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[-] carlossurf@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 week ago

Some idiots on the right think bill bur is in the middle, how many times does he have to say fuck trump for those morons to understand. He deff not a establishment dem but he is deff a progressive

[-] sheogorath@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

In terms of right and left he's pretty much the center. American "centrists" are actually right wingers in other countries. Heck, even the Dems who consider themselves leftists are actually on the right.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

not all anti-trump people are progressive. plenty of center and right-leaning folks say fuck trump. not enough, but plenty.

also it’s not even progressive to say “don’t blame immigrants”. that’s just basic humanity and not letting republican fear mongering drive you rabid.

[-] prole 13 points 1 week ago

As someone who listens to his podcast regularly, he's a borderline socialist at this point, but he has blinders on when it comes to "both sides" bullshit.

It's probably because he doesn't want to alienate half of his audience, which I get. But it's super frustrating to hear because he's right there.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

If they ask Bill, which the media does, he'll tell you, "Why the fuck are you asking me?" He knows his political views are and should be meaningless. He's a comedian. The news media is responsible for the mess we're in, stop asking comedians what they think and stop white washing fascism.

[-] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

I don't really understand this sentiment. No one is asking him to run for office. He's an American citizen and he has a huge platform to speak on. Of course his political views have merit. You don't have to be a political science major to talk politics. This comment section is proof of that. Obviously he is only one person and no one should be informing theirselves soley in what he has to say, but like anyone else his words aren't meaningless.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
[-] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Lol great clip. I totally get what's he's saying. We don't necessarily need to ask him for his views, but he has 100% offered them himself.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Because Bill says enough crap that aligns with right wing views that they skip the rest.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And there's so many selectively edited clips of him out there. He actually brings that up in OP's clip.

He might appear to be in the middle, because he also goes after Democrats. And while they might not be nearly as bad as the party of American fascists, Democrats are very far from being perfect. They have at most a handful of decent high profile people. Bill Burr is just reasonable and calls out assholes, no matter their affiliation.

[-] iridebikes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Bill is a real American. I like that he's so anti-racist.

[-] ghostlychonk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

With how often he's punches down on transgender people, he's definitely not a progressive.

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