Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher slammed the idea of comparing historical figures to modern woke culture ideology.

During the “New Rules” segment of his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, on Friday, Maher discussed a recent essay by American Historical Association President James Sweet that sought to highlight how judging historical figures according to modern-day identity politics “ignores the values and mores of people in their own times.”

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