Marc Lamont Hill: Bill Maher ‘Racist’ for Views on Islam

LEMON Do you think ░░░░░░░░ most people paint Islam ░░░░░░░░ even here with too ░░░░░░░░ a brush when we ░░░░░░░░ about violence and oppression ░░░░░░░░ in the name of ░░░░░░░░ HILL The bulk of ░░░░░░░░ of the 1 6 ░░░░░░░░ people who practice Islam ░░░░░░░░ an infinitesimal amount are ░░░░░░░░ in any type of ░░░░░░░░ as such that we ░░░░░░░░ with ISIS and other ░░░░░░░░ And when he Sam ░░░░░░░░ says that Islam is ░░░░░░░░ mother lode of bad ░░░░░░░░ that is horrific It ░░░░░░░░ offensive and as Ben ░░░░░░░░ said it s quite ░░░░░░░░ it s racist LEMON ░░░░░░░░ Bill Maher Ben Affleck ░░░░░░░░ Sam Harris were also ░░░░░░░░ about whether liberals have ░░░░░░░░ when discussing Islam the ░░░░░░░░ of women the treatment ░░░░░░░░ gays free thinkers and ░░░░░░░░ intellectuals in the Muslim ░░░░░░░░ so called quote unquote ░░░░░░░░ world I mean Marc ░░░░░░░░ liberals failed do you ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ HILL I think there ░░░░░░░░ a conversation to be ░░░░░░░░ But it can t ░░░░░░░░ at the expense of ░░░░░░░░ fair and evenhanded analysis ░░░░░░░░ just of Islam but ░░░░░░░░ religions Islam is not ░░░░░░░░ violent or primarily violent ░░░░░░░░ any more prone to ░░░░░░░░ than any other religion ░░░░░░░░ There is a Pew ░░░░░░░░ that talks about among ░░░░░░░░ about Sharia law and ░░░░░░░░ Sharia law means It ░░░░░░░░ that the percentage who ░░░░░░░░ the death penalty for ░░░░░░░░ the majority of Malaysia ░░░░░░░░ Pakistan Egypt if we ░░░░░░░░ put the numbers up ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian territory many other ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ but they still have ░░░░░░░░ large number And so ░░░░░░░░ you look at that ░░░░░░░░ may not be the ░░░░░░░░ of Muslims but that ░░░░░░░░ a whole that s ░░░░░░░░ and millions of people ░░░░░░░░ that a problem with ░░░░░░░░ in general or just ░░░░░░░░ Islam Marc HILL There ░░░░░░░░ not necessarily a one ░░░░░░░░ one correlation between people ░░░░░░░░ vote yes on that ░░░░░░░░ and who believe in ░░░░░░░░ sanctioned violence who believe ░░░░░░░░ terrorism who believe in ░░░░░░░░ who support ISIS because ░░░░░░░░ if you go to ░░░░░░░░ very same countries that ░░░░░░░░ that people that death ░░░░░░░░ an appropriate penalty for ░░░░░░░░ the religion they also ░░░░░░░░ ISIS LEMON Is it ░░░░░░░░ to call Sam Harris ░░░░░░░░ to call Bill Maher ░░░░░░░░ are noted liberals to ░░░░░░░░ them bigots because they ░░░░░░░░ asking certain questions about ░░░░░░░░ And they re atheists ░░░░░░░░ well To call them ░░░░░░░░ they re having a ░░░░░░░░ about Islam on television ░░░░░░░░ that fair HILL Well ░░░░░░░░ don t think being ░░░░░░░░ shields you from being ░░░░░░░░ There are plenty of ░░░░░░░░ liberals To bring up ░░░░░░░░ information or unfactual information ░░░░░░░░ a basis for promoting ░░░░░░░░ idea that somehow Islam ░░░░░░░░ inherently violent or predominantly ░░░░░░░░ I think is problematic ░░░░░░░░ does it is racist ░░░░░░░░ s not that they ░░░░░░░░ racists but that idea ░░░░░░░░ LEMON Ben go ahead ░░░░░░░░ This is the part ░░░░░░░░ really almost makes my ░░░░░░░░ explode and it s ░░░░░░░░ you show a poll ░░░░░░░░ is actually talking to ░░░░░░░░ of Muslims about Sharia ░░░░░░░░ LEMON You have 10 ░░░░░░░░ Ferguson and a lot ░░░░░░░░ them say that they ░░░░░░░░ with it And somehow ░░░░░░░░ people in this country ░░░░░░░░ t want to believe ░░░░░░░░ they re telling the ░░░░░░░░ about this part of ░░░░░░░░ religion that is incredibly ░░░░░░░░ to the point of ░░░░░░░░