I have hated Maher from waaay back, i can't take two minutes of him without becoming enraged!

I believe he has always known what he was doing and the consequences of his words.

Whatever is his agenda now, i don't know.

If he mysteriously ends up dead, sudden heart attack, vehicle brake failure, or who knows what, then we will know that he woke up. (but then that would be a victory for all involved).