Bill Maher absolutely says why 72 million voted for Trump...........

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54. Bill is right on this.

There are some bullshit takes many of us on the left take about such things.

Tap-dancing about whether looting is wrong or not is a great example. Yes, Joe Biden condemns it, but MANY people on our side don't, and that's what people see in their social media feeds. Strawman arguments like, "Property is more valuable than life. I guess you don't care about the black people who have been murdered." Or being academic, "It's an emotional response." Or the changing stories: First, it's "They are outside agitators trying to make BLM look bad." Then, "It's only a small percentage of protestors." Then, "Well, it's an understandable reaction to a legacy of racism." Then finally, the tepid, "Well, Joe Biden has condemned it."

Why is it so hard to say "These cops should be arrested and the system overhauled, but looting is wrong, plain and simple."

There is a Trump cult. I also fear there is a cult about being woke, because offering the slightest disagreement about issues of race and gender on social media means you will get absolutely hounded and shamed. As Maher said, people are walking on egg shells, and feel it's better at a certain point to just stay silent.

It would behoove Democrats to take Bill's message to heart. I dread when Fridays come around, because I see the barrage of "Bill is terrible. Who watches him anymore?" But perhaps that reaction is emblematic of the problem Bill's talking about in the first place.