Maher: US 'lost' to China, too focused on 'woke competition' and 'lizard people'
 

Maher: US 'lost' to China, too focused on 'woke competition' and 'lizard people'
By: Jordon Williams - The Hill News - 03-13-21
Re: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5...-lizard-people

Video link: https://youtu.be/2DH4v6FnbvM
Titled: Clown & Country

Comedian and late-night show host Bill Maher said that the United States has "lost" to China in the "battle for the 21st Century."

During his show “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday, Maher argued that China was becoming more dominant on the world stage as the U.S. argues over “culture wars.”

“You know who doesn’t care that there’s a stereotype of a Chinese man in a Dr. Seuss book? China. All 1.4 billion of them could give a crouching tiger flying f—-,” Maher said, referencing the controversy around six of Seuss’s books that were pulled by Dr. Suess Enterprises over racist stereotypes.

“Because if anything, they are not a silly people, they are as serious as a prison fight,” he said.

Maher criticized China’s authoritarian government over controversies surrounding Hong Kong’s autonomy and the nation's treatment of Uyghurs Muslims. However, the host went on to argue that China is able to quickly develop and solve problems as the U.S. debates partisan issues.

“On a national level, we’ve been having infrastructure week every week since 2009, but we never do anything,” Maher said. “Half the county is having a never-ending woke competition deciding whether Mr. Potato Head has a dick, and the other half believes that we have to stop the lizard people because they’re eating babies.”

Controversy erupted on Twitter following toy maker Hasbro's suggestion that the company could move to a more gender neutral name.

“Kids want to be able to represent their own experiences. The way the brand currently exists — with the 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.' — is limiting when it comes to both gender identity and family structure," Hasbro senior vice president Kimberly Boyd told Fast Company in an interview published in late February.

Maher also compared China’s ability to develop their infrastructure quickly compared the U.S., noting that it took 16 years for the Big Dig tunnel in Boston, Mass., to be completed.

“China once put up a 57-story skyscraper in 19 days. They demolished and rebuilt the Sanyuan Bridge in Beijing in 43 hours,” Maher said. “We binge watch, they binge build.”

Maher also compared China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, pointing out that China built a massive quarantine center in 10 days early on in the pandemic, which was hardly used.

“They were back to throwing raves in swimming pools, while we were stuck at home surfing the dark web for black market Charmin,” he said.

“We’re not losing to China, we lost,” Maher said. “The returns just haven’t all come in, yet.”

Maher's comments come after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday kickstarted a debate on an infrastructure overhaul, asking committees to draft bold legislation. Her push came just days after the House and Senate passed the American Rescue Plan without Republican support.

Following the President Biden's signing of the $1.9 trillion plan, Democrats have indicated that they do not intend to slow down and use their slim majority in both chambers of Congress. Pelosi urged lawmakers to reach across the aisle and work with GOP counterparts to work on infrastructure, a topic that both Republicans and Democrats support.

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Personal note: There's a lot of truth in his take on China vr's USA. You have to listen to his
take on those issues of the USA vr's China. Funny! Yet so sad" - to listen to! IT'S TRUE THOUGH!
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