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SamuelTheThird

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26. Ambrose Bierce's dictionary

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Fri Jun 26, 2026, 07:35 PM

10 hrs ago

PATRIOTISM, n.

Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.

In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first.

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Bill Maher Mocks Kamala Harris & Slams Democrats Over Patriotism [View all] SocialDemocrat61 20 hrs ago OP

May bill receive everything he deserves. niyad 19 hrs ago #1

Yes. yardwork 19 hrs ago #6

!!! niyad 10 hrs ago #37

Several times over UpInArms 10 hrs ago #28

So mote it be! niyad 10 hrs ago #36

A million fold Faux pas 10 hrs ago #33

You are much kinder than I. niyad 10 hrs ago #35

Lol i doubt that Faux pas 10 hrs ago #41

I try not to give him any more conscious thought than absolutely niyad 10 hrs ago #44

Nationalism isn't patriotism. Happy Hoosier 19 hrs ago #2

I can't understand why people post about him hookaleft 19 hrs ago #4

I absolutely agree with you and yet mtairyguy 9 hrs ago #45

Inexplicably, he still has fans here SocialDemocrat61 26 min ago #49

Like Rogain he's resorting to stand up 101. Play the room. It's all he's got left. He's not even funny anymore n/t Cheezoholic 19 hrs ago #3

Maher is a real POS at this point. Celerity 19 hrs ago #5

Yes he is SocialDemocrat61 16 hrs ago #19

There's so much wrong with everything Maher is saying. yardwork 19 hrs ago #7

And yet we advertize his show every week. 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #8

True SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #22

Fuck Bill Maher, and why does anyone think he should have a TV program to bloviate on? muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #9

This. durablend 19 hrs ago #12

I'm doing my best to ignore him Blue Owl 19 hrs ago #10

I wonder if this will be the breaking point for his fans here. BannonsLiver 19 hrs ago #11

Yup SocialDemocrat61 18 hrs ago #15

Maher is a Grade A asshole. nt City Lights 18 hrs ago #13

Well said 👍 SocialDemocrat61 11 hrs ago #23

Haven't watched him in many years. MineralMan 18 hrs ago #14

I watch most weeks... Mark.b2 10 hrs ago #31

I guess he hasn't heard of America's Block Party and feels all of America should be attending Trump's bullshit event. chowder66 18 hrs ago #16

He ignores facts SocialDemocrat61 5 hrs ago #48

I dream of the day I no longer see Maher's name on DU. dem4decades 18 hrs ago #17

I Disagree ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #18

So what was the point? Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #32

This POS is still alive? aocommunalpunch 14 hrs ago #20

Unfortunately SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #21

When fascism comes to America, it'll be wrapped in a flag and hosting a basement podcast thebigidea 11 hrs ago #24

And, "thumping the Bible". nt Cha 10 hrs ago #38

Time to trash the Maher topics GenThePerservering 10 hrs ago #25

Ambrose Bierce's dictionary SamuelTheThird 10 hrs ago #26

I like that definition SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago #27

She loves America as do we all Johonny 10 hrs ago #29

What a Gaslighting POS Asshole. Fucking Liar. Cha 10 hrs ago #30

Good description 👌 SocialDemocrat61 10 hrs ago #34

Maher is afraid of saying anything negative about TrumpenFuhrer, the Deplorables scare NoMoreRepugs 10 hrs ago #39

That asshole. We're driven by Patriotism to rid this nation of a nazi and ALL his bootlickers, including Bill Maher. marble falls 10 hrs ago #40

As a citizen of this country, I guess it all just boils down to this... tavernier 10 hrs ago #42

Well said 👏 SocialDemocrat61 9 hrs ago #46

His "BEST BEFORE" date was years ago struggle4progress 10 hrs ago #43

Very true! SocialDemocrat61 6 hrs ago #47

I've decided he's just not worth it. eShirl 59 sec ago #50