{"id":2232035,"date":"2024-04-28T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T17:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-maher-tear-apart-lib-protesters-in-possibly-his-best-monologue-ever\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T17:47:34","slug":"watch-maher-tear-apart-lib-protesters-in-possibly-his-best-monologue-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-maher-tear-apart-lib-protesters-in-possibly-his-best-monologue-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Witness Maher&#8217;s Masterful Takedown of Protesters in Epic Monologue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-maher-tear-apart-lib-protesters-in-possibly-his-best-monologue-ever%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The commentary by Connor \u2062Cavanaugh on April 28, 2024, critiques protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-lawmakers-pass-bill-that-would-make-blocking-emergency-vehicles-a-felony\/\" title=\"Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Make Blocking Emergency Vehicles a Felony\">blocking traffic<\/a> for their causes. Bill Maher echoes the sentiment, highlighting the self-serving nature of activism \u2063over genuine causes\u200d during \u200chis monologue. Maher emphasizes the privileged stance of such protests, urging a shift from narcissism to humility through\u200c faith and charity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-elitists-who-want-to-rule-the-world\/\" title=\"The Elitists Who Want To Rule The World\">societal progress<\/a>. On April 28,\u2062 2024, Connor Cavanaugh&#8217;s\u2063 commentary and Bill Maher&#8217;s monologue criticized \u200dprotesters for blocking traffic and focusing on self-serving activism rather\u2063 than genuine\u2064 causes. Maher highlighted the privileged perspective of these protests, advocating \u2062for a transition from\u2063 narcissism to humility\u200c through faith and charity to drive societal advancement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 28, 2024 at 9:39am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>\u201cSomeone needs to tell the people who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-people-in-nypd-custody-following-anti-cuomo-protest\/\" title=\"4 people in NYPD custody following anti-Cuomo protest\">block traffic<\/a> in the name of a cause, \u2018no one likes you, and you\u2019re probably hurting your cause.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While maybe late-night host Bill Maher and I don\u2019t agree on everything, I can\u2019t even attempt to disagree with his take on protesters using activism to fuel their narcissism.<\/p>\n<p>During one of his monologues on \u201cReal Time\u201d on Friday, Maher spent nearly eight minutes lamenting how annoying and self-serving liberal protesters are. Of course, at the end he took some crude shots at former President Donald Trump. But other than those final 30 seconds, he made some excellent points.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Warning: The clip below contains graphic language that might offend some viewers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When \u201cactivism\u201d merges with narcissism, it\u2019s less about the cause and more about the ego. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ndfa7Sm0gQ\">pic.twitter.com\/Ndfa7Sm0gQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Maher (@billmaher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billmaher\/status\/1784063418800185588?\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He spoke of recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-georgia-state-trooper-puts-nfl-pros-shame-ruthless-tackle-anti-israel-protester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a> where pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-surprising-roughly-half-gen-z-voters-sympathetic-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> activists blocked major roads throughout the United States, seemingly believing that by inconveniencing everyday Americans, they would be advancing their cause.<\/p>\n<p>However, as he noted, these actions accomplish absolutely nothing except irritating people attempting to go about their day.<\/p>\n<p>Maher also touched on a point far less discussed, claiming that these activists were showing their privilege by being able to waste everybody\u2019s time instead of working or doing anything productive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Bill Maher correct that for protesters it&#8217;s about ego, not the cause?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have a kid. I have a job and yes, I\u2019m sure there are injustices on both sides in the Middle East, as there are injustices all over the world, but I\u2019m going to be late for work,\u201d he said. \u201cSomething you protestors on the bridge seem to have the luxury of not having to worry about which seems kind of privilege-ey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can glue your hands to the street because your hands don\u2019t have to do any work today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maher is a staunch liberal but one of the few who will use his platform to hit the left on topics like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-maher-says-quiet-part-loud-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-maher-blasts-biden-saying-cant-fix-border-crisis-without-new-law-receives-massive-applause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigration<\/a> in ways that have given him a reputation as an independent thinker. His monologues have been known to make news, but Friday\u2019s \u2014 given its timely nature and likely resonance with everyday Americans of all political persuasions \u2014 might have been his best ever.<\/p>\n<p>Maher also hits on the weird attachment that \u201csocial justice warriors\u201d have to Che Guevara, a figure that many activists praise as a revolutionist hero.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as the host pointed out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/5-inconvenient-truths-about-che-guevara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the reality is<\/a> that Guevara was a \u201csadistic, racist monster,\u201d but as none of these people ever bother to look into any matter in the slightest, they wouldn\u2019t know that.<\/p>\n<p>Not looking into anything seems to be an overarching theme of activists, as Maher noted.<\/p>\n<p>It just becomes a game for them. \u201cWhich new cause can I champion so that I get lots of attention and can feel good about myself,\u201d they ask themselves.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not about what issue is the most pressing and actually affects the most people, it\u2019s about which one they can glob onto to accumulate the most clicks, likes, and thumbs-ups on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Maher noted many other causes harm far more lives than the war in Gaza \u2014 causes such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kim-jong-un-orders-north-korea-prepare-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korean<\/a> oppression, Chinese concentration camps, religious oppression and more.<\/p>\n<p>Why aren\u2019t progressives up in arms about these?<\/p>\n<p>Why is Gaza so extremely important to them, enough to where they\u2019ll block roads and risk other people\u2019s jobs?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is simple. It\u2019s not about the cause; it is about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Narcissism has completely overtaken the left, and that takes us back to those clicks, likes, and thumbs up.<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-gets-called-hypocrisy-calls-israels-gaza-strike-outrageous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a> protests are front and center now, there will be another cause for attention seekers to rally behind tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the solution? We need something that replaces narcissism and humility, and there\u2019s only one thing that\u2019s ever been able to reliably do that on an individual level \u2014 faith.<\/p>\n<p>Revival could demolish this rampant narcissism. Short of that, we have to root out the arrogance, envy, and resentment being taught in every educational institution in America.<\/p>\n<p>If we could replace that narcissistic stew with humility, charity, and love (not squishy \u201clove,\u201d but powerful love that wants what\u2019s best for the other even when it\u2019s not pleasant in the beginning), we could make incredible progress.<\/p>\n<p>But that solution will take generations because the narcissists we\u2019ve already created will have to die out. Revival is clearly the better option. So while they\u2019re out there protesting, it\u2019s time we got to work sharing the Gospel.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Connor Cavanaugh on April 28, 2024 at 9:39 am, highlighting how disruptive protests can potentially harm their own cause, resonating with late-night host Bill Maher&#8217;s perspective. 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