Future installments will cover the how-to's of solo and team volunteer activity. Part 2 of this article describes macro-change, that is, the three phases of political change in a society. Most people have some gut sense that the government doesn't do a very good job, yet they are so accustomed to public schooling that they blurt out objections, sometimes in the form of questions. To paraphrase Colbert, we must provoke a maximum of thought and a minimum of anger. Anger prevents considering our ideas on their merits.
People naturally respond with anger whenever their ideas are attacked.
Further, some of our opponents will appeal to anger. We must subdue anger in ourselves and avoid provoking it in our prospects. Although that belief is vague and unfounded, people have held it so long that they do not dislodge it easily. To help them listen with an open mind, Separation pioneers should treat the Public School Belief with the same care and respect that most of us try to treat another person's religion. A recent experience instigated by Jim Lathrop, Arlington, Va., helped me understand this.