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To: Baynative

Great work - I have talked to many and explained why their leftist concepts are dead wrong with facts instead of their rhetorical platitudes...most just get angrier but you can see the doubt and then the dawn passing through their eyes and demeanor...can’t tell how many, if any, changed the way they vote but I also make the donations I can and call/email the Congress critters...along with an occasional tweet.


19 posted on 01/03/2019 7:51:31 AM PST by trebb (Put your money where your mouth is - or be deemed "empty hot air worthless")
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To: trebb
I try to keep in mind the core principles of conservatism and rephrase a couple of them in the form of questions to ask people if they believe them.

If they say they do, I explain that this is a conservative position that democrats oppose.
If they give me an objection, rather than argue I say, "You know, I used to think that too. But, when I looked at it honestly I learned ..."

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11.Forward-looking (support gradual change, stewardship of heritage and environment, supportive of innovation and technology)

21 posted on 01/03/2019 9:49:46 AM PST by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore)
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