On Friday's broadcast of HBO's “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said, “Gen Z's minds have been hardened by the propaganda they see on TikTok,” and expressed their feelings toward the Jewish victims of Oct. 7. He said there was a tendency to show indifference and support for Iran and Hamas. A real oppressor.
In his final monologue to American youth and singer Chapel Lawn, Marr said: “I didn't learn about the Middle East from TikTok. TikTok is a Chinese company whose totalitarian government wants American youth to hate America.” That's what you want to find out. This is part of the algorithm. ”
He added: “I understand that you are moved to see the bodies of Palestinians there, as we all are. It's strange that they didn't seem to…My guess is that Gen Z's hearts have been hardened by the propaganda you see on TikTok that likes to call Jews colonizers. But settlers are invaders with no history in the area… Calling Jews settlers in Israel is just as ridiculous as calling Native Americans settlers here. ”
Maher added, “Chappell, if you think growing up gay in the Midwest was repressive, try the Middle East. You're a female drag queen and you go to dinner and your parents are at the table.” I fucked you in the bathroom,” she sings. Oh, that won't fly in Gaza. However, you will descend directly from the roof. …Chappell, you are not wrong that oppression is bad and that Palestinians and many other Muslims are oppressed and deserve to be freed, but you are not wrong about who is doing the oppression. You're just thinking backwards. Hamas is a terrorist mafia that has occupied Gaza. The Revolutionary Guards are a terrorist mafia that occupied Iran. ISIS is a terrorist mafia that has occupied Iraq. The Taliban is a terrorist mafia that has occupied Afghanistan. They are the oppressors and when you direct everything towards Israel, you take the pressure off them and enable them. ”
He concluded that “the Iranian regime killed 600 protesters after a 22-year-old woman died in police custody after being arrested for wearing the wrong head covering.” Just to be clear, it's your team. Iran is a sponsor of Hamas and Hezbollah. Is this really the person you want to throw a ball with? … You are a singer, advocating for a place and a culture that you would never want to live under. Gender may not be a binary, but right and wrong are. ”
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