The new book by the host of HBO's 'Real Time' takes aim at those who brazenly invoke the standards of today to rewrite history in ways that even 'Star Trek' would think go too far.
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article.In his new book, 'What This Comedian Said Will Shock You' , Bill Maher, the opinionated host of HBO's 'Real Time,' rails hilariously against what he sees is wrong with America, from its culture wars to its political stagnation. In the excerpt below, Maher takes aim at those who brazenly invoke the standards of today to rewrite history in ways that even 'Star Trek' would think go too far.
But in today's world, when truth conflicts with narrative, it's the truth that has to apologize. Being woke is like a magic moral time machine, where you judge everybody against what you imagine you would have done in 1066, and you always win. Professor Sweet is right about presentism: it's just a way to congratulate yourself about being better than George Washington because you have a gay friend, and he didn't.
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