‘So F**king Stupid’ Bill Maher Panel Rips Liberal ‘No Spend Day,’ ‘Interpretive Dances’ Protesting Trump and Billionaires
Bill Maher and his Real Time panel roasted left-wing protesters taking part in a “no spend day” blackout demanding billionaires pay their “fair share,” as well as interpretive dance demonstrations against President Donald Trump.
On Friday’s Real Time, Maher noted that a group called People’s Union USA was putting on a protest where participants were to take one day and not spend any money as a way to send a message to corporations and banks.
Maher said:
“This is something called the People’s Union USA. And they have something called —today I got emails about this from people — no spend day. And it’s against the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans. And what it is, is you refrain from making any purchases, either in stores or online, to shun fast food, getting gas — for a full day! I know! That look on your face says it all! You’re right, it’s so fucking stupid!”
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joked that people taking part in Friday’s “blackout” protest have “too much time on their hands.”
“Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line. If we disrupt the economy for just ONE day, it sends a powerful message. If they don’t listen (they wont) we make the next blackout longer (We will),” People’s Union USA wrote on their website about the protest.
The group’s list of demands include a variety of things, including holding corporations “accountable” for “pollution and climate destruction,” universal healthcare, and making the “ultra rich” pay their fair share.
The group encouraged people to only spend money on essentials like food and medicine during their “blackout.”
“As our first initial act, we turn it off. For one day we show them who really holds the power,” the group wrote.
Fareed Zakaria said that recent election election losses have left Democrats with “absurdities,” noting “interpretive dance” has also been deployed to protest Trump’s cuts to USAID.
“This is why I was saying that there really is a movement of people doing interpretive dances to protest the Trump administration’s cuts of USAID,” Zakaria said. “I mean, like, people are starving. You know, the thing about not winning, as you said, is you’re left with these kind of absurdities The answer is figure out how to win elections.”
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