{"id":53040,"date":"2021-10-09T09:18:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T03:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/a-glum-bill-maher-details-why-things-are-going-to-hell-in-the-usa\/"},"modified":"2021-10-09T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T03:48:03","slug":"a-glum-bill-maher-details-why-things-are-going-to-hell-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/a-glum-bill-maher-details-why-things-are-going-to-hell-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glum Bill Maher Details Why Things Are Going To Hell In The USA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The country is in crisis, and Real Time<\/em> host Bill Maher is predicting that things could descend into even more chaos by 2024, when a potential election coup could generate violence in the streets and a total Constitutional crisis.<\/p>\n

Maher outlined the steps he saw leading up to that awful moment in his \u201cNew Rules\u201d closing monologue. At the end, he made his point: \u201cI hope I scared the shit out of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s a long way to that moment, and the HBO show started with an examination of why things are devolving into a potential crisis, to the point where talk of civil war and politicians being chased into bathrooms are part of the regular news cycle.<\/p>\n

Steven Pinker, a professor of psychology at Harvard and the author of the book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters,\u00a0<\/em>pointed out that the current situation seems so gloomy because we really don\u2019t notice the good news.<\/p>\n

Why? There\u2019s not a certain day that it\u2019s announced. \u201cGood things are things that don\u2019t happen,\u201d Pinker said, \u201cand a lot of improvements are incremental.\u201d He noted that there\u2019s never a day where the headlines scream, \u201c137,000 Escaped From Extreme Poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nostalgia for a \u201cgolden age\u201d by the left and the right in this country is largely an illusion, Pinker argued. \u201cThe best explanation for the good old days is a bad memory,\u201d he said to applause.<\/p>\n

The national divide on so many issues comes from having to rely on institutions. For instance, Pinker said, \u201cNone of us knows enough about atmospheric chemistry to retrace human climate change\u201d and get to the truth.<\/p>\n

Things continued in the same vein when Maher brought out\u00a0Washington Post reporter and Peril<\/em> co-author Robert Costa, along with Michael Render (aka Killer Mike), an activist and musician that\u2019s half of the group Run the Jewels.<\/p>\n

Costa argued that we\u2019re in a critical moment, and claimed that his book\u2019s interviews show that President Donald Trump played a key role in the Jan. 6 uprising at the Capitol.<\/p>\n

Maher countered that the current hearings on that won\u2019t amount to much, since no one will be arrested for not showing up to a hearing, both sides knowing full well the unspoken rule that arrests would open a can of worms when the other party is in power, boomeranging back on them.<\/p>\n

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Render made several strong points in the discussion. He cited the comedian George Carlin, who made the point that \u201cWe need to admit that this country that started out to become a republic is now run by oligarchs.\u201d Render said that \u201cThey share jet planes and laugh behind our backs.\u201d Until the working class unites and realizes that, bad things will continue, he argued.<\/p>\n

Maher then brought up the \u201cF**k Joe Biden\u201d chants breaking out at football games and other public events, asking where the pushback is from decent people, and noting that \u201cmany people don\u2019t want to hear that as a chant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Render defended the chants on First Amendment grounds. Biden \u201cparades himself as a tough guy,\u201d Rener said. \u201cUnder rap rules, you can get a \u201cf**k you\u201d for that behavior.\u201d He added; \u201cYou play tough, you get tough talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

The talk also covered broken campaign promises, and then turned to a startling news story that recently came out, revealing that police killings may be double the official statistics, with the actual cause of death covered up by medical examiners.<\/p>\n

Costa and Render both have policemen as relatives. Costa wanted more sunlight on the killings, noting how police names involved in these incidents often aren\u2019t brought out into the light. \u201cYou can\u2019t hide it from the sunlight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Render was more blunt, saying that he didn\u2019t want rogue police to have a \u201cget out of ail free\u201d card, calling for life sentences and pension cutoffs on convictions, as well as longer training. All of that would avoid a \u201chunter and prey\u201d situation, he argued.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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