Karl Marx was a free speech warrior - with László Molnárfi

Karl Marx was a free speech warrior - with László Molnárfi

April 27, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 2 · Episode 17

About this episode

The episode discusses the clash between class-first socialism and the liberal left, exploring the implications for free speech and campus politics.

We talk with Irish organiser Laszlo Manafi about why class-first socialism is clashing with the liberal left, and how that split shapes everything from campus politics to protest rights. We dig into Marxism as a way of analysing power, then trace why free speech matters even when the cause feels righteous. • Class-first organising and why self-criticism on the left matters • what Laszlo means by liberalism and how identity politics displaces class • the cultural turn, NGO i...

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