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40. If the Jews had been given the planet Mars,

Sat May 16, 2026, 12:43 PM

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In 50 years we’d have had it up and running and everyone would be showing up and saying “That’s ours and we want it back!”

I’m tired of the old tropes and lots of folks nodding along. Don’t think Israel is great? Go live a progressive existence in an Arab country and see how long you’d last.

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New Rule: No Jews, No News Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) [View all] question everything Yesterday OP

Well worth watching but it may be uncomfortable for some sarisataka Yesterday #1

If the argument is that there is a short list of worse countries than Klarkashton Yesterday #2

No, the question is why does a teen in N. Carolina, a Congressional candidate and a professor question everything Yesterday #3

I don't find such a shortage of 'point of views' stopdiggin Yesterday #4

He wants "consistency". LudwigPastorius Yesterday #5

You may not care for military inventions but this country relies heavily on Israeli ideas question everything Yesterday #9

What has that got to do with it? muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #16

I don't say it is OK. The administrations have been saying it. Also recognising that as long as this country question everything 18 hrs ago #44

OK, I'd hoped DU threads would develop better than "here's the US government line on this" muriel_volestrangler 17 hrs ago #48

There are plenty of insightful thoughtful posts on this thread. yardwork 17 hrs ago #51

More insight than Maher's attempt, certainly muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #54

See my comment about Maher here. yardwork 16 hrs ago #55

It's the forced compliance angrychair 13 hrs ago #61

I think Trump gave billions in weapons to Russia recently. yardwork 22 hrs ago #19

I think until the DNC resolves this issue, we are destined to lose elections. LeftInTX Yesterday #6

Wow, Galindo types are POISON to the Democratic Party RandomNumbers 18 hrs ago #39

She has said some real nutso things: LeftInTX 18 hrs ago #43

Real, pure hatred and fear of Jewish people there. yardwork 18 hrs ago #46

This is scary. I have never heard of this faction. I think that only Democrats should be allowed to question everything 17 hrs ago #49

Election laws are determined by states. yardwork 17 hrs ago #50

I can't find where the connection between Galindo and "PSL" has been made, apart in that post muriel_volestrangler 16 hrs ago #56

She hangs with them. I've seen pics. I've seen too many people hanging with them and holding their signs. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #63

Thank you muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #64

I watched it carpetbagger Yesterday #7

And what was the excuse of the torch marchers in 2017 in Charlottesville question everything Yesterday #8

You're assuming people are sophisticated enough to separate Judaism and a government policy RandySF Yesterday #12

I don't see DSA or other groups as responsible AZProgressive Yesterday #13

Piker is a pig and his comments and actions prove it. RandySF Yesterday #14

We are at war because of TRUMP and the idiots that supported him and didn't support Harris JI7 Yesterday #15

and those folks say this war with Iran is all because of Israel, that speaks lostincalifornia 18 hrs ago #35

Opposition to Israel's actions is not the problem. yardwork 21 hrs ago #22

Jewphobia is truly starting to resemble rabies gulliver Yesterday #10

I can't recommend this enough. RandySF Yesterday #11

It's the adolescent contrarian to tankie to antisemite pipeline Sympthsical 23 hrs ago #17

Well said. yardwork 21 hrs ago #21

Thank you. It was determined that many of the pro Palestinians groups that appeared immediately question everything 21 hrs ago #23

They were ready and they had identical slogans and props. yardwork 18 hrs ago #41

The propaganda tailored to flip voters on the left against Democrats got better and more effective. betsuni 20 hrs ago #32

Yup. I married a Jewish man and had two children... Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #30

You should let your DNC rep know. LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #31

Anti-establishment anti-capitalist/West types put them in the Establishment binder betsuni 22 hrs ago #18

I'm sorry...in which those examples are we actually funding the atrocities? biocube 21 hrs ago #20

The Jews face... BH liberal 20 hrs ago #24

You must not know many Jewish people Mossfern 20 hrs ago #26

I have dozens of Jews in my extended family... BH liberal 20 hrs ago #29

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #25

Maher has gone over to the Dark Side of the Farce... BH liberal 20 hrs ago #27

Maher is an asshole but even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut. yardwork 18 hrs ago #45

Indeed. BannonsLiver 19 hrs ago #34

Congratulations! You're in contention for the weekly Abolishinist 16 hrs ago #57

It's a fine line, that's for sure. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #28

US military/economic support for Israel is the primary issue in present day political debate. walkingman 19 hrs ago #33

Every other nation in the middle east is also an ethnostate. yardwork 18 hrs ago #42

I personally wish that Democrats and Republicans worried as much about our own state of affairs walkingman 15 hrs ago #58

I am worried about our state of affairs. yardwork 15 hrs ago #60

Post removed Post removed 18 hrs ago #36

Stole land? PCIntern 18 hrs ago #37

The majority of civilized governments voted... BH liberal 18 hrs ago #38

If the Jews had been given the planet Mars, PCIntern 18 hrs ago #40

Who is them in your post? yardwork 17 hrs ago #47

The USA doesnt give billions of dollars and arrest people for protected free speech on behalf of the other countries. SSJVegeta 17 hrs ago #52

There are some differences themaguffin 17 hrs ago #53

Bill you are completely off base with so much of your rants on Israel. The decimation of Gaza and now Lebanon Pisces 15 hrs ago #59

As a Liberal, I fucking can't stand him. He's a pig - with apologies to pigs and Maru Kitteh 13 hrs ago #62