{"id":2256476,"date":"2024-05-31T08:15:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-seeking-common-ground-with-delusional-leftists-like-bill-maher\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T08:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:19:00","slug":"stop-seeking-common-ground-with-delusional-leftists-like-bill-maher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-seeking-common-ground-with-delusional-leftists-like-bill-maher\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid trying to find common ground with misguided leftists such as Bill Maher"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fstop-seeking-common-ground-with-delusional-leftists-like-bill-maher%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=2256476&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 text discusses \u2064Bill \u2063Maher&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-ag-claims-harris-ignoring-invitation-to-visit-border\/\" title=\"Ariz. AG claims Harris ignoring invitation to visit border\">recent interviews<\/a>, highlighting his misconceptions and\u200c unwillingness to engage\u200d in meaningful debate. Maher&#8217;s leftist \u200bviews are\u200b critiqued, suggesting \u2064a\u200c lack of interest in \u200dtruth and genuine discussion. The writer urges\u200b conservatives to recognize Maher&#8217;s misinformation\u2062 and understand the \u2062challenges\u2063 in engaging with individuals like him.\u200b Maher&#8217;s media savvy\u200d and\u200c deceptive facade are also emphasized.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>During a series of recent interviews to promote his new book, Bill Maher unwittingly showed just how ignorant and emotional the left has become. On a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zGExN-B-kTw\">recent episode<\/a> of Megyn Kelly\u2019s podcast, at least he was honest.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear from the beginning that Maher assumed Kelly was a thoughtless bimbo from Fox News and believed he could make his claims without any pushback. In his usual smug manner, he insisted Trump was a tyrant who would destroy American democracy, the J6 protesters were dangerous insurrectionists, the crisis at the border was just as bad under Trump as it is under Biden, Hillary Clinton never claimed Trump was an illegitimate president, and no one cared about the Hunter Biden laptop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-737529647\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7f7a3ffd58c3811d41a6d086cf682ddd fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7f7a3ffd58c3811d41a6d086cf682ddd\"><\/div>\n<p>Far from \u201cpouncing\u201d on Maher on these points, Kelly reluctantly but reasonably corrected him on each of them: Trump was already president for four years and dutifully left office after (unfairly) losing the 2020 election; the J6 protesters were nowhere close to bringing down the American government; the border is far worse under Biden, who purposefully refuses to fix it; Hillary Clinton has continually declared Trump an illegitimate president for years; and a great number of Americans would have changed their vote if they knew Biden\u2019s son was influence-peddling for this father. To these rebuttals, Maher only rolled his eyes and pretended to pity Kelly for her apparent stupidity. Normally, he would probably mock and insult her as he does on his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">talk show<\/a>, but he has a book to sell. <\/p>\n<p>Although Kelly was gracious enough to allow Maher to agree to disagree, no one else should give him a pass. As Scott Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ScottAdamsSays\/status\/1793267810287997001\">commented on X<\/a>, \u201c[Maher\u2019s] job is talking about politics. He\u2019s one of the smartest Democrats, and probably interested in the truth.\u201d It\u2019s one thing for a typical partisan hack to spread these falsehoods, but it\u2019s another thing for a free-thinking, \u201cold-school liberal\u201d like Maher to do so. Not only should he know better, but he is one of the few public figures trusted with transcending politics and seeking the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Except that he doesn\u2019t know better, and he doesn\u2019t really care about the truth. As I <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/15\/dear-conservatives-can-we-please-stop-caring-what-partisan-hack-bill-maher-thinks\/\">argued<\/a> two years ago, Maher is a leftist who has been making fun of conservatives for decades. At no point has he ever been interested in having a serious discussion with any of them. Moreover, long before Jon Stewart popularized the idea of the pundit-comedian, Maher pioneered this genre with his \u201990s talk show \u201cPolitically Incorrect.\u201d Similar to how Maher \u201cdebated\u201d with Megyn Kelly, he would do the same with a group of guests on his show \u2014 but he would usually have the last laugh.<\/p>\n<p>At most, Maher can be credited for his media savvy. Earlier this month, conservative writer and commentator Jason Whitlock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/fearless\/christian-tolerance-allows-bill-maher-to-be-greedy-and-inauthentic\">said as much<\/a>: \u201c[Maher\u2019s] not a common-sense leftist. There is no such thing. It\u2019s the equivalent of calling me a low-calorie obese person. It\u2019s not true. Maher is a common-sense businessman.\u201d All of it is a facade and always has been.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c64f623efadc177406600c2f1f0c50fd fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c64f623efadc177406600c2f1f0c50fd\"><\/div>\n<p>For that reason, conservatives should stop seeking common ground with people like Maher and instead note the stark differences.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Maher is profoundly misinformed on basic issues. He\u2019s not just ignorant of today\u2019s political and cultural situation; he believes the very opposite of what is true. He consumes tons of left-wing propaganda and never bothers to question any of it. Instead, he questions the conservatives who are willing to think critically about these narratives and arguments. <\/p>\n<p>Rhetorically speaking, this works to his advantage because it places the burden on conservatives to summon all the relevant facts, debunk the lies, and educate Maher on what\u2019s really happening. Unless his interlocutor is a hyper-informed lawyer with a steel backbone like Megyn Kelly, Maher can get away with his version of things and look clever. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to realize that this is how most leftists operate. Like Maher, they are midwits with massive egos because they have college degrees, read the occasional New York Times article, and listen to NPR. Like Maher, they will parrot the lies and only doubt the doubters. Like Maher, they give themselves infinite pats on the back for their willingness to debate and nominally tolerate the other side. Like Maher, they\u2019re often laden with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/28\/opinions\/catholic-bishop-found-an-ally-in-bill-maher-barron\/index.html\">unearned praise<\/a> for doing the bare minimum and arriving at the truth 10 years after the fact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2d498a0345468b644f4650c4233439d2 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2d498a0345468b644f4650c4233439d2\"><\/div>\n<p>And, like Maher, they are utterly deluded. Their whole perception of reality is warped to such an extent that they can no longer have an honest debate or discussion. They can be confronted with direct evidence to the contrary, like Maher was when Kelly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/tv\/news\/start-opening-eyes-bill-maher-mocked-after-megyn-kelly-fact-checks-him-for-claiming-hillary-clinton-never-called-trump-illegitimate\/ar-BB1mU0wL\">played a clip of Hillary Clinton saying Trump\u2019s win was illegitimate<\/a>, and continue believing the lies they\u2019ve been told.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it\u2019s part of Megyn Kelly\u2019s job to suffer fools, so it\u2019s no real loss for her to deal with jesters like Maher. However, the rest of us can learn from her and be more effective in our debates with the leftists in our own lives. They\u2019re not nearly as smart as they think, and they (and their sources) are guided more by vanity than anything else. That means debates with them are only won if they are proven wrong and humiliated. <\/p>\n<p>To succeed at this, we should always seek out the truth and show a willingness to push back and call leftists\u2019 bluff. Even if it feels unkind, we should never forget that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-the-left-started-the-culture-wars-tom-cotton-says-and-normal-americans-expect-us-to-stand-up-and-fight-back\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: The Left Started The Culture Wars, Tom Cotton Says, And \u2018Normal Americans Expect Us To Stand Up And Fight Back\u2019\">left started<\/a> this, and they won\u2019t stop until they learn the hard way, like Bill Maher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4249e52a178e517dccd3570e83727f8a fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4249e52a178e517dccd3570e83727f8a\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent interviews promoting his new book, Bill Maher revealed the extent of the left&#8217;s ignorance and emotionality. In a candid moment on Megyn Kelly&#8217;s podcast, Maher&#8217;s assumptions about Kelly being a shallow Fox News personality were evident. 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