I don't try to convince anyone of anything. My strategy is to just ask questions when I can and try to plant seeds. Confrontation divides and that is the opposite of my goal. I don't ever offer my opinions anymore without being asked. Doing that has actually given me the ability to convert several real Statist to straight up abolitionist/ voluntaryists over time. Usually it takes time to finally have a that conversation, then it happens and its all changed from there.
Anyway, my point is that I firmly believe gentle patience is the way.
I get the whole flies and honey thing, but just think about how sick and twisted this is - these people are enslaving humanity and we’re talking about gentle patience, a marketing campaign, and letting them have their cake in peace. Like we’re selling handmade baskets and they’d be doing us a favor by buying one.
We’re doing them the favor by not having this conversation at gunpoint. Now we have to appease their delicate sensibilities, and let them come to the decision to stop enslaving our children in their own good time?
We’re enabling the behavior, making it seem like it’s just a political opinion about what’s the best policy, a choice about what makes more sense, and they can decide at their leisure, no pressing matter. That statist is actively robbing you and holding you in bondage at this very moment, while he’s shaking your hand and being all friendly.
When you shake his hand and be friendly too, you’re saying it’s OK. You wouldn’t do that if he screwed your girlfriend last night, so clearly you think that’s an intolerable offense, but statism is just a choice they get to make. Obviously, we as anarchists are still under cultural mind control if we get more angry about petty injustices and betrayals but permit immense, far-reaching ones to slide.
If one person flies off the handle, they seem crazy, but if more than one does it, maybe people would actually grasp the gravity of the situation and we could get this done in less than 30 lifetimes.
Hahahhahhhaahahaha! That says it all, and far more concisely than my ranting. Fantastic!
I'm not saying it's right, its just what I think is most effective. I can tell you that it works for me and that is all I have.