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Bill Maher on Jimmy Kimmel talking about Charlie Hebdo Attack (Original Post) JI7 Jan 2015 OP
I would like to know how he knows this. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #1
i was wondering about the 100s of millions comment also JI7 Jan 2015 #2
He likes to think the worst of believers and Muslims in particular. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #3
And he is completely justified in doing so. n/t A HERETIC I AM Jan 2015 #8
Could you say that about Jews? CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #9
It's that American freedom of speech thing. Bigots are justified in the right to spew bigotry... Violet_Crumble Jan 2015 #10
Dissappointing and disgusting answer. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #14
With ample proof to back his opinion up.. truebrit71 Jan 2015 #17
Most of us live and let live. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #18
... and some don't.... truebrit71 Jan 2015 #19
I think it was clear. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #20
Not remotely.... truebrit71 Jan 2015 #21
Apparently not the millions living in the US. JaneyVee Jan 2015 #4
Pew poll of Muslims around the world. mr_liberal Jan 2015 #6
He pulls it right out of his ass (nt) CrawlingChaos Jan 2015 #7
Muslim opinion polls. joshcryer Jan 2015 #13
A holocaust then, Bill? Barack_America Jan 2015 #5
If he literally said that, I strongly suspect he's wrong, although I'm not totally certain. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2015 #11
Not him again! Has he got a new movie or book coming out, or something? n/t Turborama Jan 2015 #12
Everybody, at one time or another HappyMe Jan 2015 #15
Great, we get to hear the opinion of this holy war supporting bigot. cpwm17 Jan 2015 #16
Bill Maher also called priests child molestors during this segment JI7 Jan 2015 #22
maher is a self-important tool, and a bigot. never found him clever or interesting at all. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #23
Well... Expat in Korea Jan 2015 #24

JI7

(89,252 posts)
2. i was wondering about the 100s of millions comment also
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 12:29 AM
Jan 2015

because he didn't seem to just be exaggerating.

CrawlingChaos

(1,893 posts)
9. Could you say that about Jews?
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:54 AM
Jan 2015

How quickly would an ugly remark like that be hidden if it were referring to Jews? But if it's directed toward Muslims - no problem.

Violet_Crumble

(35,961 posts)
10. It's that American freedom of speech thing. Bigots are justified in the right to spew bigotry...
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:55 AM
Jan 2015

And the rest of us are justified in expressing our beliefs that they're fucking stupid wankers...

 

mr_liberal

(1,017 posts)
6. Pew poll of Muslims around the world.
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 03:35 AM
Jan 2015

Very large percentages agree with death for apostasy, death for blasphemy, stoning of adulterers, gays etc....

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
13. Muslim opinion polls.
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 06:20 AM
Jan 2015

I don't know of any polls that support various incidents, though.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/opinion-polls.htm

Note, I don't agree with Bill, I am just saying where I think he makes that assumption.

Another poster pointed out this pew poll: http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-beliefs-about-sharia/

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)
5. A holocaust then, Bill?
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 01:13 AM
Jan 2015

Seriously, what should we do about our "Muslim problem"?

I too would like to see evidence that "100's of millions" of Muslims support murder for a cartoon.

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)
11. If he literally said that, I strongly suspect he's wrong, although I'm not totally certain.
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 06:11 AM
Jan 2015

It is certainly true that hundreds of millions of Muslims - probably over a billion - believe that blasphemy should be illegal, and that virtually no Muslim-majority country protects freedom of speech..

I suspect that the number who believe it should be a capital crime is lower, but still probably in the hundreds of millions. However, unlike the number who support criminalising it, that's just a guess, not evidence-based.

I don't know how many support these particular murders (or have even heard of them), but it would surprise me if it was as many as one Muslim in 8 (which is what "hundreds of millions" means).

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
15. Everybody, at one time or another
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 10:14 AM
Jan 2015

has said something stupid when they were stoned. I sure as hell have, but at least I wasn't on tv.

 

cpwm17

(3,829 posts)
16. Great, we get to hear the opinion of this holy war supporting bigot.
Fri Jan 9, 2015, 10:17 AM
Jan 2015

As Bill Maher has said on his show before: Muslims only believe in violence and the only way to deal with Muslims is with violence. Note his strong support for Israel's atrocities in the Gaza Strip and any other atrocity by that apartheid nation.

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