Discoverheretics.577. Human Rights Lawyer: Socialism, Marx & the Death Penalty
577.  Human Rights Lawyer: Socialism, Marx & the Death Penalty

577. Human Rights Lawyer: Socialism, Marx & the Death Penalty

Update: 2025-10-02
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Human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith joins me for one of the best debates we’ve ever had on Heretics. This is a clash of ideologies on some of the most divisive issues today.




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We go head-to-head on:




- Islam and culture in the West


- Socialism, communism, and the idea of utopia


- Privilege and identity politics


- The death penalty, crime, and justice


- Even the shocking reality of witnessing an execution in the electric chair




Clive and I disagree on almost everything — but that’s exactly why this conversation matters. If you’ve ever wondered how the “other side” thinks about prisons, privilege, or politics, this is the episode to watch.




👉 Let me know in the comments how you would have argued in my place. What would you have said?




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Chapters:


0:00 Clive Stafford-Smith Highlights


2:25 Death Row & Losing A Client


5:25 Joan of Arc - What She Actually Did


8:25 The Reason They Use An Electric Chair!


9:40 Head Caught Fire, Lights Dimmed


11:25 Clive Doesn’t Believe In Prisons!


14:25 P-Philes: What To Do With Them


16:55 Liz Truss vs Keir Starmer


18:45 Clive Was Beaten & Waterboarded At School


21:25 Socialism Debate & Karl Marx


24:55 Utopia


27:25 No True Scotsman - Communist


31:25 The Problem With Be Kind


33:25 Clive Feels He Failed His Father


35:25 The Case of the P-Phile Born That Way


38:25 Those Who Have Offended Should Go To Prison


40:55 Sex Offenders Have to Self-Report


42:55 Coalinga Psychiatric Hospital


45:25 What Trump Said About Charlie Kirk


47:25 What Would Your Last Meal Be?


50:10 Will Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Get Death?


51:25 Convincing an American Jury


56:25 The Dangerous Dopamine Rush


58:25 Clive Representing Muslims Who Try To Convert


1:01:25 What To Do With Religious Extremism


1:05:25 Anti-Semitic Islamists


1:07:25 Hamas vs Netanyahu


1:08:55 The Ultimate Hypocrisy


1:11:15 Jokes About Other People’s Cultures


1:14:10 Letterboxes


1:16:25 White Privilege Debate


1:18:25 Michael Moore


1:21:25 Why We Need Nationalism


1:25:55 A Heretic Clive Admires

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577.  Human Rights Lawyer: Socialism, Marx & the Death Penalty

577. Human Rights Lawyer: Socialism, Marx & the Death Penalty

Andrew Gold