On Friday's broadcast of HBO's “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said “many institutions” have been “ideologically captured by this far left wing to the point where they deny what is obvious to the naked eye. “There is,” he said. ” That's why people don't trust the system.
After Maher brought up an earlier discussion with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, [relevant exchange begins around 27:40] Author Andrew Sullivan interjected that Tyson didn't want to get to the heart of the matter.
Maher then told scientists that this magazine, Scientific American, like many institutions, is ideologically captive to this far-left wing, even to the point of denying the facts. No,” he said. It is obvious to the naked eye. ”
Sullivan replied: “And people are not stupid. They see them making these statements, and they see Democrats refusing to disavow them, and liberals refusing to disavow them.” Why? What is Neil afraid of? I know what he's afraid of, he's afraid of a huge social media mob coming at him and calling him a sexist, a bigot, etc. . Well, we have to get over it. ”
Maher said: “And people look at that and say, oh, I can't trust you for anything else.” And Sullivan agreed.
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