On a recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the latter launched into a tirade against the absurdity of comments made by Whoopi Goldberg on the June 18 episode of The View. Remember, Maher still considers himself a liberal and his critique can hardly be denounced as the ranting of a far-right fanatic. A June 24 posting by The Blaze summarized his indictment with the following headline: “Bill Maher warns Democrats to do something about The View after Whoopi compares Iran to the U.S..”
While at one point admitting that America is a great country, Whoopi insisted that it is not so for Blacks who are treated little better than are Women and Gays in dystopian Iran. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin took exception to the comment, pointing out that Iranian Gays are sometimes executed while Women can be imprisoned for simply appearing in public without their hijabs! While I can hardly go into detail on so complex a subject, Whoopi’s denunciation of the White Supremacist character of present day America is rooted in an abject ignorance of both History in general and the extent to which Western Democracies, including the States, have evolved over the last 75 years. Sadly, such ignorance pervades the Political Left. In attempting to make this very point, Bill Maher asks: “Hey Whoopi, if America is so bad, why are you still cashing multi-million dollar checks from a country that made you rich, famous, and free?” Certainly seems to refute her condition as an oppressed minority, does it not? Moreover Maher’s suggestion that The View ought to be cancelled is rooted not in loathing for the Left, but rather out of concern that the program daily exposes the absurdity of the Leftist narrative!