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Seinfeld says that far left woke mobs have killed comedy. He also dated a 17-year-old.
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I seem to remember Maher seeming more leftist at some point, but that might be because of his unabashed atheism. He's always been insufferably arrogant though.
He's a leftist that doesn't like PC culture or identity politics. He does believe in equality, inclusion, and those sorts of principles, but he doesn't agree with the way we're going about seeking those things.
Economic reductionist would be the term, right? The "we fix the economy and regulate corporations and racism will fix itself" viewpoint?
That's not a view that I've ever heard him express, but I haven't heard much from him in years. He used to be outspoken about global warming, and the environment. He was the first celebrity to buy an electric car all the way back in like 1996, I think it was called the Honda Insight. He was pro-gay rights, pro-women's rights, and a lot of other issues you'd consider Democrat. But he also mocked PC culture, and even had a show called Politically Incorrect. Last time I heard about him he seemed pretty much like the same person, but society has changed. I guess if you retain your same "progressive" views from 30 years ago, and social views change and progress, then you're kind of "conserving" old views, even though you weren't a conservative at one point. That's probably why people appear to become more conservative as they get older. They haven't actually changed, they just stopped agreeing with the direction of progress.
Oh I was just guessing that was the case, you seem way more informed than me here though