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CW: Genocide, war, death NOTE: This article appeared in Edition 1 of Lot's Wife, 2024, and, unfortunately, due to some technical issues with our software, this article was printed with several errors. The 2024 Editors apologise for this profusely; the full, correct article is on this page.  Luka Kiernan is a member of Socialist Alternative Monash and Students For Palestine "There's an acronym that's unique to the Gaza Strip, it's WCNSF - wounded child, no surviving family - and it's not used infrequently.” These are the words of Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan from Doctors Without Borders. WCNSFs have been proliferating throughout
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Inside the Cult of the Monash Socialist Alternative Club

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Disclaimer, this piece talks about the Monash Socialists and may elicit memories of traumatic experiences  Many young left-leaning students view the Socialist Alternative (or the Monash Socialists, as they call themselves) as a potential answer to global inequality and systemic class problems in capitalist societies. This view may stem from their encounters with the group and its tactics at weekly Pro-Palestine rallies held since the October 7th Attacks, or perhaps at a 'School Students for Climate Justice' strike. At first glance, this perspective is understandable. As someone who was once sympathetic to the group, I shared views similar to these.
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Why You Should Be a Socialist

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Content Warning: References to Genocide, Bigotry, Abortion, War  Luka Kiernan is a member of Socialist Alternative Monash and Students for Palestine Over the last decade a peculiar new industry has sprung up for the super-wealthy: Luxury Doomsday Bunkers. One particularly opulent refurbished missile shelter boasts “restrooms having a whirlpool bath, double sinks, and rainfall showers, a spa, swimming pool… cinema, a splendid bar, an extravagant wine cellar” – all the essentials a billionaire might need to see out the apocalypse, all while keeping out the plebeian masses. Capitalism is in an intense crisis. Crises of the climate, finance system, imperialism,
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