Bill Maher, never one to mince words on HBO’s Real Time, dropped a bombshell last Friday: many of the so-called Gaza protesters dominating college campuses and city streets aren’t just chanting for ceasefires—they’d like to see every Israeli wiped off the map. He called out the hypocrisy in their no one is illegal on stolen land rhetoric, pointing to historical facts like the Ottoman Empire’s control of the region before Israel even existed. Maher’s not wrong; these aren’t peaceful peaceniks. Videos abound of protesters glorifying Hamas, burning Israeli flags, and chanting from the river to the sea—code for Israel’s annihilation. It’s a stark reminder that ideological fervor can morph into outright calls for genocide, masked as social justice.
For the 2A community, this hits close to home. These same protesters, often backed by anti-gun zealots, frame their rage as moral superiority while demonizing self-defense rights as fascist. Imagine if the shoe were on the other foot: armed mobs chanting death to Americans outside synagogues or Jewish businesses. We’d be labeled domestic terrorists, our Second Amendment invoked as the only bulwark against mob violence. Maher’s observation underscores a double standard—leftist radicals get a pass for bloodlust, while law-abiding gun owners are vilified for wanting to protect their families. It’s the same playbook: disarm the oppressors first, then eliminate them.
The implications are chilling for gun rights advocates. As antisemitism surges (FBI stats show Jews facing 60% of religious hate crimes despite being 2% of the population), 2A isn’t just about hunting or sport—it’s the ultimate insurance against genocidal mobs, whether in Tel Aviv or Topeka. Maher’s candor forces a reckoning: if protesters can openly fantasize about mass murder without consequence, every American with a concealed carry permit becomes a frontline defender of civilization. Support Israel, cherish the Second Amendment, and call out the radicals—because history shows unarmed societies don’t end well.
