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Bill Maher Condemns Islamic Extremism Following Charlie Hebdo Massacre — “To a Coward, Courage Always Looks Like Stupidity.” Bill Maher: "When people say things that are offensive, evil, dangerous, we must have the courage to call it by its name. Every time. That is evil. They showed a woman in London walking out of her house in a miniskirt in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood. All the men were screaming at her, 'Cover up! This is a Muslim neighborhood. You shouldn't do that.' And she says, 'This is Great Britain.'" Guest: "Why do you think people think about you the way they do?" Bill Maher: "It's the fight within Islam that's most important. It's not amenable to a solution from the West. But what we can do is not give a fucking inch. I'm so with the Muslims because I keep saying I'm the liberal in this debate. All my life I've been a liberal for the downtrodden and the oppressed: Blacks, gays, women, the bullied, whoever it is. And Muslims are oppressed by their own people. That's a liberal thing." Guest: "It's been 48 hours since these murders, and already the 'but' brigade is out in force. 'Free speech, but don't go that far.' 'Free speech, but maybe you shouldn't have done that.' There have been horrific acts of violence, and women have been subjugated in these countries for generations. Maybe part of the reason the media is suddenly so outraged is because this time it's about them. Where was the outrage before?" Bill Maher: "That's true. Where is the outrage? I've been calling for it. This is evil, not to mention dangerous. After the Boston bombing, you said that the idea that writers, scholars and artists who stand against orthodoxy or bigotry are to blame for upsetting people is dangerous and spreading fast. Here's the Financial Times. They said they weren't condoning the murders, but that publications claiming to defend freedom were sometimes just being stupid by provoking Muslims. You know what? To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity. It is wrong to kill cartoonists, and it's galling to be asked to respect that." Guest: "The New York Times, unlike the Washington Post, didn't have the courage to publish the cartoon." Bill Maher: "The Washington Post was brave."