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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher: Let's Not Romanticize Socialism The Way Conservatives Romanticize Capitalism [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)I'm a boomer. Six years older than him, and I went to a free/almost tuition free university. That doesn't mean it's free. You still have to come up with books and materials and living expenses (or dorm) on your own. He went to a private college (Cornell University). He was raised (I believe) comfortably upper middle class, and could afford it (his parents probably paid for it).
It's a shame to see someone push for progressive ideas one day and then shit on them the next. And he does not even take into consideration how much welfare we give to the corps, wall street, and the MIC...much of which should and could be going to improve the lives of our citizens, and education for everyone, which would make our economy stronger and safer. Yes, let's make our lives safer by raising people out of poverty and end so much of the crime and cost of prisons in this country.
He sounded just like a republican in that rant.
I used to look forward to his shows, but if he keeps this up, I'm done.