To all my fellow anarchists, voluntarists and libertarians... In order to further advance our cause, I think we need to do a little soul searching and realize that we need to work on our technique. What do I mean by this? Well, very rarely do I think we convert someone to our way of thinking by simply winning a debate with them. And I KNOW we are not converting any people by calling them sheep or by insinuating that they are less educated or not as knowledgeable as we are. Sure, we may know more than the average Joe about politics, but getting on our high horse and acting like were better than everyone else is the exact wrong way to go about convincing someone of anything. Going around calling all cops criminals and accusing military veterans of being murderers and paid mercenaries is a great way to turn off the majority of the people in the United States to listening to our ideas of a free society. To the average person, comments like this make you come off like a radical, know-it-all asshole or elitist...causing people to close their mind and ears...and putting them into a position where they dont even want to hear what you have to say. Imagine if you were a car salesman and you tried using these techniques. Would you continue to walk around the car lot with a salesman who insulted your profession or looked down upon you for your level of knowledge about the automobile industry? No. You would quickly excuse yourself and go to another automobile dealer. So... Instead of trying to win the debate, or calling the other person names like sheep or statist, maybe we should try using common sales techniques to persuade other people towards our way of thinking. For example... Put the person on the same level as you. Remember, chances are you were once a brainwashed sheep just like they are. Always remember that. For example, you might want to suggest to someone that they minimize paying taxes or stop paying taxes all together as this is helping to feed the system. This idea will inevitably be met with resistance. Dont say, You need to stop making excuses. A much better way to say the same thing is, WE need to stop making excuses. This puts them on an equal level with you and theyre more likely to listen to what you have to say. Maybe youve already stopped paying taxes. Then say, WE need to stop making excuses. and then give them examples of things youve already done to minimize the taxes you pay. Another great technique that can be used in any number of situations is the FEEL, FELT, FOUND technique. It works a little something like this... THEM: I think we need lots of regulations on the corporations ...otherwise they will continue to pollute our environment. YOU: Yeah, I know how you FEEL. I at one point FELT the same way, but then I FOUND out that the reason corporations continue to pollute our environment even though we pass 30,000 new regulations every single year...is because the regulators are bought and paid for by the regulated. The lobbyists actually bribe the Congress into passing regulations that are favorable for certain corporations. So, the regulations get passed, but they do no good because they absolve the corporation of any wrongdoing as long as they are polluting within regulations. This gives the property owner no recourse. See how much better that is than saying... No, you idiot. All those regulations are passed to benefit the corporations. Fool! This may seem funny to you, but many libertarians and anarchists actually talk to people this way...and it does absolutely zero to convince them that our way of thinking is correct. If were really going to convince people that a free society is the way to go, were going to have to use some of the same techniques that our slimy politicians use. They dont go around telling people they are idiots for not thinking the same way they do. They go around shaking hands, kissing babies and kissing ass. They also do a lot of lying. We dont have to do the lying, but a little of the shaking hands and kissing ass wouldnt hurt. Just my two cents.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 21:38:28 +0000
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