Fireworks erupted on last night’s Real Time, as Bill Maher – joined on the dais by Ben Affleck, journalist Nicholas Kristof, former RNC chairman Michael Steele, and religious critic/author Sam Harris – continued last week’s discussion about the political correctness of “western liberals” when it comes to ignoring human rights abuses in the Muslim world. 

Maher and Harris voiced their belief that the problems with Islam are systemic, while Affleck (with occasional input from Kristol and Steele) pointed out rather forcibly that that kind of mentality paints all Muslims as radicals and ignores the work of moderates and reformers.

Watch the fiery debate, AFTER THE JUMP…