Every family has them -- poor saps of any age who became enthralled with Obama and are hopelessly under the leftists' spell. Tim Carney, who claims to be able to speak their language, offers advice on how to talk to progressives. And he makes some good points. See The Thanksgiving guide to making conservative arguments liberals can understand.
First, appeal to their appetite for organic, home grown produce:
Your liberal relatives generally trust government regulations to solve problems. They don’t sweat the costs to the economy as much as you do. Throw in a healthy distrust of Corporate America — often even an unhealthy disdain for it — and progressives (this is what they call themselves these days) end up regarding regulation as a force for good.
You can plant a seed of skepticism about regulators’ ability to do good, though, by pointing to the salad course Trevor brought. The organic, local, sustainable kale in it might be impossible to get after the Obama administration’s food safety rules go into effect.
Next, appeal to their weakness for minorities and/or disdain for privileged whites.
Also, FDR is still probably a god to these relatives, so you’ve got an uphill battle convincing them Social Security needs reforming. Here’s one place to start: Social Security is funded by a regressive tax and it redistributes wealth from minorities to whites. ... Here's a line for you: For every $100 that white beneficiaries pay in taxes, they receive $113 in benefits, blacks receive $89 and Hispanics receive $58.
Carney doesn't go this far, but if you serve Cool-Aid they'll probably feel right at home.
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