My wife is Brazilian. You forgot to mention that voting is mandatory in Brazil, voting day is a holiday and theoretically, no one is allowed to consume alcohol from midnight until you vote (obviously this is not monitored but an interesting twist that dictates voters must have a clear head). You will be fined if you don't abide.
Consuming it's not prohibited, only selliing. So what we usually do is that we buy a lot of alcohol the day before voting and then we consume on election day. Putting in another words, this law makes no difference.
Born in the early 60s in Ms during the Civil rights movement....pulled out of Public school to attend BAPTIST SCHOOL for 6 years so I know the Bible and White Christian NATIONALISM Well but because I WAS SEXUALLY MOLESTED And bullied I have developed so great a case of empathy I KNEW IN 2016 that I needed to get out of the USA because what was coming made me so anxious I lost 50 lbs and my teeth all fell out....hes sold secrets to every nation that's ACTING OUT CURRENTLY....he must be stopped....at 62 I will not survive another minute of him in 9ffice....UNITED NATIONS PLEASE RID US OF THIS THREAT TO THE MAJORITY
I'm Brazilian, but didn't live the dictatorship times. My generation's memories comes from history classes at school. We're taught about how censorship, torture and other military oppression were all around the country. You can "disappear" to never be seen again just because you don't agree with those political ideals. I wouldn't want to live under the control of the largest military force there is 😅
I am brazilian and I lived during that time. I can swear it wasn't worse than now, when you can disappear and never be seen again if you disagree with a drug lord. And don't expect the Judiciary or the media to change it.
And btw, my father was a journalist and professor who fought censorship and always voted for the opposition. And he had no trouble with the military. They targeted the communists, and my father was a liberal. Don't believe everything that your History teachers have told you.
@@dianisilva Pecava por ação, hoje peca por omissão. A primeira função do Estado é a segurança pública. Se um governo não combate o crime, tem que cair. Mas o Estado hoje só combate a direita, assim como antes combatia a esquerda. A diferença é que os milicos eram menos hipócritas.
@@dianisilva Pecava por ação, hoje peca por omissão. Omissão criminosa, já que a primeira função do Estado é a segurança pública. E, além da conivência com as máfias, hoje o Estado combate a direita "golpista", como antes combatia a esquerda "revolucionária". E o povinho não enxerga além do jogo de palavras.
Well, we had a dictatorship funded by the USA that lasted many years and that greatly affected our educational system. I learned things in history and geography that my mother had no idea about growing up under the military dictatorship. Everything was controlled and many people died or were tortured for saying things that are now commonplace. I hope you don't experience what we experienced, but if it happens, I hope you have the strength to fight against it.
many of the very worst dictatorships, worldwide, have been orchestrated and/or funded by the CIA and its thug arm, the US imperialist war machine. this is especially true in central and south america.
Anyone who has doubts about American involvement in the establishment of dictatorships in Latin American countries just search for operation brother Sam and operation condor
"People's opinions used to be shaped by the news. Now, news is shaped by people's opinions." Damn is that scarily accurate, and it's destroying our collective reality.
Is one better than the other? News(reporters) shaping our opinions is called Propaganda. Simply reporting on one subject and ignoring others shapes our views. Are a small group of individuals (Elites) making those decisions going to be completely non-bias. Is that possible?
And yet, there’s something in that relationship which is cyclical, and thus, unsurprising. The ideal state would be a culture in which people shaped their OWN opinions while being aware of the news. But we’re too big for that to succeed.
You forgot to mention that, in Brazil people are charged fees if they don’t vote, so if you need to renew your passport you will be caught and pay for every year you didn’t vote.
Stop with this crap, if you won't vote, you just have to say to the government, if you don't, you just have to pay a tax of 50 cent, yes fucking 50 cent! If you do not justify why you don't go to vote. And you can literally go vote for no one in the election in the case you don't want to pay the god-damned 50 cent 😂😂😂
yes, it's mandatory to vote here but the fee is literally 71 cents of dollar and you can choose to vote in a place close to your house then go there and show that you don't want to vote by literally choose no candidates and vote blank or nullify
@@FelipeAllison well, considering the fact that in brazil people generally make roughly 91 cents of a dollar per hour, I wouldn't want to be forced to essentially lose one full hour of my job's income, just because the government forces me to vote
George Carlin words come to mind "Politicians don't come from another dimension. They're just your typical Americans. This is the best we got. Garbage in, garbage out. So, every time you want to blame a politician, point your finger at yourself".
If you pay attention to what he alludes to, and agree, your vote doesn’t really matter. Grossly underrepresented populations, representatives effectively selecting themselves. America is democratic in name only. There’s a reason so many people incorrectly claim “America is not a democracy, it’s a republic”. They’re usually defending undemocratic behavior, suggesting they are OK with certain people not being fairly represented when it’s at very least inconvenient for them. That should horrify, but it’s a normal sentiment nonchalantly expressed by the selfish and ignorant. My impression from Carlin was that he didn’t believe in voting in a rigged system.
No. That only counts if you live in a democracy. Every person outside the United States understands the US is not a democracy and its people are more effectively propagandized than even North Koreans.
I totally disagree! The Politicians are the WORST we've got. Normal Americans are much more honest, less greedy, less selfish, less corrupt, and not slaves to the Military Industrial Complex.
The Constitution didn’t suddenly become the problem. Maybe it’s the people? …Oh wait - never mind, that would require accepting some responsibility and we can’t have that.
The people? Trump lost by 2% in 2016 and became President. In 2020, he lost by 4.5%, but had 50,000 votes or so gone the other way, he would have been re-elected. What can the people do when minorities can keep on winning presidential elections?
why do people never seem to accept the possibility that two things can be true at once: living by rules written 250 years ago by men who lived in a world that doesn't even remotely resemble todays society.......yeah there's probably some relevant updates to make AND yeah people have been systematically dumbed down to levels so low and the population has risen so high that responsibility and accountability is basically a foreign concept to most people these days
@@mattcarberry368 there are countries both with and without constitutions and a wide range of systems that do very well. it fundementally comes down people's intelligence, integrity, work ethic, etc. if the constitution is in fact outdated and needs to be changed whose fault is it that it's not changed? the UK parliament and monarchy as well as many of the governing regimes in Northern Europe older than the US itself but they reformed their system to match modern times didn't they?
I'm Brazilian, living in Brazil. I've know american culture and reality for quite some time... Lived and worked among americans and became an EFL teacher, helping people learning the basics of English language so they can travel. I have to say that I fear for you, guys.... I fear for the country I once admired so much. The whole world can see that you're drawning in conspiracy theories, lies, manipulation and greed. Wake up before it's too late. I love you guys so much!!!
Eu também. Vivo nos EUA e fiquei chocado quando o Trump foi eleito com uma campanha coalhada de fake news. Eu liguei para uma estação de radio no Brasil, e disse que a direita brasileira iria copiar as estratégias e falcatruas do Trump. O apresentador me disse que isso não aconteceria no Brasil. Deu no que deu.
Don't let the 1% who sold our democracy out, like Bill Maher, make us believe that we're doing something wrong, he and his love of tax credits and unfair loopholes, are the shittiest of us all ..
@ManicMindTrick Yeah. Good thing Brazil has no news or social media. (I feel like with your logic, I have to label this as sarcasm. This is sarcasm). So, what else could it be that makes Americans unable to put "2+2" together that makes us so incredibly stupid? Maybe it's the illusion that "American idealism" is superior. The problem with social media and talking heads on the news is people aren't using logic, or trying to, because they're lazy, overconfident, and undereducated.
@@Y2Krieger I'd say it's isolation from the rest of world too. I read somewhere that like 80% of Democrats have passports, and only 20% of Republicans do. I don't remember the exact number, but there's a large disparity.
@@Y2Krieger America has become a country of shitty parents, 3 generations worth at this point, who were lazy with their children's education. From Xer's on, (and even many late boomers), most have basically a grade 10 education. And even college educated americans have been entirely propagandized and never taught how to REALLY think critically. And this includes people like Bill here, because he has some extreme blind spots he can't get past. Parents don't understand what their children are learning because they themselves are stupid, so they don't make their children study. The USA ranks near the bottom in nearly everything among OECD countries. Reading skills, and especially STEM skills. To busy placating their children by letting them do countless after school activities like sports, while other countries actually make their children study and RESPECT their teachers. In the USA the suspicion of authority that runs rampant, combines with the stupidity and inability to think critically, and parents actually take their child's side over their teachers. Seriously....Chomsky is literally the ONLY American who knows how to think properly. It's absolutely ridiculous. I jest...but it's probably 95% true..lol. Until American's start to value education and PUSH their children academically, nothing will change. And it probably won't because the people who are making these decisions now are the generations who grew up hating education. It's sad.
For many years there has been a sizable group in the population who yean for fascism and the idea of a strong leader, dispensing with evil politicians. I knew some in America were dead against the country getting involved in the war in Europe against Nazi Germany but I was shocked to learn recently that the Republicans in Congress voted as a block to reject the Lend/Lease arrangement proposed by President Roosevelt to help Britain against Nazi Germany. Some of these were not just isolationists but supporters of Adolf Hitler.
This is GOLD! Yea, I'm from the generation that fight for Democracy in Brazil, and now being an american citizen as well, I take very seriously what is happening here. We all should.
i mean, most dictatorships around the globe are either ploted or funded by the US government so they know how to make one, now they just need to apply it to themselves XD
You know how you get the immunity without getting the disease? VACCINATION!! Pity vaccine skepticism is one of now many of Bill’s reactionary positions.
Yep, he actually nails the size and seriousness of the situation. Unfortunately he's singing to the choir, the MAGATS are watching Drumpf rants and shooting cans in the back yard.
I am a Brazilian, and we vote more believing in the candidate than loving a party. Excepcional PT, many voters are fellows. So, when you don't really have suitable candidates, it has been a reality, in my opinion, for years: it is a nightmare to go vote. Whoever is the winner will be the person you don't believe. A colleague of my father always jokes: Did you vote in Sr.Bad or Sr. Worse? In Portuguese: Voce votou no Nho (popular country expression) Ruim ou Nho Pior?
@@equisde8026 So you deserve what you get, the American election format is totally different to the Brazilian one, and for a country to be governed by the vote of a few hundred people and not by popular vote is insane to believe. You can decide whether you want to vote or not, just pay your fine and be unable to run for a career in government, in which case you'll have to appeal to a small trial. Nothing crazy
@@matheusac1997 it’s still a crazy crazy thing to fine somebody for choosing not to elect any of the corrupt hacks running. very dangerous idea in fact.
The last line about "immunity" is a key aspect of America's apathy. Most Americans are what I call "autocratic virgins," meaning that they (a) have no experience of autocracy, and (b) don't care enough to study the history of autocracy elsewhere. They just think that "autocracy is ok as long as the man in charge broadly aligns with my political philosophy." They have no idea.
Just a big parenthesis to go a little deeper into how this “immunity” that Brazil experienced was. Brazil lived through a 21-year military dictatorship (1964-1985) that had America as one of the main responsible parties and ally, all because of a context of cold war and the need to have a government in Brazil fully aligned with the United States. During this period, there were restrictions on civil rights, censorship of the press, persecution, torture and murder of political opponents of the government and genocide against indigenous populations in the Amazon.
Bunch of garbage pushed by the media who profits on conspiracy and speculation. There's no way America becomes an autocracy or dictatorship...way to many layers to fight through in attempting such a thing. Anyone who believes in such a thing should question the sources that is shaping that outlook...
Here's the thing though... everyone gets an ID at birth . . . and unlike rabidly capitalist regimes like the US, the state is obligated to provide you with an ID free of charge (unless you lose it)! In the case of babies, it lasts 5 years from birth, then you get a new one that lasts 10 years, then i think it goes to 20 years (they recently made some changes to the rules)... but the main point here is everyone has one because the state has to provide you with proper documents FOR FREE!
So does the US most of the time. Or a signed affidavit which is a felony offense if untrue. It's not worth risking a felony offense for one extra vote. And so almost no one does it. The risk of getting caught is also quite high.
It sure wouldn't hurt if kids had to read OUR Constitution too - and a bit of real history. Civics classes have long disappeared, and history's constantly distorted by both sides.
"Civics classes have long disappeared." That depends on which state or school district you're in. Our local district requires every high school student to pass a civics exam before they can graduate. Of course no one can force the kids to remember what was on the test for the rest of their lives.
Also due to lack of funding some schools have had to turn to private companies, asking them to donate school books... If that didn't sound concerning to you, for example oil companies have for a long time provided books to schools. They especially like to sponsor science books where they can for example question evidence for climate change and label environmental regulations as obstacle for greater economic well-being.
Not so. I taught HS history in New York State for 33 years. I taught the Constitution. Kids had to read it and understand basic concepts in order to pass the course.
At age 82 I respectfully disagree. Women, gay people, people of color, native Americans - all are better treated. I’ve watched it happen. We don’t want to back, we really don’t. Bill is wrong, we are better people.
...and he forgot to mention that voting in Brazil is mandatory for all citizens. And on voting day all the bars are closed (it's "dry" day). Um melhor sistema, com certeza!
Americans, especially the right wing would throw the biggest tantrum ever if anyone tried to make voting mandatory. They can even move voting to the weekend because it would interfere with their sports.
@@Comicsandstuff Exactly only a handful of nations in the world have mandatory voting, none in Europe have it(Belgium has it on the books but it's currently not enforced) Austrialia is the only developed country with compulsory voting. Also 7 US states are dry on election day. In 2020 of those 7 only Massachusetts went blue.
2:19, just for clarification, lula walked arm in arm with the other powers of the republic - presidents of the supreme court and both legislative houses. on the other hand, bolsonaro is being prosecuted by the justice system, while still being influential in congress and social media too.
US broke its Suicide Record in 2022 US broke its Homelessness Record in 2023 The US just had its 2nd worst recession from 2007-2012 and suicide and homelessness are worse than they were then!
Maher is going Vote Blue No Matter Who like he always does. Sellout This is the worst administration of our lives Biden is another George W Bush Another recession Another trillion dollar war Trump-0 New Wars Only president in 70 years to do that. Trump also had black unemployment at record lows before the Democrat lockdowns messed it up.
@@TheUglyTheologian-jc7el Republic = Laws, Democracy = People by Majority (few protections for minorities). Not the same. Lincoln/Slavery/Laws/Republic? In Article IV Section V of the Constitution, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.”
lmao most first world democracies have a ton of protections for minorities, which the US also has...and that 'protection' isn't the thugish minority mob rule. @@jamesmoeller9366
I think it's important to note that another problem with our country's government system is that, despite our massive population and vast array of opinions, we're entrenched with only two major parties for over a hundred years, which makes politics feel even more like a neverending game of football. Most democratic regimes aren't restricted like that. Even Israel, a country with only 9 million citizens and a landmass smaller than New Jersey has more political parties than we do.
True that need atleast one other major party wich I believe should be a libertarian one! I know it already technically exists but it need to actually have a bigger political agenda and role and actually have a presence in the general election rather than just another party to steal votes from one of the 2 parties that are actually going to win and screws the election results imo a bit as they should be real and adults and vote for the 2 options that are possible to win rather than not vote libertarian and basically just be a wasted vote(like you didn’t vote) or if you would’ve have voted for any of the 2 major party candidates as your 2nd choice you may have just cost them the election and got the guy you wanted 3rd(last) elected instead. So until we have a legit 3rd libertarian party I don’t think America will ever be the same again with the divide we are at now and how it’s basically team vs team like sports where you have no option but to be on one side even if you have views from both sides as it’s became a game. I wish we could go back to the 90s when even Clinton was not far left and loved by man republicans as well as dems. Bush idk but still those were great days in America all around! And I guess I gotta go trump again and hope for Vivek in 28! Or RFK if they kill trump or arrest him. But can’t have Biden or NIkki the half Indian and I’m Indian! And god I never want to see Kamala Harris face again! And if they put in big Mike…I mean Michelle Obama 😂in there I still think trump has a good chance but that would be an insane last minute desperation move to try and win. The black vote trump is getting might shift back to her but Obama didn’t do much for the blacks atleast from what they feel besides maybe some who enjoy the healthcare. So idk if even she can win against trump this time! Gonna be a crazy next 10 months!!! I’m ready to see this play out hopefully we don’t get into WW3 sometime prior to the election lol that would be some crazy shit I would have to say Biden admin planned and orchestrated if it happens like that
That's what you get with a first past the gate political system. It's not like a parliament where you vote for the party. Here, whoever wins the most, even if not a majority, gets the gold.
@@alexandrepereira6162O estrangeiro vindo elogiar o Brasil e o brasileiro detonando o próprio país na língua do estrangeiro. Na moral, que síndrome de vira-lata de merda.
One important correction. Congressmen do not gerrymander their own districts. In most states, the state legislature draws district maps, and in others independent commissions do.
@@eonstot Fair enough, but I doubt that many of them had prescience to gerrymander a district knowing they would one day run as representative from that district.
@@MICHAEL-vy3ch The only beneficiary from the gerrymandering is the actual candidate? Whoa, brother, you live a sheltered life. And even if it were true, it doesn't require prescience, but merely a gut instinct for non-zero odds.
@@afterthesmash I'm not sure what you are talking about. Maher made the statement that congressmen gerrymander their own district. I didn't say anything about who benefits; I merely corrected that notion. And I don't think "gut instinct" falls anywhere in the gerrymandering process. 😁
In Brazil, each citizen votes directly for the President, Senator, Governor, Debutado and even Mayor. I'm not criticizing your country, but I find it strange that you can't vote directly for your politicians
My favorite message from the Founders is from Thomas Jefferson, who believed that an educated population is crucial to the success and survival of our democracy. I wish today's population valued education & critical thinking even more.
There's a reason Republicans are so obsessed with dumbing down the populace by cutting the curricula and access to books which may require critical thinking.
As a teacher who has to deal with negligent underfunding, poverty created by a corrupt tax structure started in 1980, curriculum selected by politicians, I completely agree. Just look at the text books selected by politicians down south;or any conservative states. They influence text book companies (only 2 remaining out of many) to ‘dumb down’ history and science to reflect more religious and white viewpoint; ie; ‘black people were immigrants from Africa who were taught a valuable skill, had a home, clothes and food.’ Real paraphrased quote form many texts over the last 10 years. We need to use other countries ideas like Brazil but American exceptionalism keeps many Americans blind deaf and dumb.
We've been propagandized into believing it's useless. We've been propagandized into believing that a liberal arts degree is just an advanced degree in finger painting.
One thing Bill forgot to mention about the last time Brazil had a dictatorship, it was backed by the US political establishment, and you know when an "information" TV show has someone like Adam Schiff on and present him as one of the "good guys", something is amiss.
He didn't mention it because it wasn't important on the topic he was talking about. He did mention that subject (US backing dictatorships all over South America) in another episode a while ago.
Hands down this comment is utterly without thinking or reason. Just filled with emotion and is the reason why this country is leaderless and filled with corrupt politicians like the idiot to his right, the always smirking, always lying Congressman and giant POS, Adam Schiff. By the way Bill it was Democrats who invented early, late, drop boxes, ballot harvesting voting. Oops, left that part out Bill, along with most of what you are trying to blame Republican's for.
Tell that to the studio audience. I find it difficult to watch the possibly dystopian future he's describing while people are laughing and clapping. This stuff is not funny, smh.
In Brazil voting is compulsory and you must show a government-provided photo ID to be able to vote. Brazil also encourages fingerprint biometric identification for voting.
It's relatively easy to fraud the system in locu, since the head of each voting room can disable the fingerprint system. Also, all the information is stored in a central system and it's very probable that there are protection issues during this procedure. Since there's no printing, we have to trust these wonderful machines.
I’m wonder if there is a country that is kinda laid out the same as the US but works off popular vote. I’m curious if the concerns are warranted. I can definitely see why it was put in place though.
I'm a French guy in France. Here, there is an ID card system and a voting card system. When you get registered on electoral list, you get a voting number that is on you voting card. On election day, you show up with your ID card (or passport) and voting card. There is a table with two guys before the actual ballot, one guy has the electoral list with the numbers and the names. Second guy speaks the number on my card, the first read the name in front of it on the list. It's mine. I can vote. I put my envelope in the ballot, then i sign a register with my signature, to prove it's really me who voted. Also, election day is always on Sunday, because that's the day most people don't work. And there is legal requirement of one ballot for each thousand expected registered voters. The ballot you're assigned to is on your voting card.
Same in Greece. It always baffles me whenever liberals in the US complain about the great injustice of requiring ID to vote when it's the standard across most of Europe (maybe not in the UK?).
Here is the US, we would rather choose one of the sides; just like this show, and bark at the other side. No real discussion on how we got to this place of distrust, just insults that most middle schoolers could conquer up. Blame the other side and call them names. If we had a voter system like many other countries we could easily have avoided all of this. But alas, we would much rather just ignore, or even more troubling, fail to understand the situation and the parts that create this state. Critical thinking is very low here in the US. Maybe it always has been and social media has just revealed this truth.
I thought Bill Maher is so infuriating because he seems to be moving right, but then he produces a segment like this and I realize that people I think in both camps listen to him because he has a range of opinions and some of them align with the right and some dont. It actually makes him credible and this particular segment is incredible. Good job!
Entertainers like Bill (and Seth) require appealing to everyone on some level. He does appear to shift opinion depending on who is presently in power. But entertainers have better likeability regardless.....especially those in comedy.
For a comedian Bill is able to pull off a hat trick...that being getting opposing sides to laugh at his observations.The reason; authenticity. I am in awe of his talent.
@@HeavyTopspin That's because if a "different demographic" (i.e., not delusional fascist-leaning thugs) had actually been at the capitol, it would have been a "mostly peaceful protest," rather than people invading and destroying the offices of members of congress, beating capitol police, threatening to hang the former vice-president, destroying government documents, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc. Also, no one would have died, because, you know, PEACEFUL protest...
He makes a good point or two, except America is NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic. Only those dumb enough to CONTINUALLY call America a Democracy actually believe it. Sadly, due to the intentional dumbing down of our children, by the school system, you get uneducated adults who really don’t know the truth.
Amazing that Bill STILL doesn't know why each state gets 2 Senators. It's precisely because we aren't ALL supposed to live by what California dictates. One of the worst changes we ever made is that Senators became elected and not appointed. It was an appointed position for a reason.
Dems: “Trump is an election denier!” Also Dems from 2016-2020: “Trump colluded with Russians to steal the election.” Also Dems from 2021-2024: “Let’s keep trying to prevent the most popular Republican candidate from running against us for re-election!” The Democrats are so noble and not criminal hypocrites at all.
As a Canadian I agree on the not wanting US politicians types but not on our politcians we need to getting rid of our empty suit, problem is that there is no one worth voting for in Canada
Excellent show, Bill, from beginning to end! I appreciated hearing the articulate sports mensch Stephen A. Smith’s perspective on meritocracy . Hmmm…Is sports the only meritocratic U.S. institution? Adam Schiff was refreshing, showing his wit, turning Seth McFarland into his “straight man.” Your “New Rules” monologue was edifying, contrasting an organic, participatory democracy with an inorganic spectatorial one. Some might find it shocking to wake to the realization that the conservative right is trying to turn our participatory democracy into a spectatorial one, led by #Trump, a master of the spectacle. This show was lit, Bro! ❤
In Brazil election day is a National Holiday, always on Sundays, so EVERYBODY can vote _ and vote is mandatory _ all of us share that responsibility. And the ballots are electronic, a system supervised by all the parties and that Electoral Court Bill has talked about it. Results are quite fast. Besides all the flaws that both Lula and Bolsonaro have, and the fragility of our political parties, it's true that in our election the winner really wins
Yeah, great idea: 1. Mandatory voting: most people don't care at all about politics and decide their vote the day before or choose someone based on their looks or because they are funny; 2. Electronic voting systems: Brazil adopts an electronic voting system that DON'T print your ballot. So you have to trust that a body of politically appointed judges is impartial. There's no way of recounting or auditing the procedure and no one knows, for sure, the code that is really used in elections. Basically, the Brazilian system rests on the presumption that the Electoral Court (which is basically a political body) is neutral and impartial and that the system is 100% safe (it isn't, as any kind of technology). Yeah, that's what I call Brazilian "expertise".
1 mandatory vote is important in brazil because of our history and because we are a recent democracy and a few years ago we had a dictatorship and other thing we need that to assure that evryone is going to participate and use the right of choice 2 Brazil electronic system is the safest in the world and the fastest, who you are to speak about something you don't know the reality, without knowing brazilian history and culture. @raphaelturrasprenger7394
You'll never have a bunch of conservatives saying they "like" Bill. Bill is not a conservative and does not share their values. Conservatives just tend to be more willing to engage with the other side in good faith. Which is actually something that gets them in trouble because the liberals of today rarely operate in good faith. They certainly make no attempt to understand the other side and prefer to stay in their liberal echo chambers.
It's just like their Cake & Eat It Too complex with VICE news. As long as they're talking about how 3rd world crazy Brown people are in their countries, it's all "Welcome back, VICE, we missed you.", but the moment it shows rapey white boys & Klan opioid enthusiasts, it's "VICE is so biased". They only wanna hear Brown Man and Race Traitors Bad.
Here in Brazil big states also have the same number of senators as small states. However in here, this favors the left, because there are more small leftist states and fewer big conservative states.
In Germany the polling stations close at 1800 hours ( always on Sundays - so all can vote ) - 5 ( !!!) minutes later you will have a probb vote result and next morning 99 % of all votes are counted and a report will be given .... by the way : our basic law is from 1949 - written under US supervision after the 3rd Reich ..... so we over here learned our lesson ....
How do ALL vote just because it's Sunday? All businesses, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, fire stations, etc. etc. close on Sunday?? Or are those people not worthy of being included in " all"?
@@user-nk7ce3nz1q Voting isnt mandatory, so they dont have to. But if you really want to and cant make it, you can still vote via mail (mail voting is a little earlier so all votes can be counted at the same time).
Throughout American history, the objective has always been to MINIMIZE the number of people who vote. The more people who vote, the more likely the wrong people will get elected (translation: representing the common people rather than the rich and powerful). If only the U.S. practiced at home the lofty democratic ideals it promotes abroad.
Voting should be a mandatory day off for all but essential services. And those essential services workers should be afforded a means of voting prior to the election day or at their workplace.
Say no to narcissism Say no to sexism Say no to racism Say no to extremism Say no to authoritarianism Say no to fascism Say no to Trumpism SAY NO TO TRUMP
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior justification for selfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith
Brazil is fucking uncanny. We do have good electoral systems. We do have infrastructure to run it. What we severely lack is political education and activism. Education in general, really. Our party system also suck balls, because we don't have ideologically aligned parties that defend certain governing programs, we have bunch of people who ally themselves out of political convenience all the time. And we have a TON of them because the system enables parties to game the system and steal public money. In fact, it's something Bolsonaro was heavily involved in throughout his WHOLE political life, yet his supporters turned a blind eye. Overall, we have good systems, but we're still lacking good voters, which is a mix of kinks on the electoral process and structural issues in our education system.
Only if you’re a leftist. Every thing he said would be tyranny of the majority- never brings up democrat Gerrymandering- wonder why that is-,power maybe? Or- never brings up every time a republican wins- it’s illegitimate? Even making up a phony Russia Russia Russia story to take a presidency out. You are the poison. Now using the justice system to go after your political opponents. You opened Pandora’s box. Remember that- if bullets start flying. God I hope they don’t. But- chances are getting better and better every day w what you and ur side are doing. One side armed to the teeth- the other- doesn’t know what restroom to use. Smarten the fuck up.
There was 0 logic- everything he said was not what the founders wanted. Montana for instance shouldn’t be weaker than California. It’s all about power for the left. If your iq was above 75- you’d probably understand why the founders wanted it that way- it’s called tyranny of the majority.
You are so right Bill. It's also impossible to amend the Constitution because the county is too divided, so we're stuck with one that can be improved, So much for progress or even evolution.
Yeah, we only have two Senators per state because we don't want one state (like California) deciding the outcome of an impeachment trial. The main reason we have things like two Senators per state, a supermajority vote requirement for Congress, and the Electoral College is because it forces the different parts of the country to talk to each other. If these checks and balances weren't there, then you'd find that one party wins pretty much every single time and completely ignores half the country. Those are the kind of conditions that breed civil wars, not healthy democracies.
Sad way of thinking with the fear mongering of civil war. Most European countries and other democracies around the world DONT have an electoral college system and they don't have civil wars. ISNT IT SAD 2020 HAD RECORD VOTER TURNOUT IN A CENTURY AND IT WAS ONLY 66%. Sooner we abolish the electoral college the better, we should be wanting 80+% voter participation but many people don't vote because they don't live in a swing state. "because it forces the different parts of the country to talk to each other"... yeah that's super rich since maga republicans literally hate the word "bipartisan" and say that only RINO's make deals with dems lol
Or this system allows a much less popular party to rule despite being complete wackos because we decided that the election should only come down to Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. If you’re not from those states your vote is practically worthless in presidential elections, no matter if you’re in deep blue California or deep red Wyoming.
Man, I've heard from a bunch of sources that Bill Maher's had a lot of really bad hot takes recently, but everything he said in this video is 100% spot-on.
I think in a way your comment describes a part o the problem. Maher isn't something you should listen to in general, he is indisputably prone to believing whatever he wants to, and lacks critical thinking skills or subject-matter expertise. But that doesn't make him wrong about everything. It's not really about the idea that any single person is always right or wrong. A person can be a pretty unreliable source and still be right. And on the other side, experts can be wrong, they're just far less likely to be wrong, and likely to be less seriously wrong than non-experts. The point is, you shouldn't demand that people be immaculately right, or immaculately wrong. You should just recognise where what they say is coming from. Do they actually have expertise, are they relying on data, are they capable of adequately interpreting that data, is there a consensus within the relevant field that backs what they are saying? Maher has promoted utterly unscientific nonsense for many years whenever it suited him, and then superciliously attacked and mocked those who believe something he thinks is irrational. He's a hypocrite, and not frankly particularly bright, but he can be right about things. The question is, why do you think he is right, or wrong, and on what basis?
Sadly, Bill is right from way down here. Yesterday was Australia Day. We do so many things badly, but we do so many things extremely well. I am a very proud Australian. And I hope like hell that America really does try and get its s..t together. So many amazing people there. They just need to focus on the U in USA
@PennyDavis-cm9tl Republic and democracy are not mutually exclusive. In fact, most republics are democracies and vice versa (the words have very similar meanings, one Greek the other Latin)
Frequently the titles of the New Rule take a popular quote or expression & alter a word or two for the sake of effect, which is what you're seeing here. This directly addressed the voting aspect of our system, the democracy, which made the adjustment of the quotation make sense.
The brazillian democracy is in shambles. We have no freedom of speach and there are laws being voted to be even worse. That's why you hear all good things about the current government - we are forbidden to criticize.
In America, all the important swing states stop counting at about 10 or 11:30. Then they decide how many votes they need to defeat their opponent. No one is allowed to watch the process either LOL
Bill forgot to mention that in Brazil before voting you must show a voter ID and then press your thumb or index on a device that recognizes your fingerprints. Also, when Bill joked that Santos couldn't be partially Jewish because he was Brazilian. The first synagogue of the Americas was built in Dutch Brazil during the 1630s. Brazil and Argentina are among the top 10 largest Ashkenazi diasporas on the planet. Besides that Brazil has over a million people who descend from Dutch and Portuguese Sephardic Jews like Spinoza was. The Crypto Jews aka Anusim or Marrano. The king of Portugal didn't want to expel Jews because he thought they were good for the economy but Spain kept pressuring. He forced them to convert. Many migrated to Brazil. When the Brazilians helped the Portuguese crown in defeating the Dutch due to over taxation, part of the Jews who lived in Dutch Brazil moved to New Amsterdam, today's NYC and founded the first Jewish congregation in the US. Santos is one of the new Christian surnames that Spanish and Portuguese Crypto Jews adopted. So today there are people in both of the Americas as well as Asia, for instance India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia etc that have Spanish and Portuguese surnames that are partially Jewish. In the case of Asia they are Indian or Southeast Asian and partially Iberian European dna, plus Jewish/Semitic dna.
Thank you for that insight! Some very interesting points! Hell, I'm going to copy and paste this so I can learn more. I never knew anything about Portugal and the Jews....I do just know I love that country to visit. Excellent comment.
Ainda estamos correndo atrás da prisão do Bolsonaro. Já condenaram alguns dos participantes, agora falta os cachorros grandes, como o Inelegível e seus amigos. É bom receber reconhecimento externo, porque os brasileiros costumam se diminuir diante de outros países. Espero que no futuro o Brasil seja modelo de democracia.
Spot on Bill, our country is head to rock bottom, all three branches of government broken, gun violence is worst, border crisis, car & house insurances skyrocket, tuitions is high and education is worsening, crime and homelessness is up, people now have a hard time to hold on to their house, or cannot afford to own a home. I travel to so many country outside US and found that i can live outside US with less and also feel much safer, what's happened to my country and its glory? I feel bad for our next generation that they will live in a hateful, divisive and angry environment, that will take decades to fix.
1) eliminate the electoral college 2) 18 year supreme Court terms (every president gets to pick 1) 3) universal paper ballot vote by mail (like Oregon has had, safely & securely, for 30+ years)
Is anyone ready to address the institution that has helped make it possible? Our public education system? Whose interest do you think a government-run school system is going to serve first? Hint: It ain't the students. The last thing the polity wants is an educated and well-informed electorate. And our public school system, which lately has metastasized within the university system, is doing their damnedest to ensure that our students are indoctrinated on one line of thought and one only -- which admits of no instruction on civics, otherwise voters would immediately recognize how they're being played. Ethics? Character? Integrity? Citizenship? Meh, they're all so 20th Century. Most voters today were born after the last era in which policy and decency and consensus and compromise and mutual respect for our countrymen ruled the day -- the 1980s. All we have now are ignorant, poorly-educated, angry rabble-rousers with pitchforks and torches who view anyone with a view not in lockstep with their own a mortal enemy who needs to be vanquished. And the ones cheering them on are the two major parties, which thrive on division and rancor. The more, the better. That can only happen with an electorate that is poorly informed and poorly educated -- and today we have that in spades.
Just to add a little more context: • While the Jan 6th rioters only invaded the Capitol, here in Brazil, Bolsonaro's supporters managed to invade our Congress, the Plateau Palace (which is the President's official work building; here, the President works in a building but lives in another) and our Supreme Court, which, by the way, was the most attacked building because our Justices (who happen to have time-limited terms; a Justice can only stay in the Court until he or she turns 75 years old) didn't let Bolsonaro break Constitutional laws so he could achieve his dictatorial goals. • This invasion was also thanks to the neglicence of the governor of Brasília (our capital) which is a Bolsonaro's ally. The governor was even temporarily removed from office and investigated because of it. • In Brazil, voting, as it says in our Constitution, is _mandatory._ The Election Days are always in a Sunday so everybody can vote. You can even vote "blank" if you want to (yes: there is this option), but you have to vote. If you don't, you'll be fined and you have to officially justify yourself why you didn't go to vote. • In Brazil, we have the Electoral Superior Court, which is responsible for organizing the elections and certifying the results. Bolsonaro won in 2018 in the runoff and yet he still whined about it, because he claimed he should've won in the first round. In 2022, he _obviously_ whined about losing it and refused to concede, just like the Oompa Loompa did when Biden won. But it didn't matter; nobody needs to concede and we don't rely on projections from media outlets because there's an official institution that gives us the results by the end of the Election Day. • Our Constitution (which is not perfect) is like that because it was established in 1988, three years after the official ending of a military dictatorship that lasted almost 20 years and started in 1964 with a coup that the then US government backed.
I didn't say that I expect every parent to do so. And it's not naive to hope for parents to become better, in general / on average. It could happen. @@Sweethands4
I'm Brazilian. I'm really surprised to see Donald Trump running for election once again. Alive and kicking.
My wife is Brazilian. You forgot to mention that voting is mandatory in Brazil, voting day is a holiday and theoretically, no one is allowed to consume alcohol from midnight until you vote (obviously this is not monitored but an interesting twist that dictates voters must have a clear head). You will be fined if you don't abide.
Consuming it's not prohibited, only selliing. So what we usually do is that we buy a lot of alcohol the day before voting and then we consume on election day. Putting in another words, this law makes no difference.
@@mateuscyber14 in the end of the day, it does.
@@mateuscyber14no is assume it makes some difference. On top of the fact that it shows they have a deeper respect for democracy
Sounds exactly like what the US needs
Born in the early 60s in Ms during the Civil rights movement....pulled out of Public school to attend BAPTIST SCHOOL for 6 years so I know the Bible and White Christian NATIONALISM Well but because I WAS SEXUALLY MOLESTED And bullied I have developed so great a case of empathy I KNEW IN 2016 that I needed to get out of the USA because what was coming made me so anxious I lost 50 lbs and my teeth all fell out....hes sold secrets to every nation that's ACTING OUT CURRENTLY....he must be stopped....at 62 I will not survive another minute of him in 9ffice....UNITED NATIONS PLEASE RID US OF THIS THREAT TO THE MAJORITY
I'm Brazilian, but didn't live the dictatorship times. My generation's memories comes from history classes at school. We're taught about how censorship, torture and other military oppression were all around the country. You can "disappear" to never be seen again just because you don't agree with those political ideals. I wouldn't want to live under the control of the largest military force there is 😅
I am brazilian and I lived during that time. I can swear it wasn't worse than now, when you can disappear and never be seen again if you disagree with a drug lord. And don't expect the Judiciary or the media to change it.
And btw, my father was a journalist and professor who fought censorship and always voted for the opposition. And he had no trouble with the military. They targeted the communists, and my father was a liberal. Don't believe everything that your History teachers have told you.
@lfsg689 quem sumiu com as pessoas foi o Estado, péssima comparação.
@@dianisilva Pecava por ação, hoje peca por omissão. A primeira função do Estado é a segurança pública. Se um governo não combate o crime, tem que cair. Mas o Estado hoje só combate a direita, assim como antes combatia a esquerda. A diferença é que os milicos eram menos hipócritas.
@@dianisilva Pecava por ação, hoje peca por omissão. Omissão criminosa, já que a primeira função do Estado é a segurança pública. E, além da conivência com as máfias, hoje o Estado combate a direita "golpista", como antes combatia a esquerda "revolucionária". E o povinho não enxerga além do jogo de palavras.
Well, we had a dictatorship funded by the USA that lasted many years and that greatly affected our educational system. I learned things in history and geography that my mother had no idea about growing up under the military dictatorship. Everything was controlled and many people died or were tortured for saying things that are now commonplace. I hope you don't experience what we experienced, but if it happens, I hope you have the strength to fight against it.
many of the very worst dictatorships, worldwide, have been orchestrated and/or funded by the CIA and its thug arm, the US imperialist war machine. this is especially true in central and south america.
Anyone who has doubts about American involvement in the establishment of dictatorships in Latin American countries just search for operation brother Sam and operation condor
"People's opinions used to be shaped by the news. Now, news is shaped by people's opinions." Damn is that scarily accurate, and it's destroying our collective reality.
News is shaped by radical democrats and globalists.
News is shaped by the political parties.
As the "Dirty Digger", Rupert, discovered recently, parroting the lies of a cult leader your viewers worship can be very expensive.
Is one better than the other? News(reporters) shaping our opinions is called Propaganda. Simply reporting on one subject and ignoring others shapes our views. Are a small group of individuals (Elites) making those decisions going to be completely non-bias. Is that possible?
And yet, there’s something in that relationship which is cyclical, and thus, unsurprising. The ideal state would be a culture in which people shaped their OWN opinions while being aware of the news. But we’re too big for that to succeed.
America has the best congressional representatives that money can buy.
That’s why corporations bought them
I think it was Bill or could have been someone else that said politicians should just wear corporate sponsor badges like NASCAR drivers.
Mark Twain said that about Congress after the Civil War, which was a very corrupt time in both the House and the Senate.
@@ravevolutionThat was Robin Williams but he was absolutely right.
Donations should be limited to $100. That way Chevron has the same influence as me!
You forgot to mention that, in Brazil people are charged fees if they don’t vote, so if you need to renew your passport you will be caught and pay for every year you didn’t vote.
Stop with this crap, if you won't vote, you just have to say to the government, if you don't, you just have to pay a tax of 50 cent, yes fucking 50 cent! If you do not justify why you don't go to vote. And you can literally go vote for no one in the election in the case you don't want to pay the god-damned 50 cent 😂😂😂
yes, it's mandatory to vote here but the fee is literally 71 cents of dollar and you can choose to vote in a place close to your house then go there and show that you don't want to vote by literally choose no candidates and vote blank or nullify
@@FelipeAllison well, considering the fact that in brazil people generally make roughly 91 cents of a dollar per hour, I wouldn't want to be forced to essentially lose one full hour of my job's income, just because the government forces me to vote
Great point! Key facts are always left out? Always cherry-picking!
Ah yes, compulsory speech mandated by the government and ensured by punishment when you are found leaving the country. Freedom?
Will we ever stop hearing Trump's name every fteakin' day of our lives?!?!
Maybe after 2028!! 😅😅😅
No
You can keep hearing the name of your pedo president Biden🤷🏼
Will Biden ever get in front of a camera where he is not confused?
Once he's either dead or in prison where he belongs.
At minimum he should have been impeached and barred from any future office.
George Carlin words come to mind "Politicians don't come from another dimension. They're just your typical Americans. This is the best we got. Garbage in, garbage out. So, every time you want to blame a politician, point your finger at yourself".
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Spot on, we get the government we deserve.
115 million stay away voters, Woke weirdos sabotaging their own team, FFS?!
If you pay attention to what he alludes to, and agree, your vote doesn’t really matter. Grossly underrepresented populations, representatives effectively selecting themselves. America is democratic in name only. There’s a reason so many people incorrectly claim “America is not a democracy, it’s a republic”. They’re usually defending undemocratic behavior, suggesting they are OK with certain people not being fairly represented when it’s at very least inconvenient for them. That should horrify, but it’s a normal sentiment nonchalantly expressed by the selfish and ignorant.
My impression from Carlin was that he didn’t believe in voting in a rigged system.
No. That only counts if you live in a democracy. Every person outside the United States understands the US is not a democracy and its people are more effectively propagandized than even North Koreans.
I totally disagree! The Politicians are the WORST we've got. Normal Americans are much more honest, less greedy, less selfish, less corrupt, and not slaves to the Military Industrial Complex.
The Constitution didn’t suddenly become the problem. Maybe it’s the people?
…Oh wait - never mind, that would require accepting some responsibility and we can’t have that.
Wow- finally one person that actually gets it. Kudos.
The people? Trump lost by 2% in 2016 and became President. In 2020, he lost by 4.5%, but had 50,000 votes or so gone the other way, he would have been re-elected. What can the people do when minorities can keep on winning presidential elections?
Everything needs to be changed according to the challenges of change around it...yeap you are right
why do people never seem to accept the possibility that two things can be true at once:
living by rules written 250 years ago by men who lived in a world that doesn't even remotely resemble todays society.......yeah there's probably some relevant updates to make AND yeah people have been systematically dumbed down to levels so low and the population has risen so high that responsibility and accountability is basically a foreign concept to most people these days
@@mattcarberry368 there are countries both with and without constitutions and a wide range of systems that do very well. it fundementally comes down people's intelligence, integrity, work ethic, etc. if the constitution is in fact outdated and needs to be changed whose fault is it that it's not changed? the UK parliament and monarchy as well as many of the governing regimes in Northern Europe older than the US itself but they reformed their system to match modern times didn't they?
I'm Brazilian, living in Brazil. I've know american culture and reality for quite some time... Lived and worked among americans and became an EFL teacher, helping people learning the basics of English language so they can travel. I have to say that I fear for you, guys.... I fear for the country I once admired so much. The whole world can see that you're drawning in conspiracy theories, lies, manipulation and greed. Wake up before it's too late. I love you guys so much!!!
How’s the crime rate and poverty level compared to the US?
Not sure about overall crime rate but their murder rate is much lower than the U.S. Just about every country's is!
@@roberthill799 Every year the U.S. muder rate ranks about 58th-60th in the world. So you're waaaaaaay off.
@@roberthill799that has got to be the most ignorant and uninformed comment I’ve read in a long time.
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Vim pelo meteoro Brasil ❤️🇧🇷
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Eu também. Vivo nos EUA e fiquei chocado quando o Trump foi eleito com uma campanha coalhada de fake news. Eu liguei para uma estação de radio no Brasil, e disse que a direita brasileira iria copiar as estratégias e falcatruas do Trump. O apresentador me disse que isso não aconteceria no Brasil. Deu no que deu.
@@unclegold6730 Quando se trata de políticos da extrema direita dos Estados Unidos e do Brasil,pode apostar que vai cair merda pros dois lados.
"We're just shittier people." Indeed. That stung.
Don't let the 1% who sold our democracy out, like Bill Maher, make us believe that we're doing something wrong, he and his love of tax credits and unfair loopholes, are the shittiest of us all ..
That's what 24/7 news and social media has done to us.
@ManicMindTrick Yeah. Good thing Brazil has no news or social media. (I feel like with your logic, I have to label this as sarcasm. This is sarcasm).
So, what else could it be that makes Americans unable to put "2+2" together that makes us so incredibly stupid?
Maybe it's the illusion that "American idealism" is superior. The problem with social media and talking heads on the news is people aren't using logic, or trying to, because they're lazy, overconfident, and undereducated.
@@Y2Krieger I'd say it's isolation from the rest of world too. I read somewhere that like 80% of Democrats have passports, and only 20% of Republicans do. I don't remember the exact number, but there's a large disparity.
@@Y2Krieger America has become a country of shitty parents, 3 generations worth at this point, who were lazy with their children's education. From Xer's on, (and even many late boomers), most have basically a grade 10 education. And even college educated americans have been entirely propagandized and never taught how to REALLY think critically. And this includes people like Bill here, because he has some extreme blind spots he can't get past. Parents don't understand what their children are learning because they themselves are stupid, so they don't make their children study. The USA ranks near the bottom in nearly everything among OECD countries. Reading skills, and especially STEM skills. To busy placating their children by letting them do countless after school activities like sports, while other countries actually make their children study and RESPECT their teachers. In the USA the suspicion of authority that runs rampant, combines with the stupidity and inability to think critically, and parents actually take their child's side over their teachers.
Seriously....Chomsky is literally the ONLY American who knows how to think properly. It's absolutely ridiculous. I jest...but it's probably 95% true..lol.
Until American's start to value education and PUSH their children academically, nothing will change. And it probably won't because the people who are making these decisions now are the generations who grew up hating education. It's sad.
"We're just a shittier people than we used to be." 100%
Thats what more diversity and multiculturialism brings. We get shittier and shittier, all isolated into our little safe groups.
It’s a cult!
For many years there has been a sizable group in the population who yean for fascism and the idea of a strong leader, dispensing with evil politicians. I knew some in America were dead against the country getting involved in the war in Europe against Nazi Germany but I was shocked to learn recently that the Republicans in Congress voted as a block to reject the Lend/Lease arrangement proposed by President Roosevelt to help Britain against Nazi Germany. Some of these were not just isolationists but supporters of Adolf Hitler.
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Which side? lol
No people have always been shitty, at least that's what the asquesc
This is GOLD! Yea, I'm from the generation that fight for Democracy in Brazil, and now being an american citizen as well, I take very seriously what is happening here. We all should.
I’m from Malden, MA and Brazilians had a polling place set up here to vote absentee. I found that super impressive!
It's the same all around the world. I live in Germany, so I go to vote in Berlin.
Various countries have that. Im from the Dominican Republic and we have that benefit.
that is complete bs, ppl who are not living in the country making decisions for those who are there.
@@ssdouglas it's not a matter of place, it's a matter of birth and relatives
@@AndreVlaamsValle still bs ppl making decisions for a place they are not living in
Brilliant piece.
“It would be great to get the immunity without having to get the disease”
like with some sort of... vaccine?
he’s GOTTA be trollin us with that comment or he’s just as two sided contradictory like the people hes always talking shit about
i mean, most dictatorships around the globe are either ploted or funded by the US government so they know how to make one, now they just need to apply it to themselves XD
If That… is the disease, what kind of disease do you think it’d be? smallpox, leprosy, aid, cancer, covid … lol
You know how you get the immunity without getting the disease? VACCINATION!! Pity vaccine skepticism is one of now many of Bill’s reactionary positions.
More depressing than funny this time for me.
Yup #ShillTime
I think for Bill too
Yep, he actually nails the size and seriousness of the situation.
Unfortunately he's singing to the choir, the MAGATS are watching Drumpf rants and shooting cans in the back yard.
Spot on. Hearing the audience laugh made me cringe several times.
I thought the same thing!! There was nothing funny. This was alarming…like watching your house burn.
Also in Brazil, voting is mandatory. No matter where in the world you may live, if you are Brazilian, you HAVE to vote!
I am a Brazilian, and we vote more believing in the candidate than loving a party. Excepcional PT, many voters are fellows. So, when you don't really have suitable candidates, it has been a reality, in my opinion, for years: it is a nightmare to go vote. Whoever is the winner will be the person you don't believe. A colleague of my father always jokes: Did you vote in Sr.Bad or Sr. Worse? In Portuguese: Voce votou no Nho (popular country expression) Ruim ou Nho Pior?
that is awful. absolutely awful. nobody should be forced to vote for any shitty politician
@@equisde8026 So you deserve what you get, the American election format is totally different to the Brazilian one, and for a country to be governed by the vote of a few hundred people and not by popular vote is insane to believe. You can decide whether you want to vote or not, just pay your fine and be unable to run for a career in government, in which case you'll have to appeal to a small trial. Nothing crazy
@@matheusac1997 it’s still a crazy crazy thing to fine somebody for choosing not to elect any of the corrupt hacks running. very dangerous idea in fact.
@@equisde8026actually we're not forced to vote for anybody. While showing up to vote is mandatory, we are allowed to cast a blank or null vote.
I wish there was a THOUSAND LIKES button to be smashed continually for this piece.
The last sentence is the most profound thing I have heard from this man.
The last line about "immunity" is a key aspect of America's apathy. Most Americans are what I call "autocratic virgins," meaning that they (a) have no experience of autocracy, and (b) don't care enough to study the history of autocracy elsewhere. They just think that "autocracy is ok as long as the man in charge broadly aligns with my political philosophy." They have no idea.
very much like "As long as its MY guy that is the dictator then I'm find with it."
But what happens when that changes?
Bingo.
Just a big parenthesis to go a little deeper into how this “immunity” that Brazil experienced was. Brazil lived through a 21-year military dictatorship (1964-1985) that had America as one of the main responsible parties and ally, all because of a context of cold war and the need to have a government in Brazil fully aligned with the United States. During this period, there were restrictions on civil rights, censorship of the press, persecution, torture and murder of political opponents of the government and genocide against indigenous populations in the Amazon.
Bunch of garbage pushed by the media who profits on conspiracy and speculation. There's no way America becomes an autocracy or dictatorship...way to many layers to fight through in attempting such a thing. Anyone who believes in such a thing should question the sources that is shaping that outlook...
Ditto!
Got to love how Brazil requires an ID to vote.
The problem is they don't require an IQ, which is why they voted in that convicted criminal into office.
Here's the thing though... everyone gets an ID at birth . . . and unlike rabidly capitalist regimes like the US, the state is obligated to provide you with an ID free of charge (unless you lose it)!
In the case of babies, it lasts 5 years from birth, then you get a new one that lasts 10 years, then i think it goes to 20 years (they recently made some changes to the rules)... but the main point here is everyone has one because the state has to provide you with proper documents FOR FREE!
And fingerprints.
So does the US most of the time. Or a signed affidavit which is a felony offense if untrue.
It's not worth risking a felony offense for one extra vote. And so almost no one does it.
The risk of getting caught is also quite high.
@@infidelheretic923 Why are you such a racist?
It sure wouldn't hurt if kids had to read OUR Constitution too - and a bit of real history. Civics classes have long disappeared, and history's constantly distorted by both sides.
"Civics classes have long disappeared." That depends on which state or school district you're in. Our local district requires every high school student to pass a civics exam before they can graduate. Of course no one can force the kids to remember what was on the test for the rest of their lives.
Also due to lack of funding some schools have had to turn to private companies, asking them to donate school books...
If that didn't sound concerning to you, for example oil companies have for a long time provided books to schools. They especially like to sponsor science books where they can for example question evidence for climate change and label environmental regulations as obstacle for greater economic well-being.
Not so. I taught HS history in New York State for 33 years. I taught the Constitution. Kids had to read it and understand basic concepts in order to pass the course.
"We're just a shittier people than we used to be" ... at age 78, I've watched it happen.
At age 82 I respectfully disagree. Women, gay people, people of color, native Americans - all are better treated. I’ve watched it happen. We don’t want to back, we really don’t. Bill is wrong, we are better people.
@@DancingFox6not going back to 1940 but 80s and 90s
You ain't lyin'.
Nah...we've always been shitty. Just took Barack Obama becoming president to bring the shite out from under its rock.
@@77Creation you're not wrong.
...and he forgot to mention that voting in Brazil is mandatory for all citizens. And on voting day all the bars are closed (it's "dry" day). Um melhor sistema, com certeza!
Please the new brazilian leader is leftist shit
Americans, especially the right wing would throw the biggest tantrum ever if anyone tried to make voting mandatory. They can even move voting to the weekend because it would interfere with their sports.
Stupid law.
@@eudofiaIm not right wing and I think mandatory voting is a dumb idea. Also plenty of left wingers like watching sports.
@@Comicsandstuff Exactly only a handful of nations in the world have mandatory voting, none in Europe have it(Belgium has it on the books but it's currently not enforced) Austrialia is the only developed country with compulsory voting.
Also 7 US states are dry on election day. In 2020 of those 7 only Massachusetts went blue.
Not a democracy --- an oligarchy.
2:19, just for clarification, lula walked arm in arm with the other powers of the republic - presidents of the supreme court and both legislative houses. on the other hand, bolsonaro is being prosecuted by the justice system, while still being influential in congress and social media too.
Seth MacFarlane had a few solid moments tonight. I wish he didn't get interrupted so often
He defended the media. So, no. Not great. He's an out of touch elite
Family guy had an episode where they were making of school shootings. FUK Seth
Family guy had
America, “May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears”
Hold that thought.
Beautiful
US broke its Suicide Record in 2022
US broke its Homelessness Record in 2023
The US just had its 2nd worst recession from 2007-2012 and suicide and homelessness are worse than they were then!
Maher is going Vote Blue No Matter Who like he always does. Sellout
This is the worst administration of our lives
Biden is another George W Bush
Another recession
Another trillion dollar war
Trump-0 New Wars
Only president in 70 years to do that.
Trump also had black unemployment at record lows before the Democrat lockdowns messed it up.
Excellent
“…and to the REPUBLIC, for which it stands…”. Come on, Man! Republic!
What you mean is that you don't realize that a Republic is a form of democratic rule, right? Oh boy.
@@TheUglyTheologian-jc7el Republic = Laws, Democracy = People by Majority (few protections for minorities). Not the same.
Lincoln/Slavery/Laws/Republic?
In Article IV Section V of the Constitution, “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.”
no it is not@@TheUglyTheologian-jc7el
lmao most first world democracies have a ton of protections for minorities, which the US also has...and that 'protection' isn't the thugish minority mob rule. @@jamesmoeller9366
Brazil is sounding real smart … politically.
I think it's important to note that another problem with our country's government system is that, despite our massive population and vast array of opinions, we're entrenched with only two major parties for over a hundred years, which makes politics feel even more like a neverending game of football. Most democratic regimes aren't restricted like that. Even Israel, a country with only 9 million citizens and a landmass smaller than New Jersey has more political parties than we do.
True that need atleast one other major party wich I believe should be a libertarian one! I know it already technically exists but it need to actually have a bigger political agenda and role and actually have a presence in the general election rather than just another party to steal votes from one of the 2 parties that are actually going to win and screws the election results imo a bit as they should be real and adults and vote for the 2 options that are possible to win rather than not vote libertarian and basically just be a wasted vote(like you didn’t vote) or if you would’ve have voted for any of the 2 major party candidates as your 2nd choice you may have just cost them the election and got the guy you wanted 3rd(last) elected instead.
So until we have a legit 3rd libertarian party I don’t think America will ever be the same again with the divide we are at now and how it’s basically team vs team like sports where you have no option but to be on one side even if you have views from both sides as it’s became a game.
I wish we could go back to the 90s when even Clinton was not far left and loved by man republicans as well as dems. Bush idk but still those were great days in America all around! And I guess I gotta go trump again and hope for Vivek in 28! Or RFK if they kill trump or arrest him. But can’t have Biden or NIkki the half Indian and I’m Indian! And god I never want to see Kamala Harris face again! And if they put in big Mike…I mean Michelle Obama 😂in there I still think trump has a good chance but that would be an insane last minute desperation move to try and win. The black vote trump is getting might shift back to her but Obama didn’t do much for the blacks atleast from what they feel besides maybe some who enjoy the healthcare. So idk if even she can win against trump this time! Gonna be a crazy next 10 months!!! I’m ready to see this play out hopefully we don’t get into WW3 sometime prior to the election lol that would be some crazy shit I would have to say Biden admin planned and orchestrated if it happens like that
Parties are just labels. We need to get rid of the electoral college. The presidency should be based on the popular vote.
From Belgium, that's true , we have a lot of parties. That's why a man like Trump would never be able to survive. He would of been exposed from day 1
Hitler was elected in a country with many parties though.
That's what you get with a first past the gate political system. It's not like a parliament where you vote for the party. Here, whoever wins the most, even if not a majority, gets the gold.
I worked in Brasil one summer. It is a great country, with wonderful people.
It's great for visit and stay for a while, for those who live here is a tough life.
Yes, one of the most corrupt ones, unfortunately. For visitors, it is not a big difference but we have to face the consequences of that.
Hahahah you serious brah??? A great country? Huh?
@@alexandrepereira6162O estrangeiro vindo elogiar o Brasil e o brasileiro detonando o próprio país na língua do estrangeiro. Na moral, que síndrome de vira-lata de merda.
You can always come over that you'll be allways wellcome here
One important correction. Congressmen do not gerrymander their own districts. In most states, the state legislature draws district maps, and in others independent commissions do.
That’s true- though many in Congress started in the state legislature and voted on those very maps.
@@eonstot Fair enough, but I doubt that many of them had prescience to gerrymander a district knowing they would one day run as representative from that district.
@@MICHAEL-vy3ch The only beneficiary from the gerrymandering is the actual candidate? Whoa, brother, you live a sheltered life. And even if it were true, it doesn't require prescience, but merely a gut instinct for non-zero odds.
@@afterthesmash I'm not sure what you are talking about. Maher made the statement that congressmen gerrymander their own district. I didn't say anything about who benefits; I merely corrected that notion. And I don't think "gut instinct" falls anywhere in the gerrymandering process. 😁
In Brazil, each citizen votes directly for the President, Senator, Governor, Debutado and even Mayor. I'm not criticizing your country, but I find it strange that you can't vote directly for your politicians
I can't believe bill maher of all people actually said things people should listen to.
My favorite message from the Founders is from Thomas Jefferson, who believed that an educated population is crucial to the success and survival of our democracy. I wish today's population valued education & critical thinking even more.
There's a reason Republicans are so obsessed with dumbing down the populace by cutting the curricula and access to books which may require critical thinking.
As a teacher who has to deal with negligent underfunding, poverty created by a corrupt tax structure started in 1980, curriculum selected by politicians, I completely agree. Just look at the text books selected by politicians down south;or any conservative states. They influence text book companies (only 2 remaining out of many) to ‘dumb down’ history and science to reflect more religious and white viewpoint; ie; ‘black people were immigrants from Africa who were taught a valuable skill, had a home, clothes and food.’ Real paraphrased quote form many texts over the last 10 years.
We need to use other countries ideas like Brazil but American exceptionalism keeps many Americans blind deaf and dumb.
We've been propagandized into believing it's useless. We've been propagandized into believing that a liberal arts degree is just an advanced degree in finger painting.
@@gregdenson7544 Isn't it though? I would much rather see people pushed towards STEM.
Exactly, an undereducated and disinterested population is more the issue, not the genius level constitution that Jefferson and others created.
Bill failed to mention that, in Brazil, if you don't vote you could face a fine unless you have justification for why you couldn't.
You can justify absence through an app. If you don't, the fine is literally R$3 (probably dollar cents).
Same in Australia, as I recall. Good program.
vs in America where the republicans gerymender and make voting as hard as posible and if you still lose raid congress to stop the vote
Nothing wrong with mandatory voting
We're not even allowed a day off to fuckin' vote... on Election Day, of all days.
One thing Bill forgot to mention about the last time Brazil had a dictatorship, it was backed by the US political establishment, and you know when an "information" TV show has someone like Adam Schiff on and present him as one of the "good guys", something is amiss.
He didn't mention it because it wasn't important on the topic he was talking about. He did mention that subject (US backing dictatorships all over South America) in another episode a while ago.
Yeah, but Bill still loves his job, and doesn't want to lose it so soon.
Hands down the best assessment of the situation I've heard in a while simply put yet not entirely undercomplex.
Hands down this comment is utterly without thinking or reason. Just filled with emotion and is the reason why this country is leaderless and filled with corrupt politicians like the idiot to his right, the always smirking, always lying Congressman and giant POS, Adam Schiff. By the way Bill it was Democrats who invented early, late, drop boxes, ballot harvesting voting. Oops, left that part out Bill, along with most of what you are trying to blame Republican's for.
I wanna laugh but it’s not funny…because it’s true
Tell that to the studio audience. I find it difficult to watch the possibly dystopian future he's describing while people are laughing and clapping. This stuff is not funny, smh.
It’s furthest from the truth- what he said is not constitutional. It would be tyranny of the majority- of the cities.
Not what he depicted about Brazil's politics.
In Brazil voting is compulsory and you must show a government-provided photo ID to be able to vote. Brazil also encourages fingerprint biometric identification for voting.
Nobody voting here without an ID.
It could be the ID, which is free to obtain, or a driver's license. Or, in the case of public servants, a functional identity document.
Guess which party will vote against that proposal? The same one that is tanking immigration/border patrol.
The GOP!
It's relatively easy to fraud the system in locu, since the head of each voting room can disable the fingerprint system.
Also, all the information is stored in a central system and it's very probable that there are protection issues during this procedure. Since there's no printing, we have to trust these wonderful machines.
@@cynthiajubiter6889but in brazil they are free and easily avaliable in a govermment app on your phone.
The irony is that most people who study the constitution appreciate the beauty of the Electoral College.
yes it is there for a reason.
I’m wonder if there is a country that is kinda laid out the same as the US but works off popular vote. I’m curious if the concerns are warranted. I can definitely see why it was put in place though.
This was so well crafted and delivered. Fantastic editorial.
I'm a French guy in France.
Here, there is an ID card system and a voting card system. When you get registered on electoral list, you get a voting number that is on you voting card. On election day, you show up with your ID card (or passport) and voting card. There is a table with two guys before the actual ballot, one guy has the electoral list with the numbers and the names. Second guy speaks the number on my card, the first read the name in front of it on the list. It's mine.
I can vote. I put my envelope in the ballot, then i sign a register with my signature, to prove it's really me who voted.
Also, election day is always on Sunday, because that's the day most people don't work. And there is legal requirement of one ballot for each thousand expected registered voters. The ballot you're assigned to is on your voting card.
More or less the same here in Ireland. And everyone's vote counts. No Electoral College to skew results.
Same in Greece. It always baffles me whenever liberals in the US complain about the great injustice of requiring ID to vote when it's the standard across most of Europe (maybe not in the UK?).
Same here in Canada.
Same in Brazil. We just use electronic voting machines.
Here is the US, we would rather choose one of the sides; just like this show, and bark at the other side. No real discussion on how we got to this place of distrust, just insults that most middle schoolers could conquer up. Blame the other side and call them names. If we had a voter system like many other countries we could easily have avoided all of this. But alas, we would much rather just ignore, or even more troubling, fail to understand the situation and the parts that create this state. Critical thinking is very low here in the US. Maybe it always has been and social media has just revealed this truth.
I thought Bill Maher is so infuriating because he seems to be moving right, but then he produces a segment like this and I realize that people I think in both camps listen to him because he has a range of opinions and some of them align with the right and some dont. It actually makes him credible and this particular segment is incredible. Good job!
Just because he is against the "woke" ind virus doesn't make him right wing.
He is a classic liberal.
Entertainers like Bill (and Seth) require appealing to everyone on some level. He does appear to shift opinion depending on who is presently in power. But entertainers have better likeability regardless.....especially those in comedy.
Same here. I thought he was praising the too much lately. Fox News was using his segments to justify their baloney.
Bill has always been just left of center but clearly lets both sides have it.
For a comedian Bill is able to pull off a hat trick...that being getting opposing sides to laugh at his observations.The reason; authenticity. I am in awe of his talent.
This feels like a good return to form for Bill Maher!
I must live in an alternate universe. Maher's version of the last 3 years is unrecognizable.
There were no political insurrections in your universe? Or they happened in Canada and Mexico, rather than the US and Brazil?
@@afterthesmash If a different demographic had been at the capitol it would have been called a "mostly peaceful protest".
@@HeavyTopspin That's because if a "different demographic" (i.e., not delusional fascist-leaning thugs) had actually been at the capitol, it would have been a "mostly peaceful protest," rather than people invading and destroying the offices of members of congress, beating capitol police, threatening to hang the former vice-president, destroying government documents, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc. Also, no one would have died, because, you know, PEACEFUL protest...
This hit home so hard, I couldn't find any humor in it. That's how much the truth hurts.
Truth? Lmao you mean Bill's hollywood delusional leftism? The Biden admin is about as fascist as you can get at the moment.
The college joke. It was great.
He makes a good point or two, except America is NOT a Democracy, we are a Constitutional Republic. Only those dumb enough to CONTINUALLY call America a Democracy actually believe it. Sadly, due to the intentional dumbing down of our children, by the school system, you get uneducated adults who really don’t know the truth.
i head my hands on head :/
As a Brazilian, I felt proud of our electoral system. But also sad for you in the U.S.
America, get your act together. People are counting on you.
Workin' on it! 😄
Hopefully, we will, but I have a sinking feeling that it's going to be painful.
Yep, Trump 2024! it's about to get it's act together again!
We will and Republicans will win to get things back on track.
No
Brazil 🇧🇷 got it right!
Amazing that Bill STILL doesn't know why each state gets 2 Senators.
It's precisely because we aren't ALL supposed to live by what California dictates. One of the worst changes we ever made is that Senators became elected and not appointed. It was an appointed position for a reason.
In New Orleans we still flash our t*ts, but like you said every state's different.
I hope that there are a lot of "Me-Too's" for that one! LOL
😅😅 Good one.
Well i definitely have two :)@@chapmaned24
This is one of his best bits in a while.
Dems: “Trump is an election denier!”
Also Dems from 2016-2020: “Trump colluded with Russians to steal the election.”
Also Dems from 2021-2024: “Let’s keep trying to prevent the most popular Republican candidate from running against us for re-election!”
The Democrats are so noble and not criminal hypocrites at all.
Bill was saying J6th was an insurrection. Just curious, how many people were convicted or even charged with insurrection?
@@Riclmnopp C’mon man! You know perfectly well that Republicans always insurrect without guns, while strolling through halls like tourists.
Insurrection: walking through the capital like tourists.
Not an insurrection: millions of people walking over America’s border illegally.
@@Lorenzo1972. You mean tourists smearing shit on walls?
Probably one of the best "New Rule" videos by Bill so far
The other ones were that bad, huh?
The quote is "A Republic if you can keep it"......Benjamin Franklin
Rather than thinking that everyone is a moron, why not think what the key differences are between the two situations.
THANK YOU. Well stated.
As a Canadian, I can confirm I would not trade political systems or politicians with you guys
LOL, Justin is pretty awful.
Canada is heading straight into 1984, buddy.
As a Canadian I agree on the not wanting US politicians types but not on our politcians we need to getting rid of our empty suit, problem is that there is no one worth voting for in Canada
@@CribNotesexactly even Biden and Trump look good compared to Trudeau.
or late night chat show hosts!
Another brilliant episode
Excellent show, Bill, from beginning to end! I appreciated hearing the articulate sports mensch Stephen A. Smith’s perspective on meritocracy . Hmmm…Is sports the only meritocratic U.S. institution?
Adam Schiff was refreshing, showing his wit, turning Seth McFarland into his “straight man.”
Your “New Rules” monologue was edifying, contrasting an organic, participatory democracy with an inorganic spectatorial one.
Some might find it shocking to wake to the realization that the conservative right is trying to turn our participatory democracy into a spectatorial one, led by #Trump, a master of the spectacle. This show was lit, Bro! ❤
In Brazil election day is a National Holiday, always on Sundays, so EVERYBODY can vote _ and vote is mandatory _ all of us share that responsibility. And the ballots are electronic, a system supervised by all the parties and that Electoral Court Bill has talked about it. Results are quite fast. Besides all the flaws that both Lula and Bolsonaro have, and the fragility of our political parties, it's true that in our election the winner really wins
Yeah, great idea:
1. Mandatory voting: most people don't care at all about politics and decide their vote the day before or choose someone based on their looks or because they are funny;
2. Electronic voting systems: Brazil adopts an electronic voting system that DON'T print your ballot. So you have to trust that a body of politically appointed judges is impartial. There's no way of recounting or auditing the procedure and no one knows, for sure, the code that is really used in elections.
Basically, the Brazilian system rests on the presumption that the Electoral Court (which is basically a political body) is neutral and impartial and that the system is 100% safe (it isn't, as any kind of technology).
Yeah, that's what I call Brazilian "expertise".
1 mandatory vote is important in brazil because of our history and because we are a recent democracy and a few years ago we had a dictatorship and other thing we need that to assure that evryone is going to participate and use the right of choice
2 Brazil electronic system is the safest in the world and the fastest, who you are to speak about something you don't know the reality, without knowing brazilian history and culture.
@raphaelturrasprenger7394
Do I respect the constitution in Brazil? With crimes of opinion, censorship and political prisoners? Speaks seriously!
Fake news
@@welbernascimento1425 Muuuuuuu 🐂🐂🐂🐂
What do you wanna bet we won't have a bunch of conservatives telling us how much they like Bill this week?
You'll never have a bunch of conservatives saying they "like" Bill. Bill is not a conservative and does not share their values.
Conservatives just tend to be more willing to engage with the other side in good faith. Which is actually something that gets them in trouble because the liberals of today rarely operate in good faith. They certainly make no attempt to understand the other side and prefer to stay in their liberal echo chambers.
I like Bill 🙋♂
@@zufalllx Noted.
It's just like their Cake & Eat It Too complex with VICE news.
As long as they're talking about how 3rd world crazy Brown people are in their countries, it's all "Welcome back, VICE, we missed you.", but the moment it shows rapey white boys & Klan opioid enthusiasts, it's "VICE is so biased". They only wanna hear Brown Man and Race Traitors Bad.
Here in Brazil big states also have the same number of senators as small states.
However in here, this favors the left, because there are more small leftist states and fewer big conservative states.
Never personally thought Bill was funny but I agree with him completely
In Germany the polling stations close at 1800 hours ( always on Sundays - so all can vote ) - 5 ( !!!) minutes later you will have a probb vote result and next morning 99 % of all votes are counted and a report will be given .... by the way : our basic law is from 1949 - written under US supervision after the 3rd Reich ..... so we over here learned our lesson ....
Written under international supervision.
We have to make sure that the outcome is correct here first. We know the answer at the close, and we correct it in the hours after.
How do ALL vote just because it's Sunday? All businesses, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, fire stations, etc. etc. close on Sunday?? Or are those people not worthy of being included in " all"?
@@user-nk7ce3nz1q Voting isnt mandatory, so they dont have to. But if you really want to and cant make it, you can still vote via mail (mail voting is a little earlier so all votes can be counted at the same time).
Throughout American history, the objective has always been to MINIMIZE the number of people who vote. The more people who vote, the more likely the wrong people will get elected (translation: representing the common people rather than the rich and powerful). If only the U.S. practiced at home the lofty democratic ideals it promotes abroad.
Sorry... We're Just A SHITTIER People than we Used to Be... Sadly, a truer phrase has never been uttered...
@@elmastro-ye9lw racism and the patriarchy
A REPUBLIC, if you can keep it!!!!
Voting should be a mandatory day off for all but essential services. And those essential services workers should be afforded a means of voting prior to the election day or at their workplace.
Say no to narcissism
Say no to sexism
Say no to racism
Say no to extremism
Say no to authoritarianism
Say no to fascism
Say no to Trumpism
SAY NO TO TRUMP
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior justification for selfishness."
John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern liberal is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior justification for theft.
Modern conservative has also become the ultimate oxymoron.
Groping, raping, lying and grifting a superior way?
Selfishness is a symptom of entirely too many people in this day and age. Don't delude yourself into thinking it's only a conservative problem.
@@ryankuypers1819But conservative politics has certainly worked overtime to try and justify it.
Brazil is fucking uncanny. We do have good electoral systems. We do have infrastructure to run it.
What we severely lack is political education and activism. Education in general, really.
Our party system also suck balls, because we don't have ideologically aligned parties that defend certain governing programs, we have bunch of people who ally themselves out of political convenience all the time. And we have a TON of them because the system enables parties to game the system and steal public money. In fact, it's something Bolsonaro was heavily involved in throughout his WHOLE political life, yet his supporters turned a blind eye.
Overall, we have good systems, but we're still lacking good voters, which is a mix of kinks on the electoral process and structural issues in our education system.
Seth MacFarlane went from making cartoons to becoming a puppet.
Smart, true , funny and so tragic.
Only if you’re a leftist. Every thing he said would be tyranny of the majority- never brings up democrat Gerrymandering- wonder why that is-,power maybe? Or- never brings up every time a republican wins- it’s illegitimate? Even making up a phony Russia Russia Russia story to take a presidency out. You are the poison. Now using the justice system to go after your political opponents. You opened Pandora’s box. Remember that- if bullets start flying. God I hope they don’t. But- chances are getting better and better every day w what you and ur side are doing. One side armed to the teeth- the other- doesn’t know what restroom to use. Smarten the fuck up.
74 year old black Vietnam veteran. You're right, but there you go with that logic shit again.❤️☮️ and happiness.😎
Logic plus historical knowledge and straight facts -- or, in MAGA circles known as Kryptonite.
There was 0 logic- everything he said was not what the founders wanted. Montana for instance shouldn’t be weaker than California. It’s all about power for the left. If your iq was above 75- you’d probably understand why the founders wanted it that way- it’s called tyranny of the majority.
You are so right Bill. It's also impossible to amend the Constitution because the county is too divided, so we're stuck with one that can be improved, So much for progress or even evolution.
Yeah, we only have two Senators per state because we don't want one state (like California) deciding the outcome of an impeachment trial. The main reason we have things like two Senators per state, a supermajority vote requirement for Congress, and the Electoral College is because it forces the different parts of the country to talk to each other. If these checks and balances weren't there, then you'd find that one party wins pretty much every single time and completely ignores half the country. Those are the kind of conditions that breed civil wars, not healthy democracies.
Sad way of thinking with the fear mongering of civil war. Most European countries and other democracies around the world DONT have an electoral college system and they don't have civil wars. ISNT IT SAD 2020 HAD RECORD VOTER TURNOUT IN A CENTURY AND IT WAS ONLY 66%. Sooner we abolish the electoral college the better, we should be wanting 80+% voter participation but many people don't vote because they don't live in a swing state.
"because it forces the different parts of the country to talk to each other"... yeah that's super rich since maga republicans literally hate the word "bipartisan" and say that only RINO's make deals with dems lol
Or this system allows a much less popular party to rule despite being complete wackos because we decided that the election should only come down to Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. If you’re not from those states your vote is practically worthless in presidential elections, no matter if you’re in deep blue California or deep red Wyoming.
Man, I've heard from a bunch of sources that Bill Maher's had a lot of really bad hot takes recently, but everything he said in this video is 100% spot-on.
He even longs for a vaccine at the end!
@docjoe86 I caught that, too.
Everything he said inn the other videos is spot on as well. It's just stuff "a bunch of sources" doesn't want to hear.
@@zufalllxthis 100%.
I think in a way your comment describes a part o the problem. Maher isn't something you should listen to in general, he is indisputably prone to believing whatever he wants to, and lacks critical thinking skills or subject-matter expertise.
But that doesn't make him wrong about everything. It's not really about the idea that any single person is always right or wrong. A person can be a pretty unreliable source and still be right. And on the other side, experts can be wrong, they're just far less likely to be wrong, and likely to be less seriously wrong than non-experts.
The point is, you shouldn't demand that people be immaculately right, or immaculately wrong. You should just recognise where what they say is coming from. Do they actually have expertise, are they relying on data, are they capable of adequately interpreting that data, is there a consensus within the relevant field that backs what they are saying?
Maher has promoted utterly unscientific nonsense for many years whenever it suited him, and then superciliously attacked and mocked those who believe something he thinks is irrational. He's a hypocrite, and not frankly particularly bright, but he can be right about things.
The question is, why do you think he is right, or wrong, and on what basis?
Sadly, Bill is right from way down here. Yesterday was Australia Day. We do so many things badly, but we do so many things extremely well. I am a very proud Australian.
And I hope like hell that America really does try and get its s..t together. So many amazing people there. They just need to focus on the U in USA
when Trump was President, we had our s..t together
@@dmreagle6811They say with an American flag. Why am I not surprised.
Australia really had it together during the "global pandemic."
@@dmreagle6811How so?
So in other words, "make America great again". 🤔
Great commentary, Bill!
One of bills greatest new rules hands down.
“A REPUBLIC if you can keep it”’was the real quote.
Thank you. My first though when I read that. Everybody else must be asleep❤
@PennyDavis-cm9tl Republic and democracy are not mutually exclusive. In fact, most republics are democracies and vice versa (the words have very similar meanings, one Greek the other Latin)
Frequently the titles of the New Rule take a popular quote or expression & alter a word or two for the sake of effect, which is what you're seeing here. This directly addressed the voting aspect of our system, the democracy, which made the adjustment of the quotation make sense.
Everybody knows what the quote is Karen. It was a play on words.
I think that was done on purpose
dark humor carries a grain of truth to make the pearl.
lots of grains here. a whole bread basket
One of the best editorials Bill has done in the last four years
Good Brazil joke - sad to say it took me a minute 😂
I didn’t get it…what it means?
Probably the BEST New Rule ever presented. Too bad more people won't see it. I wish my southern, small town friends could.
Show it to them. They may feel the same way as you, and show others, so on and so on
The brazillian democracy is in shambles. We have no freedom of speach and there are laws being voted to be even worse. That's why you hear all good things about the current government - we are forbidden to criticize.
"The News" is the perfect example of enshittification.
Is there even such a word ?
Those of you getting your "news" from social media are somewhat to blame for that.
Nice word--did you invent it?
That word, "Shitification" needs to be in the next dictionary... So accurate
Cable news?
As a Brazilian I also find it quite hard to understand how it’s a “democracy” but getting the most amount of public votes doesn’t always mean victory.
In America, all the important swing states stop counting at about 10 or 11:30. Then they decide how many votes they need to defeat their opponent. No one is allowed to watch the process either LOL
Bill forgot to mention that in Brazil before voting you must show a voter ID and then press your thumb or index on a device that recognizes your fingerprints.
Also, when Bill joked that Santos couldn't be partially Jewish because he was Brazilian. The first synagogue of the Americas was built in Dutch Brazil during the 1630s.
Brazil and Argentina are among the top 10 largest Ashkenazi diasporas on the planet.
Besides that Brazil has over a million people who descend from Dutch and Portuguese Sephardic Jews like Spinoza was. The Crypto Jews aka Anusim or Marrano. The king of Portugal didn't want to expel Jews because he thought they were good for the economy but Spain kept pressuring. He forced them to convert. Many migrated to Brazil. When the Brazilians helped the Portuguese crown in defeating the Dutch due to over taxation, part of the Jews who lived in Dutch Brazil moved to New Amsterdam, today's NYC and founded the first Jewish congregation in the US.
Santos is one of the new Christian surnames that Spanish and Portuguese Crypto Jews adopted. So today there are people in both of the Americas as well as Asia, for instance India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia etc that have Spanish and Portuguese surnames that are partially Jewish. In the case of Asia they are Indian or Southeast Asian and partially Iberian European dna, plus Jewish/Semitic dna.
The first synagogue of the Americas was built here, in my city: Recife (Pernambuco), by the same group of Jews who later went to New York. :)
Thank you for that insight! Some very interesting points! Hell, I'm going to copy and paste this so I can learn more. I never knew anything about Portugal and the Jews....I do just know I love that country to visit. Excellent comment.
I learned something new today, thanks pal
You forgot to mention that Brazil voter I.D. is provided by the government for free.
@@jammer6524 True!
"people hate a snob enough to vote for Trump". Never had he spoken a truer phrase.
More like people hate a snob enough to vote for one...
Yep. they hate snobs and so they vote for an alleged billionaire who has a gold toilet.
Someone drinking nice wine is a good enough reason to vote for a fascist ? Fantastic
Trump IS a snob.
@@Northman1963please give an example
Ainda estamos correndo atrás da prisão do Bolsonaro. Já condenaram alguns dos participantes, agora falta os cachorros grandes, como o Inelegível e seus amigos. É bom receber reconhecimento externo, porque os brasileiros costumam se diminuir diante de outros países. Espero que no futuro o Brasil seja modelo de democracia.
Spot on Bill, our country is head to rock bottom, all three branches of government broken, gun violence is worst, border crisis, car & house insurances skyrocket, tuitions is high and education is worsening, crime and homelessness is up, people now have a hard time to hold on to their house, or cannot afford to own a home. I travel to so many country outside US and found that i can live outside US with less and also feel much safer, what's happened to my country and its glory? I feel bad for our next generation that they will live in a hateful, divisive and angry environment, that will take decades to fix.
You're describing the product of Bidenomics perfectly.
Nope it’s like that everywhere. Even your neighbor to the north is going through a slow and catastrophic destruction.
A set of laws could be inferred from that segment. He has a point.
1) eliminate the electoral college
2) 18 year supreme Court terms (every president gets to pick 1)
3) universal paper ballot vote by mail (like Oregon has had, safely & securely, for 30+ years)
He nailed it. We are de-evolving fast.
Or as Pewdiepie legendary quote: "We're evolving, just backwards"
In other words; Idiocracy was right.
Biden being "elected" is proof of that.
Is anyone ready to address the institution that has helped make it possible? Our public education system? Whose interest do you think a government-run school system is going to serve first? Hint: It ain't the students. The last thing the polity wants is an educated and well-informed electorate. And our public school system, which lately has metastasized within the university system, is doing their damnedest to ensure that our students are indoctrinated on one line of thought and one only -- which admits of no instruction on civics, otherwise voters would immediately recognize how they're being played.
Ethics? Character? Integrity? Citizenship? Meh, they're all so 20th Century. Most voters today were born after the last era in which policy and decency and consensus and compromise and mutual respect for our countrymen ruled the day -- the 1980s. All we have now are ignorant, poorly-educated, angry rabble-rousers with pitchforks and torches who view anyone with a view not in lockstep with their own a mortal enemy who needs to be vanquished. And the ones cheering them on are the two major parties, which thrive on division and rancor. The more, the better. That can only happen with an electorate that is poorly informed and poorly educated -- and today we have that in spades.
@@briane173 I was 19 years old in 1980. The 80s was definitely the best decade.
Just to add a little more context:
• While the Jan 6th rioters only invaded the Capitol, here in Brazil, Bolsonaro's supporters managed to invade our Congress, the Plateau Palace (which is the President's official work building; here, the President works in a building but lives in another) and our Supreme Court, which, by the way, was the most attacked building because our Justices (who happen to have time-limited terms; a Justice can only stay in the Court until he or she turns 75 years old) didn't let Bolsonaro break Constitutional laws so he could achieve his dictatorial goals.
• This invasion was also thanks to the neglicence of the governor of Brasília (our capital) which is a Bolsonaro's ally. The governor was even temporarily removed from office and investigated because of it.
• In Brazil, voting, as it says in our Constitution, is _mandatory._ The Election Days are always in a Sunday so everybody can vote. You can even vote "blank" if you want to (yes: there is this option), but you have to vote. If you don't, you'll be fined and you have to officially justify yourself why you didn't go to vote.
• In Brazil, we have the Electoral Superior Court, which is responsible for organizing the elections and certifying the results. Bolsonaro won in 2018 in the runoff and yet he still whined about it, because he claimed he should've won in the first round. In 2022, he _obviously_ whined about losing it and refused to concede, just like the Oompa Loompa did when Biden won. But it didn't matter; nobody needs to concede and we don't rely on projections from media outlets because there's an official institution that gives us the results by the end of the Election Day.
• Our Constitution (which is not perfect) is like that because it was established in 1988, three years after the official ending of a military dictatorship that lasted almost 20 years and started in 1964 with a coup that the then US government backed.
So true! However, you may take the calf to the water but you can't make it drink. I mean some GOPs.
This is the most important New Rule that everyone needs to see.
You read my mind.
Exactly. We need to become better as people. Parents need to raise children into responsible, rational, ethical adults. Everything comes back to that.
we need media commission to have rules over Murdoch media and mainstream media
You're ridiculously naive to want an impossible dream to become a reality.
Good luck with that
I'd be happy if they would AT LEAST teach critical thinking skills! As we once did!
I didn't say that I expect every parent to do so. And it's not naive to hope for parents to become better, in general / on average. It could happen. @@Sweethands4
Every here and there Bill nails it. This is one of those times.
Thanks for this speech - Bill Maher is the best!