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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Along with Howard, Chris Rock, Seinfeld, Silverman, and few others who believe in true free speech including the right to offend if they feel like it in the name of humor, Maher is one of the last few sane men standing.
Rushdie, Hitchens (past, sadly), and countless politicians and even conservatives who know he’ll abuse them haven’t done his show for no good reason. They know he gets an audience who laughs at the objections you have to him.
You can assert Maher is a boring Carson clone (his delivery is stolen from Johnny), but you can’t say he offends you without also saying this: You’re oversensitive and need to grow a thicker skin.
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Again! Here, he vehemently defends the rights of people who say offensive things to SAY WHATEVER THEY WANT, while
at the very same time saying that other people need to police their speech and avoid challenging or making hurtful accusations that might trigger the people who say offensive things. Because he considers doing so to be offensive. It's sort of a meta-Dadaist paradox. When's the last time that any of the rest of you wrote anything thing that could be remotely considered meta-Dada? Not since the incessant political bickering turned this board into bomb cyclone of ennui. Let's up our game.
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