Bill Maher couldn’t hide his contempt for the country hosting the Winter Olympics on his Friday Real Time. Maher called out freestyle skier Eileen Gu, an American-born skier who chose to par…
Bill Maher couldn’t hide his contempt for the country hosting the Winter Olympics on his FridayMaher called out freestyle skier Eileen Gu, an American-born skier who chose to participate on China’s Olympic team for the Beijing games. Gu hasn’t said whether she gave up her American citizenship to do so, but plans to return to Stanford University and has reaped millions of dollars in product endorsements in China.
Acknowledging that the United States has its problems, Maher noted that at least the US is “a democracy based on freedom.” China has “jailed an entire ethnic minority,” and said it was a cynical dodge to overlook China’s sins in its treatment of Hong Kong freedom and its desire for a Taiwan take-back.Ray Fisher Responds To Warner Bros.
Kowtow is a Chinese word, but America have gotten good at it, Maher said, and will allow access to its vast markets only if you shut up about its problems. He noted how Google backed off from its “do no evil” motto to permit China to dictate terms on its operation in that country. “Okay, maybe a little evil.”
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