Posted on 04/15/2024 7:47:53 AM PDT by Twotone
Comedian Bill Maher said over the weekend that if Americans wanted to see what would happen to the United States if it continued down the path to “extreme wokeness,” they should look no further than their neighbors to the north.
Maher argued — during Friday’s broadcast of “Real Time” on HBO — that Canada should serve as a “cautionary tale” for Americans who wanted the progressive utopian ideal and thought that they could see it just across the border.
Maher began by saying that he agreed with those who said American liberals should learn from progressive countries that were getting things right — but then he pointed out that it was equally important to recognize and acknowledge flaws when they were present.
Giving two examples, Maher noted that unemployment in the United States was 3.8% compared to Canada’s 6.1% — and that air quality in Canada was measurably worse than in the United States.
“They say in politics liberals are the gas pedal and conservatives are the brakes. And I’m generally with the gas pedal. But not if we’re driving off a cliff,” Maher said, adding, “Canada was where every woke White college kid wearing pajama pants outdoors who had it up to here with America’s racist patriarchy dreamt of living someday. I mean, besides Gaza.”
“There’s only one problem with thinking everything’s better in Canada: It’s not. Not anymore, anyway,” Maher said, arguing that the housing crisis in American cities was nothing compared to what was happening to the north. “The median price of a home here is $346,000. In Canada converted to US dollars, it’s 487. If Barbie moved to Winnipeg, she wouldn’t be able to afford her dream house and Ken would be working at Tim Hortons.”
Maher went on to note that the liberal dream of single-payer health care — which Canada has — is also not living up to its promise: “Their vaunted health care system, which ranks dead last among high income countries, and access to primary health care, and the ability to see a doctor in a day or two. And it’s not for lack of spending. Of the 30 countries with universal coverage, Canada spends over 13% of its economy on it, which is a lot of money for free health care. Look, I’m not saying Canada still isn’t a great country, it is, but those aren’t paradise numbers.”
“If Canada was an apartment, the lead feature might be America adjacent. And if America was a rental car, Canada would be America or similar,” Maher concluded. “And again, honestly, Canada, I’m not saying any of this because I enjoy it. I don’t because I’ve always enjoyed you, but I need to cite you as a cautionary tale to help my country. And the moral of that tale is ‘yes, you can move too far left, and when you do, you wind up pushing the people in the middle to the right.’ At its worst. Canada is what American voters think happens when there’s no one putting a check on extreme wokeness.”
Yeah..
Like HIM!
Just do it until you need glasses, then you can stop.
What’s wrong with diving off a cliff? They do it in Acapulco.
“And I’m generally with the gas pedal.”
Then you are generally a ringpiece. Make up your mind asswipe.
the LEFTIST dem policies will destroy the country
BUT THE OTHER GUYS ARE NAZIS!
Maher is a POS.
I occasionally watched Bill Maher back in the early-mid Nineties when I was still watching television.
Then he let on to who he was, and that was it. He says BS on occasion that we as conservatives might agree with, but it is 100% window dressing.
I would not trust anything that comes out of his mouth, right or wrong. If he is right, it is something I already have a stance on it. If it is wrong, it is just posturing to ingratiate himself.
He is 100% a weasel.
More like conservatives are the engine and liberals are the catalytic converter.
When is HE finally going to learn that lesson!
Mahar's right on all of this - especially the 'clueless about medical incentives' part... But he had two brits as guests and it felt wrong to talk about... same topic more sensitivity next time.
Because of dumbasses like Bill Maher
California is America’s future.
For everything that is bad in Canada, one thing tha slows down the Left is the power of the provinces, and the exclusive jurisdictions that they have.
It was supposed to be the same in the USA for the States. But the Interstate Commerce Clause was used to over-ride States Rights, and regulate everything.
HEY BILL MAHER, you are a HUGE part of the reason this nation is diving off a cliff YOU SCUM!! NOW you decide to open your BIG MOUTH to say hey wait a minute we are going to far!! OMG just shut up!!
Bill seems to have enough brain cells to figure some of this
stuff out, but he still feeds the beast.
He’ll say the right things, but then go back to humping
the democrat’s leg.
Considering he helped make this happen...
“we wouldnt be diving off a cliff if it weren’t for leftists and their anti-American agenda!”
I wish that were true, but with few exceptions, the GOP is heading towards the same cliff as the leftists, but at a slightly slower speed.
i meant driving- the “R” must have fell off the cliff or something
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