Will Socialism be Liberal? (Ft.Matt McManus)

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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Matt McManus joins me to discuss his new book, The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, which goes over the lost radical history of liberalism and what socialists can learn from liberalism.

In The Backroom episode on Patreon titled “Democratic Socialism or Liberal Communism,” we discuss the obstacles to transition to socialism, critiques of Liberal Socialism, and the notion of “socialist managed democracy.”  Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already!




Timestamps: 

0:00: The Backroom Teaser

4:17 What is Liberal Socialism?

16:38  The Radical History of Liberalism

34:04 The Birth Of Left and Right: Thomas Paine vs Burke

43:11 Was Thomas Paine a Socialist?

48:59 Mary Wollstonecraft and Radical Feminism

01:08:34 Marx's Critique of Liberalism

01:35:00 Democracy vs Liberalism

01:43:03 Power & The Transition to Socialism




Check out The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism:  https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Theory-of-Liberal-Socialism/McManus/p/book/9781032647234

https://www.amazon.ca/Liberalism-Socialism-Mortal-Enemies-Embittered/dp/3030795365

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