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He Marched and Clashed for the Far-Left, Then a Single Phrase Shook His Convictions

Craig English spent 12 months in the thick of far-left agitation, before finding a practice older than any revolution.
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He Marched and Clashed for the Far-Left, Then a Single Phrase Shook His Convictions
Image of a Marxism poster taken in University of Sydney on Feb. 28, 2023. Horace Young/The Epoch Times
Cindy Li
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Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Editor
11/20/2025|Updated: 11/20/2025

For about 12 months he marched under the red banners of socialism—a blur of meetings, megaphones, and violent police clashes—but once the fervour ended, what remained was an unexpected turn towards the deep wells of tradition.

In 2018, Craig English joined the far-left activist group, the Socialist Alternative, one of a smattering of similar organisations operating in Melbourne—arguably Australia’s protest capital.
Cindy Li is an Australia-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on China-related topics. Contact Cindy at [email protected]
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