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egbertowillies

(4,314 posts) Sun Nov 16, 2025, 04:20 PM Sunday

A lazy Bill Maher using capitalist talking points slamming Democratic Socialism was embarrassing. [View all]

Bill Maher is using his platform to promote billionaires' Democratic Socialism fearing message because of Zohran Mamdani's effective deconstruction of a failed economic system in digestible form.

Blog Post: https://egberto.substack.com/p/a-lazy-bill-maher-using-capitalist

Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/politicsdoneright/episodes/A-lazy-Bill-Maher-using-capitalist-talking-points-slamming-Democratic-Socialism-was-embarrassing-e3b19cr/a-acacn14

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A lazy Bill Maher using capitalist talking points slamming Democratic Socialism was embarrassing. [View all] egbertowillies Sunday OP

Oh. Is he still on? 3_Limes Sunday #1

precisely. B.See Sunday #6

Democratic Socialism means you believe in capitalism, but Baitball Blogger Sunday #2

Who cares? H2O Man Sunday #3

I was going to say the exact thing that you have. So ditto! Greybnk48 Sunday #20

This is the kind of bullshit that makes me johnnyfins Sunday #4

He a TV celebrity and they always have SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #7

All of this bullshit coming from LilElf70 Sunday #5

Maher is not a billionaire. Not even close. nt Celerity Sunday #14

Good LilElf70 Sunday #16

So you put forth a false statement that he is worth at least $2 billion. Abolishinist Sunday #19

I Don't Agree ProfessorGAC Sunday #8

I don't understand why you'd be "embarrassed" by Maher supporting capitalism. muriel_volestrangler Sunday #9

I hope that's a recent, for-real, non-AI photo of Maher. Paladin Sunday #10

I think a lot of people are sick TheFarseer Sunday #11

All the right people are fearing Mandami... appmanga Sunday #12

i am sure that "capitalism" has killed many millions of people rampartd Sunday #13

Most people think Democratic Socialism is the same as Social Democracy gulliver Sunday #15

"Pro-Capitalist talking points" Boo1 Sunday #17

Maher is Maher, doesn't read, doesn't know, doesn't listen to anyone who does Warpy Sunday #18

He thinks he knows best tavernier Sunday #21