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Bill Maher and the Left's Unforgivable Celebration of Death
Townhall.com ^ | August 25, 2019 | Ian Haworth

Posted on 08/26/2019 7:04:07 AM PDT by Kaslin

The very idea of celebrating death seems like something we should have banished to the primitive pages of distant human history. Unfortunately, despite the immeasurable advances our civilization has made, it seems like our societal structures are lagging behind, with a mainstream celebratory culture of death being promulgated to this day.

While the celebration of death in Western culture was usually reserved for the worst amongst us, we now live in a society where even the mildest political disagreements are used to justify a shockingly macabre jubilance in the face of political violence, or even the death of political “enemies”.

Nothing provides greater proof of this despicable practice than the passing of David Koch, the billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and political activist, who died on August 23, 2019 at the age of 79 after a twenty-seven year battle against prostate cancer. Demonstrating not even the merest shred of respect for David Koch or his grieving family, social media erupted with messages cheering David Koch’s death, taunting his brother Charles Koch, or mocking those who were mourning his passing.

In a despicable display, Bill Maher irredeemably dishonored himself by openly celebrating David Koch’s death on his HBO show “Real Time”, saying “Yesterday David Koch of the zillionaire Koch brothers died...of prostate cancer. I guess I’m going to have to re-evaluate my low opinion of prostate cancer.” He continued with “F*** him. The Amazon is burning up. I’m glad he’s dead and I hope the end was painful.”

The appalling laughter and applause which followed Maher’s utterly disgusting comments showed us the true nature of the Left, how far they have strayed from the most basic standards of human decency, and how their cult of death has permeated every level of political discourse.

This is the same Left who worship at the altar of on-demand abortion, who celebrated the bravery of Alyssa Milano when she admitted to having two abortions in 1993, lauding her pride in the decision to sacrifice the unalienable rights of two human beings to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” in favor of her career. Even though David Koch was himself pro-abortion, the Left cheered his passing regardless.

On the same day as David Koch’s death, it was announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had been treated for pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg - dubbed as “The Notorious RBG” - is one of the Left’s political heroes. Regardless of her clear bias and open political activism, the Left would rightly condemn any celebration of her unfortunate demise. However, their warranted castigation of such disgusting behavior would not be based on some form of a shared respect for human life, but upon their obsessive and tribalistic allegiance to political ideology.

This form of tribalism, which dismisses the value of every human life and only applies basic levels of compassion and decency if it is politically expedient, will continue to tear our society apart if left unchecked.

One defining characteristic of a civilized society is the universal acknowledgment of the value of life regardless of political viewpoint. By that metric, we no longer live in a civilized society. When we use political disagreement to justify the celebration of death, then we risk opening a door to fascism which is notoriously difficult to close. If that door opens, civilization is truly lost.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: billmaher; davidkoch; leftists; lovetrumpshate; tds
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1 posted on 08/26/2019 7:04:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

And when RBG decends into hell, any peep from any Republican will be 24/7 news from the fake legacy media.


2 posted on 08/26/2019 7:07:57 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: Kaslin
I guess I’m going to have to re-evaluate my low opinion of prostate cancer.

Talk about words you may regret...do not ask for whom the bell tolls, Billlyboy, it tolls for thee.

3 posted on 08/26/2019 7:09:29 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Kaslin

Don’t worry, Bill, your death will be celebrated too.


4 posted on 08/26/2019 7:09:46 AM PDT by chris37 (Monday, March 25 2019 is Maga Day!)
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To: Kaslin

And at this moment off in a Nevada desert, the Burning Man event is well underway... The sense of cooperation that seems to define the convergence so many thousands is a positive, but immolation of man in effigy always casts a dark shadow.


5 posted on 08/26/2019 7:11:04 AM PDT by drwoof
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To: Kaslin

It is really ashamed how low the left have come! Their time will come also!


6 posted on 08/26/2019 7:11:37 AM PDT by LoveMyFreedom
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To: Kaslin

What’s Maher’s FReep name?


7 posted on 08/26/2019 7:11:46 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." Walt Whitman)
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To: Billthedrill

If karma has any say in the matter, RGB being medically unfit to continue, or her finally being taken by cancer should temper any satisfaction this vile sub-human oxygen thief enjoyed at Koch’s death.


8 posted on 08/26/2019 7:14:27 AM PDT by sgt_lau (Being tolerant to the most intolerant people on the planet is a losing proposition. Reject islam.)
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To: Kaslin
While the celebration of death in Western culture was usually reserved for the worst amongst us...

The worst among us are outing themselves. Pay attention. Enjoy the show. Be prepared.

9 posted on 08/26/2019 7:16:41 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Kaslin

They are all an embarrassment to human beings.


10 posted on 08/26/2019 7:20:52 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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If she does pass the uproar we saw about Kavenaugh (sp) will be nothing. The idiots will truly be out for Republican blood.


11 posted on 08/26/2019 7:22:54 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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To: Kaslin

How’s your PSA, Maher?


12 posted on 08/26/2019 7:22:57 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
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To: Kaslin

He must have just returned from that civility seminar that was touted on Newsbusters a few days ago.


13 posted on 08/26/2019 7:26:18 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Agatsu77

Kavenaugh was enjoyable and this one will be also. If the pubs have the majority the nominee will be appointed....thanks to Harry Reed!!!!


14 posted on 08/26/2019 7:32:50 AM PDT by ontap
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To: drwoof

It should be called “Hypocritical Man” because they are a tribe of liberal Millennials whose narcissistic artsy activities results on a massive carbon footprint and a huge waste of materials.


15 posted on 08/26/2019 7:36:49 AM PDT by AlanGreenSpam (Obama: The First 'American IDOL' President - sponsored by Chicago NeoCom Thugs)
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To: Kaslin

Is someone just now noticing that liberals always celebrate the death of people they disagree with?


16 posted on 08/26/2019 7:38:15 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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Are we taking down a paying list that would line up at Maher’s grave to...well you know what i mean.


17 posted on 08/26/2019 7:46:09 AM PDT by el_texicano
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I guess I’m going to have to re-evaluate my low opinion of prostate cancer.” He continued with “F*** him. The Amazon is burning up. I’m glad he’s dead and I hope the end was painful.” The appalling laughter and applause which followed Maher’s utterly disgusting comments showed us the true nature of the Left...

They've become little balls of hate...

18 posted on 08/26/2019 8:03:29 AM PDT by GOPJ (Epstein provided white liberal 'elites' with children to rape. The white liberal press ignores ...)
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What an odd thing to post here..............considering the number of like and worse comments posted on this site about Koch's death and other liberals in the past................don't ya think?

As if liberals had a lock on hatred.

19 posted on 08/26/2019 8:39:04 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Kaslin
The appalling laughter and applause which followed Maher’s utterly disgusting comments showed us the true nature of the Left, how far they have strayed from the most basic standards of human decency, and how their cult of death has permeated every level of political discourse.

Exactly.

One only has to pay attention to see this happen all the time from the Left. The ghoulish clapping, laughing and cheering of the audiences is despicable. They are like trained seals, cheering on wickedness and hate.

20 posted on 08/26/2019 8:39:29 AM PDT by Gritty (The Left will always hate you, so stop caring about their lies. - Kurt Schlichter)
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