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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian 8 Dec 2017

    From single mothers on benefits to the highly educated, women are increasingly driving a shift to the lefthttps://trib.al/iJjsnuq 

    2:40 PM - 8 Dec 2017
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      1. Sunny‏ @SunnySummersday 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        Farmers actively speaking up to protect country makes us Activists + well done everyone. I also think the word "Greenies" is over used, shouldn't everyone care about having clean water?Or does caring that we don't get wiped out by poisoning our water make us "Greenies"? #auspol

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      1. Paul Letheby‏ @LethebyPaul 8 Dec 2017
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        Maybe they are the natural consequence of having right wing old male proprietors of daily newspapers ramming down their throats they are sex items. Page 2 of Murdoch papers

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      2. Decart‏ @Descarts11 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        Maybe its because they are less bigoted due to being better educated and learning critical thinking skills, and for single mothers more empathy for the less well off. Not rocket science.

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      3. Decart‏ @Descarts11 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Descarts11 @australian

        Whereas greed, hate and ignorance are the primary drivers for those shifting to the right.

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      2. Catriona Thoolen‏ @cat240359 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        It makes sense that women are of the 'left'. We understand that when we have more than one child that different ones need help at different times...but all should be cared for. We are natural born socialists :)

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      3. Chris Alderman‏ @chrisApharm 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @cat240359 @australian

        So when your 2nd and 3rd children reach the age when they would like pocket money naturally you deduct that $$ from the first child’s allowance & redistribute to imbue a sense of social justice and to allow everyone to feel just and righteous

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      4. Catriona Thoolen‏ @cat240359 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @chrisApharm @australian

        They actually got different amounts depending on their needs.

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      5. Chris Alderman‏ @chrisApharm 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @cat240359 @australian

        Sure they do, if you followed a socialistic principal, the more chores the eldest did (& the more pocket money they got) the more you would deduct to give their siblings who don’t to any chores but get less $$. And eventually your oldest (the rich) would stop wanting to do more

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      6. Catriona Thoolen‏ @cat240359 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @chrisApharm @australian

        They were not paid for 'chores'. They were paid a set amount that they had to budget for themselves and not come back if/when they ran out. But pocket money stopped when they got their own part-time jobs. :)

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      7. Chris Alderman‏ @chrisApharm 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @cat240359 @australian

        Of course they didn’t get paid in return for chores, other people’s money (yours) fell from the sky upon them. No need to do anything, all will be provided. Exactly how people learn the cost of everything but the value of nothing. It’s like a mystic Santa!

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      8. Catriona Thoolen‏ @cat240359 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @chrisApharm @australian

        Ignoring that all my kids are working and had part-time jobs while still at school. Obviously, something was done right or they would all be on the dole (living the high life) hahahaha

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      9. Chris Alderman‏ @chrisApharm 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @cat240359 @australian

        With respect, it’s not about you, or what you’ve done right. The comment was about the failed paradigm of socialism, an abject disaster wherever it is (temporarily) embraces.

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      1. Canis Lupus‏ @CanisLu41378884 8 Dec 2017
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        Intelligent & compassionate ppl moving to the left....how is this even news? #auspol

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      2. Chris Eastaughffe‏ @Chris_E_Qld_Au 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        Funny, it seems #Australians have joined the world of indoctrination, where people are GLUED to their 'smart phone' (for dumb people), and 'social media' (too busy to talk, and form real relationships); #University is now a place where 'there can be only one' opinion is promoted.

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      3. Frank Wilson‏ @fWil54 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @Chris_E_Qld_Au @australian

        Chris thats also why Australians dont buy Ruperts papers as much.

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      4. Chris Eastaughffe‏ @Chris_E_Qld_Au 8 Dec 2017
        Replying to @fWil54 @australian

        It's 'old news' and people don't want to know what is happening around them, and be informed, they have twitter feed, and opinions!! We are headed blindly for somewhere I am not sure we want to go ...

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      1. Media My Heroes‏ @Jeffskully 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        Bloom at MICHELA CASH or JULIE BISHOP completely non humans ... women tend to have a more human touch therefore women are more compassionate .. women in the LNP it's the policys they r brutally male that's why women r going left #auspol #pmlive #qanda #insiders

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      1. Jane‏ @JAConno 9 Dec 2017
        Replying to @australian

        No highly educated single mothers on benefits …?

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      1. FutureIsNotThePast‏ @FutureNotPast 8 Dec 2017
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        .@australian leads a 21C witch hunt. #auspol

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