Bill Maher got right to the point Friday night, criticizing the growing intolerance that Americans have toward those who hold different opinions from their own and causing us to avoid socializing with those who do not share our views.
The “Real Time” host stated what is undeniably true: many Americans will only f**k with those whose opinions coincide with their own, and they simply cannot comprehend how any right-thinking person could accept viewpoints that differ from their own.
Bill uses Mark Finchem, a Republican running for secretary of state in Arizona, as an example. Finchem claims that he “can’t find anyone who voted for Joe Biden,” in addition to believing that Trump won the 2020 election. To put it another way, the guy is isolated within the Trump bubble and does not interact with anyone outside of it. He has no idea who supported Biden in the election.
Bill Maher Says Americans Are Living Like Prison Gangs With Zero Tolerance For Each Other
Naturally, Maher moves to the left and asserts that the same is true there. We’ll give away his hilarious example now. He extended an invitation to a party at his house, but the invited guest declined because another guest supported Donald Trump and claimed they couldn’t “breathe the same air” together. Such individuals, according to Bill, are known as assholes!
The point is that because both sides have fundamentally different realities—and because we have become so tribal—hatred and contempt are more likely to develop. As he stated earlier in the program, it has become downright dangerous to watch the news, especially cable news. The “realities” presented on both sides are so skewed that viewers cannot believe any sane person could hold an opposing belief.
That’s not to say that people can’t draw a line and exclude racists, homophobes, and xenophobes from their lives, but contrarians frequently fall into those categories without thinking about it.
What do you think? Do you agree with Bill Maher and have we become to tribalistic? Let us know in the comments below.
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