I’ve watched Bill Maher’s documentary ‘Religulous’. I’ve also seen his
standup on YouTube and TV. He impressed me even years ago. I think he is
a very talented opinologist and comedian. The
difference between Bill Maher and other TV hosts and comedians is that
he is taken more seriously by people. Recently he’s been sued for some
of his statements. I don’t know if that happens often with comedians.
It
seems as if comedians in the USA can say anything they want. It’s like
they can get away with anything, because it’s a joke, right?
But Bill isn’t just making jokes; he is propagating opinions. He is joining forces with Dr. Richard Dawkins and Atheists are asked to ‘come out’,
to stand up for their beliefs. They are campaigning for Atheists to
help them keep religion out of school and out of government.
It
all seems fine that Atheists should stand up for their beliefs. It’s
not right that a Christian or Muslim should dictate to an atheist as to
how he/she should live their life. But there has been a little twist in
the tale.
Recently
Bill Maher has taken his campaign a step further. He has expressed
several opinions towards Islam which I would say is the beginnings of
‘Atheist fundamentalism’. Richard Dawkins has said, ‘There is no logical pathway that would lead you from Atheism to those terrible things’. ‘..Terrible things’ – meaning what Stalin and Hitler did. Yet, Bill Maher is inciting Islamophobia.
Islamophobia is the same type of ingredient that fueled the Nazi’s hate
for the Jews. The one is like gasoline, the other is diesel.
When
it comes to Bill Maher, I’m not sure if his opinions are really his
opinions. You may not realize how he flip-flops, because in general he
seems to be simply against everything! He really dislikes a lot of
things! That is the strategy of many comedians. Just criticize
everything and everyone - that gives you the permission to do just that –
criticize everything and everyone!
Nevertheless,
there is a thread of consistency throughout his rants. It is my
suspicion that he is ultimately protecting the interest of his channel
station, or his sponsors.
It
is not true that there is no logical pathway that would lead you from
Atheism to do terrible things. When any ideal becomes strong enough to
be forced upon other people, such as Bill Maher’s ideals against Islam, I
would say that that ideal could lead to ‘terrible things’. And
it does. If Bill Maher is promoting Islamophobia, then he is promoting
the general and ongoing wars and opression of the people in the Middle
East.
You
don’t need to actively participate in the systematic oppression of an
ethnic group for it to continue. All you need is to do nothing – and
even worse – fuel the opinions of the oppressors.
3 comments:
yes, I'm here, with you living in the 21st century. The difference between you and me is where we get our information from. You don't know my source. I know yours - CNN, Fox etc.
truth teller LOL..
Yes, it's true - you are a troll
This video seems like it was a while back. I'd like to know when that episode aired bc I don't believe Bill would be so loosy goosy with his devil may care jokes about Islam. Quite recently I've seen him get pretty serious about Islam.ok thanks again 💋✌
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