We still have nine months to go before the presidential election, and we have already reached peak talking points. At least, that’s what Bill Maher claimed in his “New Rules” op-ed on Friday at present.
“It gets so boring to hear these talking points,” lamented Maher, as he rattled off a list of common complaints about the economy and other issues. He pointed out that “the American dream died because the price of Mars bullion was one dollar and now it is $1.25,” as one example of exaggeration that he abhors.
While Maher confirmed that he will not choose President Joe Biden as his partner in the elections Squid gameHe went through a list of things that are going well right now, from the economy to homeownership to energy production.
However, he said, “I know what hackers on both sides are going to say before they say it.”
He asked: “Is it really healthy to blame every problem on Joe Biden?” He pointed to the record numbers of voters claiming to be independent. “And the reason for that is this kind of reckless partisanship.”
The coming months will see a campaign that will involve a “mostly useless campaign”, as everyone decides whether to support the candidate who can’t walk up a flight of stairs or the candidate who can’t walk down a slope.
This week’s panel discussion featured Van Jones, a CNN political commentator and podcast host unfamiliar territory with van jones, And Ann Coulter, Conservative political commentator, author of 13 books The New York Times Bestseller, who writes the column now not safe on the substack.
The shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl victory parade was discussed and, as expected, no resolution was reached. Maher pointed to the discrepancy between what people say they want in gun laws in polls and state laws.
Coulter argued that people respond to questions without much thought. “They don’t care,” she said.
Jones noted that it takes proactive policies and programs to put children on the right track that avoids problems. Coulter blamed the lack of fathers in the home as the root cause of urban violence.
Maher asked if this problem needed to be solved internally.
Jones said he has two young children and is not a member of the pro-crime lobby. But he said that what is missing in many cases is a feeling of “hope that there is a tomorrow.” He blamed social media for creating a climate in which those who are insulted in an online forum feel the need to retaliate.
The first guest that night was Dr. Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of the book Generations: The real differences between Generation Z, Millennials, Generation.
She blamed technology for the way society is changing, and said that surveys indicating that no one reads will continue to decline among “pols,” the group that will take over once Generation Z runs its course. This generation derives its name from polarization, political type, and focus on melting ice caps.