Maher: China’s Abuses Would Get More Outcry if They Were in Europe, They Get ‘Free Pass’ Due to Fear of Racism Charges

MAHER And finally new ░░░░░░░░ someone has to tell ░░░░░░░░ you can steal our ░░░░░░░░ secrets our software and ░░░░░░░░ intellectual property but we ░░░░░░░░ the line at our ░░░░░░░░ freestyle skiers Applause Now ░░░░░░░░ you ve been like ░░░░░░░░ over the past few ░░░░░░░░ glued to your TV ░░░░░░░░ the Olympics that makes ░░░░░░░░ two of us We ░░░░░░░░ there were shithole countries ░░░░░░░░ who knew there was ░░░░░░░░ shithole superpower Applause But ░░░░░░░░ m sure you ve ░░░░░░░░ about American citizen Eileen ░░░░░░░░ the beautiful model influencer ░░░░░░░░ now gold medal winning ░░░░░░░░ who was born and ░░░░░░░░ here in America but ░░░░░░░░ chose to ski in ░░░░░░░░ Olympics for China Cool ░░░░░░░░ Is it Is that ░░░░░░░░ now to choose to ░░░░░░░░ a totalitarian police state ░░░░░░░░ America The Olympics pretends ░░░░░░░░ only be about sports ░░░░░░░░ of course the games ░░░░░░░░ always been a bit ░░░░░░░░ a proxy war for ░░░░░░░░ country has the best ░░░░░░░░ And by choosing Team ░░░░░░░░ Eileen Gu became a ░░░░░░░░ symbol of China s ░░░░░░░░ over the West which ░░░░░░░░ t bother me so ░░░░░░░░ if I thought China ░░░░░░░░ triumphed over us in ░░░░░░░░ ways that really matter ░░░░░░░░ they haven t Now ░░░░░░░░ do have human rights ░░░░░░░░ right here at home ░░░░░░░░ do but we re ░░░░░░░░ at least for another ░░░░░░░░ years a democracy based ░░░░░░░░ freedom and they are ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian surveillance state based ░░░░░░░░ how would you like ░░░░░░░░ disappear for a few ░░░░░░░░ Applause Like that tennis ░░░░░░░░ who recently vanished for ░░░░░░░░ while when she said ░░░░░░░░ d been raped by ░░░░░░░░ government official We do ░░░░░░░░ throw too many black ░░░░░░░░ in jail but perspective ░░░░░░░░ China has basically jailed ░░░░░░░░ entire ethnic minority the ░░░░░░░░ a situation that both ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Biden administrations ░░░░░░░░ called a genocide America ░░░░░░░░ not close to that ░░░░░░░░ it s a cynical ░░░░░░░░ to pretend that China ░░░░░░░░ sins should be overlooked ░░░░░░░░ we all do it ░░░░░░░░ In 1997 Britain returned ░░░░░░░░ Kong to China with ░░░░░░░░ agreement that Beijing from ░░░░░░░░ that Hong Kong could ░░░░░░░░ its free press honest ░░░░░░░░ and democratic government Well ░░░░░░░░ lied Democracy and freedom ░░░░░░░░ being crushed there and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want anyone ░░░░░░░░ talk about it And ░░░░░░░░ so much money is ░░░░░░░░ no one does Two ░░░░░░░░ ago when the general ░░░░░░░░ of the Houston Rockets ░░░░░░░░ Morey tweeted fight for ░░░░░░░░ stand with Hong Kong ░░░░░░░░ was forced to apologize ░░░░░░░░ America we re supposed ░░░░░░░░ root for democratic government ░░░░░░░░ apologize for it But ░░░░░░░░ NBA has a television ░░░░░░░░ with China worth a ░░░░░░░░ and a half dollars ░░░░░░░░ Lebron James said Morey ░░░░░░░░ to be educated on ░░░░░░░░ situation The situation being ░░░░░░░░ ve got some shoes ░░░░░░░░ sell Applause Kowtow is ░░░░░░░░ Chinese word but boy ░░░░░░░░ have gotten good at ░░░░░░░░ For years Google proudly ░░░░░░░░ to kowtow to Chinese ░░░░░░░░ adopting the slogan don ░░░░░░░░ be evil But the ░░░░░░░░ market proved so lucrative ░░░░░░░░ well okay a little ░░░░░░░░ That s the deal ░░░░░░░░ offers American companies and ░░░░░░░░ We ll give you ░░░░░░░░ to our billion plus ░░░░░░░░ as long as you ░░░░░░░░ up about the whole ░░░░░░░░ state genocide thing John ░░░░░░░░ took that deal Well ░░░░░░░░ on China accounts for ░░░░░░░░ percent of global box ░░░░░░░░ and he s a ░░░░░░░░ star now So like ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs last year he ░░░░░░░░ he needed to get ░░░░░░░░ re education Applause You ░░░░░░░░ John referred to Taiwan ░░░░░░░░ a country as if ░░░░░░░░ was a separate country ░░░░░░░░ China which it is ░░░░░░░░ China would like to ░░░░░░░░ to Taiwan what it ░░░░░░░░ to Tibet and what ░░░░░░░░ s now doing to ░░░░░░░░ Kong So we were ░░░░░░░░ to this video Clip ░░░░░░░░ CENA I have to ░░░░░░░░ this right now And ░░░░░░░░ s very very very ░░░░░░░░ important I love and ░░░░░░░░ China and the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ I m very very ░░░░░░░░ about my mistake Clip ░░░░░░░░ MAHER And I thought ░░░░░░░░ shrunk your balls Applause ░░░░░░░░ when a country can ░░░░░░░░ your big muscly macho ░░░░░░░░ action stars grovel in ░░░░░░░░ language you know you ░░░░░░░░ somebody s bi ch ░░░░░░░░ In the original Top ░░░░░░░░ Tom Cruise wore a ░░░░░░░░ jacket with the flags ░░░░░░░░ several Asian countries that ░░░░░░░░ our allies sewn on ░░░░░░░░ back Well the flag ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan has now magically ░░░░░░░░ for the upcoming Top ░░░░░░░░ Maverick Well he used ░░░░░░░░ be a maverick Now ░░░░░░░░ does whatever China says ░░░░░░░░ So can you really ░░░░░░░░ 18 year old Eileen ░░░░░░░░ who s already made ░░░░░░░░ 31 million as the ░░░░░░░░ of 23 brand products ░░░░░░░░ China for following in ░░░░░░░░ footsteps of other American ░░░░░░░░ Some of Gu s ░░░░░░░░ say it s racist ░░░░░░░░ ask if she s ░░░░░░░░ an American citizen and ░░░░░░░░ herself won t say ░░░░░░░░ is that racist Why ░░░░░░░░ it racist to think ░░░░░░░░ Covid might have originated ░░░░░░░░ a lab leak as ░░░░░░░░ to from eating bats ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ that Covid came from ░░░░░░░░ gross weird food seems ░░░░░░░░ more racist than the ░░░░░░░░ that it came from ░░░░░░░░ high tech lab Applause ░░░░░░░░ that the definition of ░░░░░░░░ was supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ alert to injustice in ░░░░░░░░ But because the woke ░░░░░░░░ see race first and ░░░░░░░░ else never fear of ░░░░░░░░ accused of racism has ░░░░░░░░ a free pass on ░░░░░░░░ rights abuses to China ░░░░░░░░ any other places that ░░░░░░░░ perceived as non white ░░░░░░░░ China was in Europe ░░░░░░░░ they get away with ░░░░░░░░ concentration camps without more ░░░░░░░░ an outcry from America ░░░░░░░░ men were forcing women ░░░░░░░░ wear this in say ░░░░░░░░ would that go as ░░░░░░░░ on as it does ░░░░░░░░ Chinese classify transgender as ░░░░░░░░ mental illness They just ░░░░░░░░ Friends episodes so that ░░░░░░░░ wife is definitely not ░░░░░░░░ lesbian How would that ░░░░░░░░ over here Didn t ░░░░░░░░ Luther King say an ░░░░░░░░ anywhere is a threat ░░░░░░░░ justice everywhere Applause Can ░░░░░░░░ still quote him In ░░░░░░░░ NBA players wore jerseys ░░░░░░░░ said Freedom Speak Up ░░░░░░░░ But I guess those ░░░░░░░░ only matter for home ░░░░░░░░ Sorry Uyghurs Someone has ░░░░░░░░ tell me where we ░░░░░░░░ this rule that you ░░░░░░░░ t criticize China because ░░░░░░░░ suspect we got it ░░░░░░░░ China Applause Because after ░░░░░░░░ it s where we ░░░░░░░░ everything else.”