Marc Glendening #415
Mark Glendening argues free speech in Britain and the West is under increasing internal attack, citing “non-crime hate incidents,” broad Public Order Act powers, online and even private-message prosecutions, and proposals to criminalize non-affirmation of transgender identity under “conversion therapy” laws. He says enforcement is often aimed at the right and anti-transgender feminists, though he notes prosecutions of some left-wing Palestine Action supporters. Glendening traces today’s speech controls to cultural strategies developed after Marxism waned, highlighting Gramsci, the Frankfurt School (especially Marcuse), and French postmodernists. He urges electoral pressure campaigns, praises Elon Musk and X, and warns that debanking, digital ID, and Soros-backed regulation threaten liberties.
00:00 Meet Mark Glendening
01:07 Britain’s Free Speech Legacy
02:04 Non Crime Hate Incidents
04:23 Policing Private Speech
06:52 Who Gets Targeted
09:29 Conversion Therapy Crackdown
16:09 Why the New Left Censors
21:21 Three Intellectual Roots
28:37 The Sixties Cultural Turn
36:12 Words Liberal vs Progressive
43:31 Digital ID and Debanking
44:46 Fighting Back Politically
48:04 Elon Musk and X
50:07 US Elections and Internet Speech
52:20 Final Thoughts on Liberty
https://iea.org.uk/tag/marc-glendening/
https://iea.org.uk/publications/transgender-ideology-a-new-threat-to-liberal-values/
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