Bill Maher: How Did America Become a Country of 'D*ckless Armchair Warriors'?
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January 31, 2013
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Maher Likens US Defense Spending to Declining Manhood: When Did We Become 'Dickless Armchair Warriors'? (RealTime)

On Friday night, Bill Maher asked if America was undergoing a masculinity crisis. Why do we spend more on defense than the next 13 countries combined, Maher wondered?

“Let me ask you: if a guy on your block was so frightened of mostly nonexistent prowlers that he spent all his resources on alarm systems and guns and cameras, so much so that he didn’t even have enough money left to maintain his home or send his kids to college, would you call him brave?”

We're not the "home of the brave" anymore, Maher says, before asking: "When did we become a nation of dickless armchair warriors?"

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