Bill Maher is in dire need of an enema.
I used to like him as a comic about 25 years ago and liked his show that was on CBS. He turned into a real asshole after he got his show on HBO and he just isn’t watchable any longer.
As for empathy, I don’t buy that he has any. He shows nothing but hatred for any stance that doesn’t match his own. He doesn’t just disagree with different viewpoint, he insults and derides them in that smarmy liberal douchebag voice.