Reply #13: I'm not an arguer/persuader type [View All]

[NewJeffCT]

I'm not one that is going to confront a Freeper type in public & tear them a new one like so many here on DU seem to enjoy doing...

My only method is through slow convincing, sowing seeds of doubt in their minds about the Republicans & their intentions... some of that is letters to the editors, or, a quick comment in passing, other times it is emailing articles to people, and pre-election, I was getting good articles from the NY Times (Krugman on Tuesday & Fridays) or via truthout.org links and leaving them in the men's room at work. Just small things, but I hoped to plant seeds of doubt in one person at a time.

Democracy isn't easy, but you also have to think long term. The Republicans starting building their infrastructure in the 1970s and it didn't really peak until it got * (s)elected and then with the Iraq invasion. They are good at being patient and thinking long-term.

I honestly think the reason those fundies have 10+ kids each is to slowly breed liberals out of existence, or at least into an insignificant minority over a span of generations...if they keep having 10+ kids each, what will our population look like in another 30 years? If the Fundie Right Wingers are 18-20% of America now, will it be 28-30% in 30 years and 48-50% in 60?

We're only starting to fight back now, and it's not going to happen overnight. You just have to be patient and keep plugging away where you can.