lies permanently and the other are the ones tring to fix it. And the other common sense is not to believe but what the liars say, like addicts to lies. Even by voting against their own interests.
didnt realize there were so many over 65 year old men who are childless , unmarried , atheists, who thinks unlimited abortions up to birth is the best thing and have Trump running wild in there brain 24/7 is the Majority and i doubt Bill is going to Preach he dont believe in God . one thing for sure is Bill isnt in any majority and he wouldnt even give someone like you the time of day Bill is a recluse as well , people in general are a problem Bill tends to stay away from .
As a Canadian living in the US I tell you the US is a great country despite all its flaws. I love this country and I am not even a citizen here. My American brothers and sisters cherish your country and strive to fix it to make it even more greater than what it is right now. I could go for hours on why I love this country
I’m a Canadian living in Canada who always wondered - with genuine curiosity - why so many talented Canadians went to the America and never came back. I would like you to take some time to elaborate. It’d be appreciated.
"Live like you just immigrated here", "What would an immigrant do" has been my motto for the last 10 years when I was politely scrutinized by my employer for taking a second job. I'm happier than everyone around me.
Cubans we let in with special laws are trumper Republican voters so no thanks. We never should have allowed them special privileges just to destroy America!
yes sacrifice your health, time and sanity for a measly paycheck, and then spend that money later trying to regain them. That's the American way. Nobody on their deathbed says they wished they spent more time working.
Ron DeSantis showed the world what hypocritical NIMBYs the Leftists are. Democrats only want immigrants in other people's neighborhoods. Martha's Vineyard elitists chucked those migrants out in less than 48 hours, despite over 100,000 empty beds on the island and the greatest concentration of wealthy families in the US.
1)OK there was no coup. There was however FBI agents in the crowd and they were let in by capital police. 2)Can we bring up the compilation of the dems protesting the results back in 2017 for ol' Billy boy. 3) so making people show they are citizens in this country is restrictive, then you are anti-laws. Under this theory why not just let all countries vote in our elections? 4) notice that article, 114 police REPORTED injured. lol, where are they? And why did they let them in the capital? Do notice he wont talk about the one person shot. 5) FBI? lol, again, Hillary? Biden's son? We know now they suppressed the stories so they wouldn't influence the elections, unstead of upholding the laws in the country. But have no issue raiding panty drawers in Trumps home. Oh sure, the FBI. lol 6) Trump gave a pay raise to the military first 100 days in office. That hasn't happened in 5 preceding presidents. McCain, ratted on his comrades so he could be let free. lol Then ended up being a wolf in sheep's clothing in the republican party. Biden says, your gonna need more than an AR-15 if you want to go against the military. lol Seems he wants to use them against the public. Come on man! 7) When military touts gender equality rather than protecting the USA, they are more than losers. 8) Won WW2? lol the Bush's funded the war. Why don't you talk about that? Truth is, there is no difference between left and right. the left is open about being ungodly and calling good evil and evil good. Republicans just lie to their communities while backing the ideals of the left. That's why nothing ever gets done in office when a rep is in. Even trump. Nothing. Drain the swamp? The swamp got bigger under trump. And you guys fall for this crap. Showing you have no critical thinking skills of your own and no original thought. Being told what to believe under 2 ideologies of the same coin. But this buffoon will never talk about that. He has no original thought of his own. He is told what to say for money. Like just about everyone on TV. You know what i don't like about America? The people in government both sides. And the media like this guy who touts their lies.
I love this country, the oceans, the rivers, the woods, the seasons, and yes, even most of the people! And I like your straightforward talk. Hopefully, it will open some eyes !
I would like to see the 1% done away with. Does that make me a bad person? Or does that make you the bad person for imagining what I meant by saying "done away with"?🤔
"you dont realy love America if you hate half the people in it" sometime we get carried away with everything including my self and its good to be reminded who we are and why we are here.
Yes, but the problem is that they only use it because it works. Ie the voters are so naively trusting on average that it doesn't matter that they are clearly insincere about it going by their actions.
We did have a president that was not lole all the others but everyone hayed him called him racist. People forget he was democrat for a long time. The biggest issie is the two party system and how media from both sides manipulate the people.
Lawyers are fine for politicians. Their job is to know legislature. The problem is electing awful people. If you choose your doctor, do you want someone who didn’t go to medical school? If you need a mechanic, do you refuse someone with experience? You want good government? Elect Good People.
"Immigrants!" Precisely! I am a first generation American. My Mother, who recently passed away 😢 moved to this country with my Father just over 50 years ago. They left behind a country overtaken by political corruption and a murderous dictatorship in addition to worsening poverty. My Mother proclaimed many times with a look of boundless pride in her eyes that "America 🇺🇸 is the GREATEST country in the world!!" She and my Father worked hard (grateful for the opportunities that allowed them to do so) and NEVER complained about this extraordinary country.
My grandfather came from Italy at a time when Italian immigrants were looked down on. He didn't teach my mom or my uncles to speak Italian because his belief was, "we're in America. We will speak English".
well your mother was wrong. She only knew of a dictatorship country and America. She didn't know about the EU or the Scandinavian countries that kick America's ass in everything except school shootings and excessive military speeding
Exactly! My grandfather's family came thru Ellis Island from the former Yugoslavia. Back when there was a legal process for coming into the country. My best friend's wife came from Hong Kong on a student visa and spent ten years going through the process of becoming a citizen. The process needs to be streamlined and this wild west mentality at the southern border has to stop! My grandfather told me 20 years ago that if you don't have a border, you don't have a country... Way before all these politicians kept saying it. Congress refuses to do anything about it, as one can only assume that they like the way things are.
Now i feel like part of an unruly class and Bill is the teacher stopping one half of the classroom from throwing stuff at the other side and vice versa. 👏
I could just Bill doing that lol. "Children, children! Now quiet. There will be no more of this insurrection tomfoolery, Donny. I won't stand for it. You're getting a referral. As for you, Woke Betty, if I wanted to hear someone preach, I'd go to church. Now sit down all of you, and be quiet, or you will get no pizza party next week."
Under Trump: No new Wars, 1.5% Inflation, $2.20 gas, Secure Border. Biden: 10% Inflation, Endless tax dollars to Ukraine War, $5 gas, Open Border, 87000 new IRS agents to go after the Gig Economy. All this from Biden, a 5 decade Kleptocrat who enriched his family through his son Hunter and brother Jim in China and Ukraine. Wake Up!
It’s totally okay to “love” your country and still criticize it for the issues that it has. You’d do with with your family members and friends too, if you truly loved them :)
I love America. I just feel indifferent. I think everything has become so opinionated, but with a lack of substance. It's so easy to bitch and moan about what we don't like. Its like complaining about an issue, yet wait for others to take charge. I believe we have a huge problem with our expectations, and a lack of perception. Edit. The irony is me full well realizing this is just, like my opinion man...
I love the storytelling from this country despite the fucked up shit the ruling class did. In the end, it was the commoners and working class who bailed them out. They shouldn’t forget that
@@xhagast This is the crux of the problem. The right believes that the US has gone too far: abortion, gay rights, lack of morals and Christian principles. In some ways I agree with them. Trans rights? I don't care if someone wants to think they're a woman or man, but I do care if that man who thinks "they" are a woman and wants to use the same toilet as my daughter. Here the physical science does matter. And we hear stories about elementary school children being asked which pronoun they want to called. Even my 14 y.o. daughter told us she's thinking she might be bisexual. We never asked her and were too afraid why she was even thinking about it. The left believes that not only should gays have equal rights, but women should be allowed to control their bodies according to science and not religion, and that statistically Blacks are still more oppressed than any other race in the US. The US was the leader in starting socialism during FDR (pension for old people, public works programs so everyone had a job, farm subsidies). This was added to by LBJ to include national health insurance for the poor and elderly, unemployment insurance, and enforcing minorities' rights like right to vote, buy a house, get a job. I can't understand as the richest country in the world, the US is the only developed country that doesn't have national health insurance for everyone. (Even China with 1.6 billion people has national health insurance). The US, as Bill many times points out, has gotten better for minorities if you think back to where we were and where we are now. But we can always do better on that one and should never stop trying. But it sad that years ago SCOTUS ruled that you couldn't use religion to discriminate against Blacks, but they have ruled that you can use it to discriminate against gays.
He went way too easy on the left in this one. Dems have been screaming about stolen elections and illegitimate president since Gore and its never stopped. We went through 4 years of Russia stole the elections and Trump is Putin's illegitimate puppet for the left to now cry foul over Trump saying it was stolen from him. Its wrong when both sides do it. If your going to go after Trump for it (which is fair) at least admit your side had done this too and way too often.
There's a phrase we have all heard countless times.. it's a little cringe maybe? "If you can't laugh what can you do eh?" I have been using it MORE recently. I can't help but feel that It may NOT have been a rhetorical question.... one that has been answered all too well in the last ten or fifteen years..... You can take the world really personally, lose all perspectives and end up on twitter. I think it's a warning... laugh or turn into a monster. as Lord Meltchett once said - though very sarcastically, as he was the one being laughed at - "Thank god for the gift of laughter". Without it we would be all unhappier, and quite possibly insane
Most of what he said about Republicans is correct for the establishment, but wrong for Republicans - especially Trump supporters. Yes, Trump has said more dumb things than I can count. However, many of his points come from left wing talking points instead of facts. Even though I disagree, I am willing to give him saying Trump attempted a coup because its all in the way you view it. As I have learned from everyday non-political interactions, two people can view the same thing but have completely different ways of describing it. While I think "coup," is an inappropriate word to use, those who take everything Trump says, and the tone he says it, literally, could easily view it as a coup. But you can't start complaining about Republicans denying elections, when every time Democrats lose, they do the same. I don't like it when Democrats do it, and I don't like it when Republicans do it. Most Republicans I know do not subscribe to the idea that 2020 was stolen. They just have questions because there was a lot of strange things going on compared to previous elections. I am also getting sick of Republicans saying, "we are not a democracy," as well as Democrats mocking them for it. We aren't a democracy, but a republic using democratic methods to form our government. A true democracy is mob rule. If we were a true democracy does anyone thing slavery would have ended (just look at other countries)? Prohibition would have ever been a thing? Civil rights would have ever been passed? Not likely. Or at least not as early as they were. As far as separation of church and state goes, it doesn't exist in the constitution. That is something from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote in response to a person who wrote him about their town making the Quaker religion (if I remember correctly) the towns official religion. Jefferson was pointing out that the federal government can't establish a state religion because it is much more difficult to move to other countries. He said a city doing it does not violate the constitution because you can easily move to the next town over. Even a state can because of the free movement between states. I don't remember if Jefferson addressed this, but for me, it would only be an issue if the local or state government, after establishing a religion, threatened through physical, mental, or financial force anyone who chose not to be a member of said religion or support its practices. Then I think it would be a federal issue. And the Democrats aren't wrong about this being stolen land. There was a wider variety of animal life in the Amrican continents prior to humans coming here. How many people know there was a North American lion that had similar characteristics to the African lion? They lived in the west and died out between 5000 and 10000 years ago. What event happened around the same time? Humans. So the land was stolen - from nature by humans. And everyone knows the land bridge story, but how many know about the clovis people and some clovis like artifacts being found in the eastern America's? Until we realize we know almost nothing about history, we can't get past all this.
I’m first generation Ukrainian/Russian, born & raised in northern California, 1955. Always been grateful for the extreme good fortune of my time & circumstances. My parents were loving & compassionate, mostly Republican, who spoke Russian in a particularly lyrical accent. I appreciate the richness of their experiences, their love of country, and the motivating influence it had on my service as a global #Cannabis activist.
Has anyone else noticed Bill's final New Rule has been gradually getting longer? They used to be 4-5 mins and now they are approaching 10 minutes. No complaints here as I love this segment.
The segments are getting longer because Bill's audience has 'applause diarrhea.' Nearly everything Bill says is punctuated/interrupted by applause. I wish that his audience would simply pipe down and *Listen.* Applaud at the *end* of his New Rule, not throughout it.
Restrictions on voting - required ID to vote. Like ALL civilized countries. No limitless mail in voting. Like ALL civilized countries. Mocking the politicians saying we arent a democracy. We arent. It's a constitutional republic. Fuck the police? Maybe he forgot it was his party that screamed defund the police for the last 4yrs? Gtfoh
Jan 6 was a coup. It's only a fair election if we win comment? Ignoring that 14 states moved not to certify the 2016 election. Hold up a mirror asshole
(@6:47) It's satisfying for me to learn that 72 percent of black people under the age of 30 feel optimistic about their future in America. I'm black & over the age of 60, and "Optimism" might as well be my nickname! 👍🏾🇺🇸😎
As a brazilian, I think americans should travel more often to other parts of the world in order to understand how much of a shitshow most other countries are when compared to the US. As an outsider, it is pretty clear to me that free market capitalism and democracy are the most important values you uphold, and what enabled wealth and prosperity to spread the way it has in your country. Be proud of it and continue to spread your freedom ideals.The world needs it.
Here's one thing you might not realize. The USA is becoming more like those other countries every day. For example, we used to think the USA was better than South America because our Presidents didn't use the Federal police (FBI) to attack the political opposition. That's no longer true.
Maybe you should probably reread some history. You're a Brazilian. You know why those countries are a shitshow compared to the US? Because the US probably exploited them. Free market capitalism? The US economy is based of off protectionism. That's how they have an economy like this. The automotive industry is a great example. It would have been wiped out if it weren't for protectionism. As for capitalism, most Americans don't have any savings. Basically if something breaks, they're finished. As for healthcare, those guys have a serious problem .People that you think are wealthy....are worried that healthcare costs will leave them homeless. It's not exactly riches to rags but they probably live better off than 90% of Americans before ending up homeless. You think in the US things are the way they were in the 1960s. They're not. Also, you've heard of coops? Cooperatives? Marxists will talk a lot about them. Well, in rural areas where people are very "conservative", these people live off of coops. These coops aren't new though. Democracy sounds nice...until you realise that the way the US system is set up is not that democratic.The President of the US isn't elected by direct vote. If that's not enough you need to do a little more research and find out that in order to get elected, you need A LOT of money. Basically, the US is an oligarchy....like Russia.
First generation immigrant, and now a proud American, here... Counting my blessings every day! It's enough to turn on the world news any given day, to remind me how lucky I am to live in the United States!
Funny- I thought "Fuck tha Police" was EXACTLY what the BLM rioters were yelling when they burned down half the country in 2020. Guess those were all Republicans.
Sadly America is now an unstable democracy. Just think about this, the most recent federal election, did not have a peaceful transition of power. And to top it off, there is no longer trust in the election process. This is despite the Republican DOJ saying it was a safe and secure election! And now half the country say civil war is on the cards. What has happened to America?
He doesn’t. For four years Democrats accused Trump of conspiring with Putin to steal an election, and impeached him over BS FBI intel created by Hillary and 2 Russian&English spies. And Bill was right there in it like a brain dead sucker interviewing Adam Schiff and Jennifer Rubin. Lolz
Awesome segment and 100% spot-on. I live in Canada, and while we don't quite have the crisis you have, we also suffer from people on the left and right constantly complaining about what a terrible job our PM is doing and how Canada is going down the drain. No one seems to realize how good they have it. Yes, things can always improve, but ffs, be grateful, whether American, Canadian, etc that you still live in a Country that has so many benefits and provides for its citizens.
Fellow Canadian here. And while I definitely wouldn't say we have the Prime Minister I want, I also think that our current state is grossly exaggerated by those who hate him. To hear some of them speak, you would swear Canada was nothing more than a smoking hole in the ground
I do wish we had a government who took as good care of its people as the Canadian government does. We do a lot right here in America but our flimsy social safety net is a national embarrassment
I am a First Generation American. I came to this country (legally) from Nigeria in 2004. America has NO IDEA how lucky it is. You are all beyond blessed. Your country has every type of weather and landscape. Your country has had no major wars on it since the 1860's. You have so many jobs that I see restaurants closed because they can't find workers. Do you know how unusual that is? Anyone willing to do hard work here can find a job. Even if someone is broke here, you have welfare and shelters and kitchens with free food. Nobody starves to death here. If you don't like the laws, you can go to a different state where laws are different and more favourable for you. You can be man or woman, black or white, even straight or gay, from any family or ethnicity, and most people respect you if you carry yourself with honour. You can practice all religions or no religion, and people respect your choice in these matters. No matter who is president they must leave after 8 years and after 4 if the citizens choose. Police are held to such high standards that if any are caught on camera doing wrong, there are national protests 24/7 media coverage of the wrongdoing. In much of Africa, the police are a gang you pay off to leave you alone. If a husband here brutalizes his wife or children, he can be arrested. In many places this is accepted. If there are chemicals found in your water or rivers, there is huge outcry on the news. In many places in Nigeria the rivers flow with trash and oil. You all simply do not know. It is not just Nigeria. Much of the world would give anything to have what you take for granted. And all you do is fight with each other over differences that seem big to you because all the big things are going so well that you have nothing else to justify your hatreds.
As I just told another person on here, I think a lot of forces want people to think there's a big difference between someone like you and my grandparents coming from Ireland in the 1920s. I think it's BS and our melting pot tradition is worth defending. Appreciate the perspective.
Thank you for your brilliant comment...I appreciate it ...Im an American and I for one know how blessed I was to be born here...even though was poor now I have an unbelievable house because of hard work...I agree...that most Americans dont seem to appreciate opportunities bestowed them..its disheartening...
My man! Thank you for the post as it was a pleasure reading it. I tell my kids that they are 1%ers. There are almost 8 Billion people in this world and we have it better than almost all of them! How freaking great is that? Yet, we find a way to bitch about EVERYTHING. I believe that we have it so damn good that people have to invent crap to bitch about. The non-western world doesn’t even have time to laugh at our stupidity because they are busy trying to survive and like you alluded to…find clean water to drink!
Very well said and very true of the majority of us here in America. God bless you and pray for your prosperity!
Hi - I am first generation too. My mom would tell me how if she had stayed in war torn London (after WWII) as a member of the lower-classes the best she could have hoped for was to own a tea shop. In America she earned her PhD at the age of 70 from UCLA! She became a real estate broker and made lots of money with an apartment building! She and my Polish Dad came here legally and worked. My mom taught until the age of 80. My dad continued to work into his 70's as an engineer. He achieved a middle-class lifestyle after coming to America with only $500 to his name. Immigrants strive and achieve.
You're one of the few sane commentators left in our nation, Bill Maher. Thanks!
I went to the wedding of a friend from high school two years ago, and her parents came to the United States from China a few decades ago, and during the father's wedding speech he went on a detour about how thankful he was to the US for taking his family in and giving them the opportunities that it has, and how proud he was to be an American citizen now. Not at all what I was expecting to hear during the wedding speech, but man if it wasn't heartfelt.
That's a good story. Yeah I try to be thankful of being born here. A quick google shows a 1/40% chance of being born an american, which is very low.
@@lovetownsend being born at all .is
@@lovetownsend I think you mean 1 in 40, or 1/40 which is 2.5%. That would be a ratio of the US population versus the world population. 1/40% would be 0.025%, or 1 in 4000 (or 1/4000). If you account for relative birth rates, the number is less than 1 in 40, but not anywhere as low as 1 in 4000. That low a probability would mean that the fertility everywhere else needs to be 100x what it is in the USA.
@@ersendal2466 Very true
I never met in the US a single first-generation immigrant who said a single bad word about the country, even if they were US Muslims fed up with the police and the FBI constant supervision. they have frustrations, but they will never say it to a stranger openly.
7:30 "either give it back or shut the fuck up"
Holy fuck SO true
By this logic, all of Europe is stolen land, too. It just happened so long ago that we can no longer tell the difference between the descendants of thieves and those of the victims.
‘Half the country hates the other half’- so true. In my thirty years here, I ‘ve seen it go from disagree to dislike and disdain now.
The Republicans have been disdainful since at least the early 90’s. I remember my dad watching Rush Limbaugh and an episode where someone hung a dummy with a Bill Clinton mask by a noose on a tree and sic’d his attack dog on it. Theyve been calling me a communist traitor (despite not even knowing wtf communism even is) all of my life. Fuck them. I dont want reconciliation, I want the Democrats to do their jobs, live up to their promises and beat these fascist, religious lunatics.
This is nothing to what republicans survived from kkk dims
and new flash: you weren't alive during the civil war
That's what happens when a certain party keep electing the same 50+ year career corrupt politicians. One party has tried something different. The American people are waiting for the other party to try something different...
That's called the internet. Almost nobody would act that way in person. People DO still like one-another regardless of politics when people just SHUT THE FUCK UP.
I'm an immigrant, proud of it, I became a US Citizen, proud of it, and I could not agree more with this video. What do I like (love) about America? 1) the people. 2) the opportunity it provides to be happy and to pursue your dreams. Do I see America - or it's history - as perfect? No, but honestly I wouldn't be able to point out a country that is perfect.
The people? Which people? The people who are different than where you came from? Can we have a country too?
We are a country of immigrants, that and our ideation of freedom are what makes us exceptional, even if we haven't always lived up to those freedoms I am a proud American
You as a immigrant are looked up to and are allowed to be proud, those of us who have ancestors here are spit upon and called extremists and racists if we claim to be proud. That's the whole damn point
@@glideronthemoon most Americans are awesome ppl. I'm saying this as immigrant who lived ten years in 🇺🇸
I like a few of its people lol I no longer like a$$holes much in general
You know who still loves America Bill? ME and everyone in the “middle” that doesn’t align with the far left or far right-and there are MILLIONS of us. 🇺🇸
I think he knows that, and I believe he’s speaking to us. Who else listens to critical thinking from anyone?
Speak for yourself
Yup
You and me both! I love being in the middle and looking at the ridiculous side of the left and right. Sadly both sides have good ideas that would work best for all of us if we could find common ground.
I find it insulting that you would assume someone who is on the left wouldn’t love this country. Being OK with gay people and loving America isn’t mutually exclusive.
Only 6-8% of people are extreme.
Bill Maher is spot-on accurate & entertaining as usual! We 'gotta wake up and smell the gratitude! Peace & Love, Cav. *
not even close on this take - rofl
I've been saying it for years, FB, twitter, instagram-these guys gave microphones to the crazies and now we all think our country supposedly sucks. It doesn't. It's not perfect, but we the people should stop listening to people who want us to hate our neighbor. I listen closely to the candidates. When one says: 'You need to watch out for THEM" I know that that person has another agenda that has nothing to do with a more perfect union. Listen for the calls to unity, equality, and the better parts of our country. Cheers.
Equality not Equity 👍🏽
Crazy progressives think everyone agrees with them except for a few rabid Trump supporters, and the Trump supporters also think everyone out there is a psycho progressive. Social media should be destroyed.
Nah, it sucks. I left. Best decision of my life.
Oh you mean like Biden's calls for unity? GTFOOH
Don't let the door slam you on the way out
Thank you (and your staff) for always saying what needs to be said. You all do a fine job of it.
This might be the greatest commentary on America I've ever heard. Amazing!
Sad for you. It was rubbish.
Simple minded fools such as yourself was exactly who this segment was written for
@@mardyroux8136 So…do y’all just constantly troll RT comments? This is how your friday night go? 😂
This was the most inspiring and down to the core truthful monologue I've heard yet on your show and any other show. After hearing everything you said I am ready to see America change course and be not "great again" but truly greater than it's ever been!
A complete lying string of laughable lies from start to finish.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 America is awesome. And yes, I immigrated here.
Legally?
Bill possesses that one quality that seems to evade so many these days: understanding nuance. Nothing is ever black and white. Bills been a social critic of America longer than I've been alive yet still understands that through all its flaws, America is one of, if not the best countries in the world to live, work and love.
Except there is no nuance in his argument. He blames the GOP for everying. Like the good little Democrate that he is. Jan 6th riots? Did we suddenly forget the 'summer of love' where antifi and BLM razed half the country in protest over George Floyd? Who was a repeat criminal offender and a drug user.
Well said.
no one is perfect and i hope bill is a centrist because everyone hates selectively duplicitous people.
haha and your dumb enoguht to belive that his part of the crowd that told you the 4 yrs trump was in ofice that the riots were "summers of love" and you were dumb enought to belive him
Except when it comes to anything related to Trump, including the January 6th riot he keeps insisting was a "coup". There his "nuance" and logic go completely out the window because he suffers from a raging case of TDS.
Some much needed perspective. Thank you for being sane.
I've taken classes with immigrants, taught classes to immigrants, and interacted with them in various ways and their hope, enthusiasm, and gratitude for this country is amazing -- far more than most people who were born here.
That says a lot doesn't it?????!!!!!!
This is what I loved about America: civility, respect for the other, reasonableness, generosity, good work-ethic, practice of the golden rule. Bill, I love you. I hope you will try to unite us. We need unity more than ever.
As soon as he said "do you know who loves this country?" I knew where he was going and I agree one hundred percent. Bravo.
Of course I love this country but if I have to pay more taxes for you to be here
@@leonaschulman7568 Do you mind paying more taxes because of unemployed americans?
Powerful stuff. It needed to be said.
I have family in El Salvador, Mexico & Cuba & have stayed for some time in these countries. I feel elated, blessed & a sense of relief every time I get to come back home, knowing I’m an American citizen, standing on American soil, soil that my dad left everyone he loved in Cuba to stand on. He watched other refugees drown & almost drowned himself. Soil that many emigrés will never touch because they died on their journeys.
We’ve become overindulged, decadent & privileged little śhítś we don’t realize it. Of course it’s not the best country & it has a lot of faults but boy are we lucky.
That's the thing that really bugs me about the political nihilism. Not that the problems that bug people aren't real - they are.
but going from a problem existing to hating half the country just lacks perspective. We got it good here. We should be fighting to preserve it. We should cherish it.
My gratitude is immense to be a proud American Citizen since 2000 and counting. I love this country. ♥️
@Dirk Jefferson Took my breath away with that one.
This country sucks ass
The best and worst thing is no one cares.
You're correct sir the ability to wake up the next morning and not care with some pundits say on TV and go in go on your day to day life your daily chores and to live life to your fullest is what it means to be American without having to abide by anyone's opinion
Senait Abraha : You have something in common with my mother. After living here in the US for 30 yrs since 1970 when she first came over with my dad who's a natural born US citizen she too finally became a naturalized US citizen in 2000. I respect and love this country also.
Absolutely brilliant ..
HONESTLY...
Bill is 100% right!!!!
I am an Argentinian immigrant and I love this country, I know it has problems and we should all work really hard to fix them.... TOGETHER!
But at least I know that America will always move foward and for the most part in the right direction! I am grateful for living in this country, and yes I am very optimistic about the future.
Please wonderful citizens of this great nation, do not loose hope!
NEVER LOOSE HOPE!!
AND MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Keep telling yourself that! America 🇺🇸 is falling 📉, and will only get more divisive.
Welcome! Thanks for already making your new home a little better!
the sad part is this country has gotten so divided. wasnt like this in the 90's and before. today there is so much hate for someone who is totally different than you politically. its became an ideology.
A veces pienso que los norteamericanos no sabe lo que es vivir en un país donde no existen las oportunidades que hay acá.
GOD won’t bless America if most Americans don’t believe in GOD.
I'm an immigrant and I proud of that. I came legally and as soon as the immigration laws permitted, I became a citizen (best decision ever). I built a family here and my oldest child is now in college and I do not have any interest to leave. I will never forget where I came from and I visit my native country as frequent that is possible, but I had put roots here and I love it. As a any citizen should, I respect the laws, work, pay my taxes, and vote!
Brilliant segment filled with truths. Thank you Bill
filled with things people heard from anonymous sources
Trump tried to pull off a coup is the truth? 🤣
I think he made a good point and I think it’s mostly true but we should always remain highly skeptical of our institutions such as the fbi to assure they are above board because they have done some questionable acts.
@@glidercoach Uh, yeah? Do you remember that thing where Biden won, not overwhelmingly but solidly, and then Trump didn't accept and tried ridiculous legal bullshit to get it overturned and got a bunch of bubbas riled up and they ran into the Capitol on the basis of insane bullshit to try and stop the election being certified and then didn't attend his successful opponent's inauguration for the first time as far as I know in US history and he *still* fucking won't shut up about it?
Yeah, counting that one as a coup. A moronic coup attempt is still a coup attempt.
@@cryptocaesar8972 That's a fair caveat. I think some of the GOP rhetoric is irresponsible but FBI record far from spotless
My wife is from Mexico and we recently went to visit her family. And the last part of this segment is so true. Her mother went through hell to get her daughter here. And people here complain about such little and insignificant things. People from this country really need to travel more, it makes it hard for me to feel pity for people who complain about life here.
You see it as “complaining” but from a different perspective it’s arguing over how your home is ran, what legacy your national family will have and how our children are raised. Honestly doesn’t really sound like little things.
@@HeckOffCommie I think their point is the things we complain about show how much privilege we all have in this country. First world problems are pretty insignificant to people who have lived through third world problems.
Well, everybody has their own personal problems and it is nobody’s business to judge. There are countries in the world, who can barely find clean water to drink. Does it mean your wife’s problems are less worrisome than theirs?
@@Aya-Nancy I mean, it depends on what your wife’s problems are. If she’s stressed about being over worked, then yeah, The problem of trying to find fresh water is obviously more worrisome. If she has cancer on the other hand, well that could be placed as just as worrisome.
@@twocents7509 that was my point. Everybody has their own problems and,at least for them, it is enough to feel anxious. Everybody suffers to a degree.
🙏👏 We should all be able to listen to valid criticism of our own respective sides while appreciating the genuine patriotism of our newest citizens. 🇺🇸
Conservatives (even the trump supporters) like immigration. Legal immigration. I'm all for decreasing the quagmire of citizenship. As with every political party theres the dumb ones that take the extreme side. I'm all for immigrants who want to work to continue Americas prosperity as citizens. They just need to fill out the dotted line and jump through some hoops.
@@jacobsalmi5582 I'm not a Trump supporter or a conservative but I belive its time to stop all immigration, more people= more pollution and destroyed land to make more houses. Why? Why do we need more people when the over populated cities are making our oceans toxic enough already?
I realized that this country is great after traveling and spending years in India, Pakistan, Egypt, and South America. I preach that to my friends and family how being born in the USA is like hitting the lottery.
Can i see the doctor with that lottery win?
Yeah???!!! Me too, kinda like spending all my money on the lottery and not winning!!!!🤨🤨🤨🤫🤫🤫
But you could've just as easily traveled to Scandinavia, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, UAE, etc. and realized what an undeveloped shit show this country is. Obviously when you go to third-world countries you're going to think it's the bee's knees but we were never supposed to be a third-world country. Go to our first-world counterparts and see how healthy, safe, educated, and happy many of them are. Being born in a country that doesn't even offer universal healthcare is not winning the lottery. You must have pretty low standards.
Seriously, how many cities in our great country DON'T look like a scene out of a dystopian movie? How many cities aren't rampant with violence, homelessness, vandalism, garbage, and drug addicts? I've been to Egypt too. Yeah, it is a dump. So are most cities here and not only are they trashy they're dangerous. I'll visit Cairo 100x before I step foot in Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, etc. because at least in Cairo I'll simply get scammed instead of murdered.
Amen...give it back or shut up. Thank you for saying that.
Simply excellent
Preach Bill. You speak for a lot of us out here. The majority I hope, but it’s hard to tell anymore.
Since the wealthy decided to invest their wealth in raising fascism by way of Trump destroying common sense.. The new common sense is that one side lies permanently and the other are the ones tring to fix it. And the other common sense is not to believe but what the liars say, like addicts to lies. Even by voting against their own interests.
didnt realize there were so many over 65 year old men who are childless , unmarried , atheists, who thinks unlimited abortions up to birth is the best thing and have Trump running wild in there brain 24/7 is the Majority and i doubt Bill is going to Preach he dont believe in God . one thing for sure is Bill isnt in any majority and he wouldnt even give someone like you the time of day Bill is a recluse as well , people in general are a problem Bill tends to stay away from .
As a Canadian living in the US I tell you the US is a great country despite all its flaws. I love this country and I am not even a citizen here. My American brothers and sisters cherish your country and strive to fix it to make it even more greater than what it is right now. I could go for hours on why I love this country
You must not live in or near Indiana!
thank you for your kind words I am the reverse an American living in Calgary,Alberta
@@watsonpaddy I'm the Insensitive American living in Ontario! lol
US ISNT A COUNTRYYY!!!
I’m a Canadian living in Canada who always wondered - with genuine curiosity - why so many talented Canadians went to the America and never came back. I would like you to take some time to elaborate. It’d be appreciated.
"Live like you just immigrated here", "What would an immigrant do" has been my motto for the last 10 years when I was politely scrutinized by my employer for taking a second job. I'm happier than everyone around me.
Cubans we let in with special laws are trumper Republican voters so no thanks. We never should have allowed them special privileges just to destroy America!
Well aren’t you the greatest fucking thing ever 👏👏👏👏
@@motorcity7137 you need a hug there son? Why you grumpy?
yes sacrifice your health, time and sanity for a measly paycheck, and then spend that money later trying to regain them. That's the American way. Nobody on their deathbed says they wished they spent more time working.
@@motorcity7137 sheesh, it must suck being you...
Thank you!! Exactly how many Americans feel!!
100
A truly excellent “New Rules!” Bill outdid himself, which is saying something.
Ron DeSantis showed the world what hypocritical NIMBYs the Leftists are. Democrats only want immigrants in other people's neighborhoods. Martha's Vineyard elitists chucked those migrants out in less than 48 hours, despite over 100,000 empty beds on the island and the greatest concentration of wealthy families in the US.
Elections only count when we win them? That shows more disrespect to the flag than any football player ever could. Thank you for that bon mot, Bill!
Well said sir
R E S P E C T!!!! Bill is a national treasure.
This should be mandatory listening for all United States Residents!
Biden just told us he pretty much hates half of America. 🤣
If you think something should be mandatory, your not American.
This segment was great, good job!
1)OK there was no coup.
There was however FBI agents in the crowd and they were let in by capital police.
2)Can we bring up the compilation of the dems protesting the results back in 2017 for ol' Billy boy.
3) so making people show they are citizens in this country is restrictive, then you are anti-laws.
Under this theory why not just let all countries vote in our elections?
4) notice that article, 114 police REPORTED injured. lol, where are they? And why did they let them in the capital?
Do notice he wont talk about the one person shot.
5) FBI? lol, again, Hillary? Biden's son? We know now they suppressed the stories so they wouldn't influence the elections, unstead of upholding the laws in the country. But have no issue raiding panty drawers in Trumps home. Oh sure, the FBI. lol
6) Trump gave a pay raise to the military first 100 days in office. That hasn't happened in 5 preceding presidents.
McCain, ratted on his comrades so he could be let free. lol
Then ended up being a wolf in sheep's clothing in the republican party.
Biden says, your gonna need more than an AR-15 if you want to go against the military. lol Seems he wants to use them against the public. Come on man!
7) When military touts gender equality rather than protecting the USA, they are more than losers.
8) Won WW2? lol the Bush's funded the war. Why don't you talk about that?
Truth is, there is no difference between left and right. the left is open about being ungodly and calling good evil and evil good.
Republicans just lie to their communities while backing the ideals of the left. That's why nothing ever gets done in office when a rep is in. Even trump. Nothing. Drain the swamp? The swamp got bigger under trump.
And you guys fall for this crap. Showing you have no critical thinking skills of your own and no original thought. Being told what to believe under 2 ideologies of the same coin.
But this buffoon will never talk about that. He has no original thought of his own. He is told what to say for money.
Like just about everyone on TV.
You know what i don't like about America? The people in government both sides. And the media like this guy who touts their lies.
If you haven't seen this full episode, I HIGHLY recommend it. Very underappreciated, Bill was truly masterful. He deserves a much bigger audience.
And congress “deserves” a bigger budget but we all know that’s not true.
Another 2 thumbs up from me for Bill. Not just because a big chunk of this totally applies to where I live (Australia)
Excellent, Bill. Thank you!
Totally agree with Bill, bravo
I love this country, the oceans, the rivers, the woods, the seasons, and yes, even most of the people! And I like your straightforward talk. Hopefully, it will open some eyes !
Spot on as usual(these days).
Bill Maher is back! Killing it this year.
I love when Bill makes both sides feel equally dumb in the same segment.
Theatrical too. When they talk, I’m like yawn 🥱
Centrist much?
yeah, when it makes sense.
If you watch anything he's said the past few weeks, you'll see he's taking a page out of how Fox News talks to their fans.
They deserve it.
I would like to see the 1% done away with. Does that make me a bad person?
Or does that make you the bad person for imagining what I meant by saying "done away with"?🤔
"you dont realy love America if you hate half the people in it" sometime we get carried away with everything including my self and its good to be reminded who we are and why we are here.
"Democracy is the worst political system, except for all of the others." Winston Churchill.
In fairness he also said that the best argument against democracy was a five minute conversation with the average voter 😬😬
Furthermore, the individual states are democracies, but the Union is a republic. The States are not a democracy.
but also, no political system is perfect because its agents are imperfect
one of the best arguments for voting for the 'lesser evil' I ever heard.
@@calvindevries The US is a democracy the way a hot dog is a pig.
Fantastically put.
I think at this point "I love America" is simply a sound bit for most politicians..
Yes, but the problem is that they only use it because it works.
Ie the voters are so naively trusting on average that it doesn't matter that they are clearly insincere about it going by their actions.
I’m an ex republican and an ex democrat.
Don’t play into the elites red vs blue game… don’t let them divide us!!!!! 💪🏼
This is nonsensical. The Republicans have lost their mind. Democrats don't even come close.
Loyalty to country ALWAYS...to government when DESERVED!!
neither side is interested in country anymore...... that's why we both need to go our own way
I'll bet most of our problems would disappear if we stopped electing lawyers as politicians.
We did have a president that was not lole all the others but everyone hayed him called him racist. People forget he was democrat for a long time. The biggest issie is the two party system and how media from both sides manipulate the people.
You sir... are absolutely correct.
Stop electing politicians.
I think the bigger problem is a semi-literate electorate that hasn’t read a book since 9th grade.
Lawyers are fine for politicians. Their job is to know legislature. The problem is electing awful people.
If you choose your doctor, do you want someone who didn’t go to medical school? If you need a mechanic, do you refuse someone with experience?
You want good government? Elect Good People.
"Immigrants!" Precisely! I am a first generation American. My Mother, who recently passed away 😢 moved to this country with my Father just over 50 years ago. They left behind a country overtaken by political corruption and a murderous dictatorship in addition to worsening poverty. My Mother proclaimed many times with a look of boundless pride in her eyes that "America 🇺🇸 is the GREATEST country in the world!!" She and my Father worked hard (grateful for the opportunities that allowed them to do so) and NEVER complained about this extraordinary country.
My grandfather came from Italy at a time when Italian immigrants were looked down on. He didn't teach my mom or my uncles to speak Italian because his belief was, "we're in America. We will speak English".
A hug from the other side of the Pond, friend! Loss is never easy to fight and I hope you are not alone in doing so
well your mother was wrong. She only knew of a dictatorship country and America. She didn't know about the EU or the Scandinavian countries that kick America's ass in everything except school shootings and excessive military speeding
Exactly! My grandfather's family came thru Ellis Island from the former Yugoslavia. Back when there was a legal process for coming into the country. My best friend's wife came from Hong Kong on a student visa and spent ten years going through the process of becoming a citizen. The process needs to be streamlined and this wild west mentality at the southern border has to stop! My grandfather told me 20 years ago that if you don't have a border, you don't have a country... Way before all these politicians kept saying it. Congress refuses to do anything about it, as one can only assume that they like the way things are.
Republicans are not against immigration as Dems and the media (but I repeat myself) make them out to be. We are against ILLEGAL immigration
Well said!! Fair criticism of both sides. Your points are logical and true!
Bill at his finest. Keep the flame Bill. The US needs your voice.
Now i feel like part of an unruly class and Bill is the teacher stopping one half of the classroom from throwing stuff at the other side and vice versa. 👏
I could just Bill doing that lol. "Children, children! Now quiet. There will be no more of this insurrection tomfoolery, Donny. I won't stand for it. You're getting a referral. As for you, Woke Betty, if I wanted to hear someone preach, I'd go to church. Now sit down all of you, and be quiet, or you will get no pizza party next week."
Under Trump: No new Wars, 1.5% Inflation, $2.20 gas, Secure Border.
Biden: 10% Inflation, Endless tax dollars to Ukraine War, $5 gas, Open Border, 87000 new IRS agents to go after the Gig Economy. All this from Biden, a 5 decade Kleptocrat who enriched his family through his son Hunter and brother Jim in China and Ukraine. Wake Up!
wish i could hit the like button ten million times. spot on
It’s totally okay to “love” your country and still criticize it for the issues that it has. You’d do with with your family members and friends too, if you truly loved them :)
Well said, sir!
I love America. I just feel indifferent. I think everything has become so opinionated, but with a lack of substance. It's so easy to bitch and moan about what we don't like. Its like complaining about an issue, yet wait for others to take charge. I believe we have a huge problem with our expectations, and a lack of perception.
Edit. The irony is me full well realizing this is just, like my opinion man...
I love the storytelling from this country despite the fucked up shit the ruling class did. In the end, it was the commoners and working class who bailed them out. They shouldn’t forget that
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It is on purpose. Fighting for or against BLM is easy and cheap. Free college like in Germany is too serious an issue. The same with every issue.
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@@xhagast This is the crux of the problem. The right believes that the US has gone too far: abortion, gay rights, lack of morals and Christian principles. In some ways I agree with them. Trans rights? I don't care if someone wants to think they're a woman or man, but I do care if that man who thinks "they" are a woman and wants to use the same toilet as my daughter. Here the physical science does matter. And we hear stories about elementary school children being asked which pronoun they want to called. Even my 14 y.o. daughter told us she's thinking she might be bisexual. We never asked her and were too afraid why she was even thinking about it.
The left believes that not only should gays have equal rights, but women should be allowed to control their bodies according to science and not religion, and that statistically Blacks are still more oppressed than any other race in the US. The US was the leader in starting socialism during FDR (pension for old people, public works programs so everyone had a job, farm subsidies). This was added to by LBJ to include national health insurance for the poor and elderly, unemployment insurance, and enforcing minorities' rights like right to vote, buy a house, get a job. I can't understand as the richest country in the world, the US is the only developed country that doesn't have national health insurance for everyone. (Even China with 1.6 billion people has national health insurance). The US, as Bill many times points out, has gotten better for minorities if you think back to where we were and where we are now. But we can always do better on that one and should never stop trying. But it sad that years ago SCOTUS ruled that you couldn't use religion to discriminate against Blacks, but they have ruled that you can use it to discriminate against gays.
Great New Rules! This one needs to be heard by ALL Americans.
He hit the nail.on the head.i didn't even know some of these things that were said
NEW RULE is my favorite segment!
Bill always delivers laughter and facts while having fun.
He went way too easy on the left in this one. Dems have been screaming about stolen elections and illegitimate president since Gore and its never stopped. We went through 4 years of Russia stole the elections and Trump is Putin's illegitimate puppet for the left to now cry foul over Trump saying it was stolen from him. Its wrong when both sides do it. If your going to go after Trump for it (which is fair) at least admit your side had done this too and way too often.
There's a phrase we have all heard countless times.. it's a little cringe maybe? "If you can't laugh what can you do eh?"
I have been using it MORE recently. I can't help but feel that It may NOT have been a rhetorical question.... one that has been answered all too well in the last ten or fifteen years..... You can take the world really personally, lose all perspectives and end up on twitter. I think it's a warning... laugh or turn into a monster.
as Lord Meltchett once said - though very sarcastically, as he was the one being laughed at - "Thank god for the gift of laughter". Without it we would be all unhappier, and quite possibly insane
Sorry but opinions are not facts. All of which can be countered easily with actual facts.
Most of what he said about Republicans is correct for the establishment, but wrong for Republicans - especially Trump supporters. Yes, Trump has said more dumb things than I can count. However, many of his points come from left wing talking points instead of facts. Even though I disagree, I am willing to give him saying Trump attempted a coup because its all in the way you view it. As I have learned from everyday non-political interactions, two people can view the same thing but have completely different ways of describing it. While I think "coup," is an inappropriate word to use, those who take everything Trump says, and the tone he says it, literally, could easily view it as a coup. But you can't start complaining about Republicans denying elections, when every time Democrats lose, they do the same. I don't like it when Democrats do it, and I don't like it when Republicans do it. Most Republicans I know do not subscribe to the idea that 2020 was stolen. They just have questions because there was a lot of strange things going on compared to previous elections.
I am also getting sick of Republicans saying, "we are not a democracy," as well as Democrats mocking them for it. We aren't a democracy, but a republic using democratic methods to form our government. A true democracy is mob rule. If we were a true democracy does anyone thing slavery would have ended (just look at other countries)? Prohibition would have ever been a thing? Civil rights would have ever been passed? Not likely. Or at least not as early as they were.
As far as separation of church and state goes, it doesn't exist in the constitution. That is something from a letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote in response to a person who wrote him about their town making the Quaker religion (if I remember correctly) the towns official religion. Jefferson was pointing out that the federal government can't establish a state religion because it is much more difficult to move to other countries. He said a city doing it does not violate the constitution because you can easily move to the next town over. Even a state can because of the free movement between states. I don't remember if Jefferson addressed this, but for me, it would only be an issue if the local or state government, after establishing a religion, threatened through physical, mental, or financial force anyone who chose not to be a member of said religion or support its practices. Then I think it would be a federal issue.
And the Democrats aren't wrong about this being stolen land. There was a wider variety of animal life in the Amrican continents prior to humans coming here. How many people know there was a North American lion that had similar characteristics to the African lion? They lived in the west and died out between 5000 and 10000 years ago. What event happened around the same time? Humans. So the land was stolen - from nature by humans. And everyone knows the land bridge story, but how many know about the clovis people and some clovis like artifacts being found in the eastern America's? Until we realize we know almost nothing about history, we can't get past all this.
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Another great show Bill. Thanks!
Thank you Bill! ❤❤🤍🤍💙💙
Always a voice of reason. Thank you Bill. I am so sick of both far left and right.
Me too
As a Independent/Libertarian I approve of this message. LOL.
I’m first generation Ukrainian/Russian, born & raised in northern California, 1955. Always been grateful for the extreme good fortune of my time & circumstances. My parents were loving & compassionate, mostly Republican, who spoke Russian in a particularly lyrical accent. I appreciate the richness of their experiences, their love of country, and the motivating influence it had on my service as a global #Cannabis activist.
Awesome as always
Love this one Bill.....thanks
"Say something nice about your opponent " then they end up saying something totally outrageous 😂😂. It's BS
Has anyone else noticed Bill's final New Rule has been gradually getting longer? They used to be 4-5 mins and now they are approaching 10 minutes. No complaints here as I love this segment.
I noticed it. One even went for 13 recently
The New Rule has gotten longer and the opening monologue has gotten shorter
I think they know these are popular on TH-cam
Now that you mention it...yeah. I'm good with it.
The segments are getting longer because Bill's audience has 'applause diarrhea.' Nearly everything Bill says is punctuated/interrupted by applause. I wish that his audience would simply pipe down and *Listen.* Applaud at the *end* of his New Rule, not throughout it.
Maybe, this will sink in for most people. I hope. That was brilliant and all true.
It was mostly deranged TDS ranting, with a bit of "both sides"
Restrictions on voting - required ID to vote. Like ALL civilized countries. No limitless mail in voting. Like ALL civilized countries. Mocking the politicians saying we arent a democracy. We arent. It's a constitutional republic. Fuck the police? Maybe he forgot it was his party that screamed defund the police for the last 4yrs? Gtfoh
Jan 6 was a coup. It's only a fair election if we win comment? Ignoring that 14 states moved not to certify the 2016 election. Hold up a mirror asshole
Wonderful 360 battering. Always respected Maher for this reason, he never picked sides.
(@6:47) It's satisfying for me to learn that 72 percent of black people under the age of 30 feel optimistic about their future in America. I'm black & over the age of 60, and "Optimism" might as well be my nickname! 👍🏾🇺🇸😎
Well said, Bill. ❤
Brilliant Bill, like always!
This is great Bill
Politicians are our biggest existential threat imho
"Why don't we have better politicians? We can't. This is the best we can do." -George Carlin.
What do I love Bill? A proposition; a time, and a place, that where we have the ability to do more right than we do wrong...
I love my family that just happens to live in America 🇺🇸
We love bill maher.
don't we folks
I'm quickly becoming a fan
Absolutely! Great segment.
Perfectly said! Thank you Bill!
As a brazilian, I think americans should travel more often to other parts of the world in order to understand how much of a shitshow most other countries are when compared to the US. As an outsider, it is pretty clear to me that free market capitalism and democracy are the most important values you uphold, and what enabled wealth and prosperity to spread the way it has in your country. Be proud of it and continue to spread your freedom ideals.The world needs it.
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Here's one thing you might not realize. The USA is becoming more like those other countries every day. For example, we used to think the USA was better than South America because our Presidents didn't use the Federal police (FBI) to attack the political opposition. That's no longer true.
Maybe you should probably reread some history. You're a Brazilian. You know why those countries are a shitshow compared to the US? Because the US probably exploited them. Free market capitalism? The US economy is based of off protectionism. That's how they have an economy like this. The automotive industry is a great example. It would have been wiped out if it weren't for protectionism. As for capitalism, most Americans don't have any savings. Basically if something breaks, they're finished. As for healthcare, those guys have a serious problem .People that you think are wealthy....are worried that healthcare costs will leave them homeless. It's not exactly riches to rags but they probably live better off than 90% of Americans before ending up homeless. You think in the US things are the way they were in the 1960s. They're not. Also, you've heard of coops? Cooperatives? Marxists will talk a lot about them. Well, in rural areas where people are very "conservative", these people live off of coops. These coops aren't new though. Democracy sounds nice...until you realise that the way the US system is set up is not that democratic.The President of the US isn't elected by direct vote. If that's not enough you need to do a little more research and find out that in order to get elected, you need A LOT of money. Basically, the US is an oligarchy....like Russia.
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Bullshit!
Come on over and help defend it!
Thank you for saying what needs to be said
That’s the thing. After a couple generations, it doesn’t matter where you come from, complacency is bound to happen.
Excellent speech!
What do politicians like about America? Money, and power.
First generation immigrant, and now a proud American, here... Counting my blessings every day! It's enough to turn on the world news any given day, to remind me how lucky I am to live in the United States!
He killed me with, "when did the GOP become NWA." 😆😆😆
The GOP is the greater of two evils........
Funny- I thought "Fuck tha Police" was EXACTLY what the BLM rioters were yelling when they burned down half the country in 2020. Guess those were all Republicans.
He called a bunch of white guys niggas...
Sadly America is now an unstable democracy.
Just think about this, the most recent federal election, did not have a peaceful transition of power.
And to top it off, there is no longer trust in the election process.
This is despite the Republican DOJ saying it was a safe and secure election!
And now half the country say civil war is on the cards.
What has happened to America?
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Thank you for being level headed. Telling it as it is.
America isn’t a democracy it’s a republic
A good and witty and wise line to remember for both right and left.
This is exactly why I’m an independent. Both sides are very flawed.
NO THE REPUBLICANS ARE DISEASED THE DEMOCRATS HAVE N INFECTION
If you're looking for flawlessness within any political party, then your living on the wrong planet.
Being independent is irrelevant if you support any republican candidate
So many people are politically homeless, welcome to the club.
Enlighted centrism
Wonderful Bill. P.S. - I lost at "Ron DeSantis put me on a plane".😊
Such lucidity... I love how Bill so clearly calls out BOTH sides of the political spectrum for their corruption and insanity!!!
Let's see ALL OF THE democraps are lying stealin' murdering trash. Repubs maybe 24 % are really democraps in disguise.
the part about republicans is entirely inaccurate. but keep going with your delusion
He doesn’t. For four years Democrats accused Trump of conspiring with Putin to steal an election, and impeached him over BS FBI intel created by Hillary and 2 Russian&English spies. And Bill was right there in it like a brain dead sucker interviewing Adam Schiff and Jennifer Rubin. Lolz
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He calls out both sides as long as his team aka democunts win. He is left wing propaganda tool only more neoliberal center.
I firmly agree with everything he says and he says it so damned well!
Awesome segment and 100% spot-on. I live in Canada, and while we don't quite have the crisis you have, we also suffer from people on the left and right constantly complaining about what a terrible job our PM is doing and how Canada is going down the drain.
No one seems to realize how good they have it. Yes, things can always improve, but ffs, be grateful, whether American, Canadian, etc that you still live in a Country that has so many benefits and provides for its citizens.
Fellow Canadian here. And while I definitely wouldn't say we have the Prime Minister I want, I also think that our current state is grossly exaggerated by those who hate him. To hear some of them speak, you would swear Canada was nothing more than a smoking hole in the ground
I do wish we had a government who took as good care of its people as the Canadian government does. We do a lot right here in America but our flimsy social safety net is a national embarrassment
@@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121 careful about saying bad things about our glorious PM, you may get your bank account closed
@@wynonasbigbrowndragon6121 you also have fantastic woodshop teachers who are definitely not outrageous perverts
People are rightfully annoyed with Trudeau and his Liberal government. They are terrible and make Canadians hate each other.