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applegrove

(125,722 posts)
11. Trump is the person who is tearing apart American and trying to bully empathy
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 08:44 PM
Apr 13

out of the people. Especially people who have empathy for other people they do not know. He's dangerous. Doesn't matter if he can clean up for a dinner. Trump is still the person who he is day in, day out. As they say with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the is no Dr. Jekyll. (Mr Hyde murdered multiple people in person, Trump not in person but millions will die). Trump is the person who repeatedly and intentionally goes after others to his own glee to carve out a win where someone else has to lose (he doesn't understand win win). Millions of AIDs patients in Africa will die and children will be orphaned. It costs 8 cents a day to stop that. He lies. He exploits. Doesn't matter if Trump is nice to Trump's own family or to Bill Maher. How is he to the young women who find themselves knocked up when they are no way ready to start a family? How about taking voting rights away from people? Trying to shake down Zelenskyy? This whole dinner was just an attempt to dial down the anger and fear in the center and the center left so Trump can keep breaking things. The Trump admin seem to break things and backtrack (Harriet Tubbman censored and then not, Medicaid pull apart, then not in February) if its cruelty overwhelmes the public and the public starts lashing out at Trump and his administration. It gets too hot. Dinner with Maher was just an attempt to normalize Trump and dial down the opposition's emotions in another way, particularly those in the who watch bill maher, so Trump can break things the next week (the world economy almost, many people's 401Ks). Again all so he can do stuff, like get rid of income tax and replace it with tariffs like Trump is already hinting at, so his rich friends will be richer and poor people poorer. That he is kind to people who he needs doesn't matter. Millions will die. Hundred's of millions lives will be bleaker.

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The whole Bill Maher thing. [View all] ificandream Apr 13 OP
Entirely too much press being given to a dinner between a has-been comedian and a has-been game show host. Scrivener7 Apr 13 #1
Beautifully said. jrthin Apr 13 #2
Thank you. :) ificandream Apr 13 #3
Yep, 2 has beens vapor2 Apr 13 #10
Yes. Maher stopped being entertaining long ago and Trump never was. PA Democrat Monday #54
If one thinks Maher is a trumpster, watch the entire show including New Rules. Silent Type Apr 13 #4
But even then, though, there's still an evil man there. ificandream Apr 13 #6
So what Maher described and said misanthrope Apr 13 #15
It is worse Cirsium Monday #27
It was like when George C. Wallace misanthrope Monday #34
If Maher is just paying dumb, then he deliberately helped to normalize Trump Martin Eden Monday #37
Maher is definitely not as smart as he thinks he is SocialDemocrat61 Monday #44
Same boat misanthrope Monday #47
Why couldn't Germany get the Hitler who SocialDemocrat61 Apr 13 #16
Yes Cirsium Monday #28
Maher is there to NORMALIZE Trump!! Ars Longa Monday #56
I can imagine that... skypilot Monday #58
He can't lose face so he'll be semi-defending trump till the end. tman Apr 13 #5
Time to understand the orange king is a psychopath / sociopath Meowmee Apr 13 #7
Bill Maher and Trump share an essential trait. harumph Apr 13 #8
I'm sorry Keith Olbermann didn't act Hassler Apr 13 #9
Would that be the same Keith Olbermann who made disgusting comments about those fundraising for childhood cancer? Abolishinist Apr 13 #12
I never knew Olbermann said that. He's the one that's pitiful for saying that Wiz Imp Monday #25
He never had dinner with the dictator Hassler Monday #31
Avoiding the question, duly noted. Abolishinist Monday #32
I'm not defending KO, but why aren't you Hassler Monday #33
That just sounds like . . . RedArkGuy Monday #36
Trump is the person who is tearing apart American and trying to bully empathy applegrove Apr 13 #11
Thanks for posting this! I didn't find much to disagree with either. He has a Abolishinist Apr 13 #13
How do you know SocialDemocrat61 Apr 13 #17
Of course he votes Democratic. applegrove Apr 13 #19
Why? SocialDemocrat61 Apr 13 #21
He gave a million to Democrats a few cycles back. Really why the attempt to alienate Bill Maher from Democrats. applegrove Apr 13 #22
So? SocialDemocrat61 Apr 13 #24
The poster probably had the post deleted for slamming DU on the way in AZProgressive Monday #38
I foolishly thought Maher might surprise and Hold Dump's feet to the fire Blue Owl Apr 13 #14
Maher got played into normalizing the orange monster Martin Eden Apr 13 #18
Maher got played. Straw Man Apr 13 #20
Hey Bill, you claim to be a comedian. LudwigPastorius Apr 13 #23
Well, there's Abolishinist Monday #59
Maher probably has plenty of kompromat Hornedfrog2000 Monday #26
The media message was "Trump can be a quite nice." All that does is confirm to MAGAs that they are right about Trump. Doodley Monday #29
We aren't the haters Cirsium Monday #30
If you're referring to my OP as apologizing for Maher, I really wasn't. ificandream Monday #48
Why? Cirsium Monday #49
We already know what's down the road - multiple gigantic piles of shit . . . hatrack Monday #57
Now THIS is funny misanthrope Monday #35
This k & r Emile Monday #39
It's good to see... BH liberal Monday #40
I was charmed by Bill Cosby. So, was my daughter. RoeVWade Monday #41
Bottom line: Maher was a useful idiot for Trump Martin Eden Monday #42
Useful Idiot Johnny2X2X Monday #45
Exactly, and... Martin Eden Monday #46
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Monday #43
Maher is not as bright as he thinks he is and was played by trump LetMyPeopleVote Monday #50
As bad as Fallon playing with his hair randr Monday #51
Maher is a practically talentless nobody. NoMoreRepugs Monday #52
You're cutting Maher way too much slack. Paladin Monday #53
Bill Who? doc03 Monday #55
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