"Winning arguments is less valuable by orders of magnitude than winning people over."
Indeed, and Dr. Desmet points out that when considering people who are dependent on being part of a group tackling evil to dispel their inchoate terror and have been hypnotized to a particular understanding, mere facts and even proof aren't useful to dislodge them. However being members of a more powerful and stronger team may be more useful from their perspective, being driven by terror.
Then, redirecting their courage and anger against the actual criminals may be possible, maybe even easy. I hope we can more approach them as recruiters, even seducers, rather than opponents. That may make all the difference in how they consider what we say and offer them.
Thanks!
Sometimes I think this is inevitable. I get excited about the upcoming thought revolution that will free our future.
Other times I look around at the compliant masses that surround me and I think, man we’re fuckin’ screwed.
LOL - I’ll do my best, and in the end I know that the life within me will never die. Sometimes I guess that has to be enough. Still, here’s hoping for a bright future filled with freedom, choice, love and abundance for the generations that will follow us.