Conrad, I hear ya'. Any rant gets old even if you agree with it. All we can do as human beings is to offer factual information and hope someone understands.

Pete Seeger had a way of introducing his ideas into a concert that were not offensive
to his audience. I've seen him charm a Young Republican audience. A lot of what is
artistic is the way you approach your point-of-view as a performer. Rants just turn
people off. The late Lee Hays of the Weavers must be credited for offering a political viewpoint through humor in the tradition of Will Rogers and carried on by Garrison Keillor.

In a dialogue with fascists, it may be like discussing with certain religious people whose
minds have been made up and will not operate on a reasoned level. I think of fascism
as a kind of religion as was Stalinism or Naziism.

I think one can alienate the principles of fascism quite easily by pointing out that they embody a kind of political cultish devotion by those who think they will benefit from it in some way. The eyes-glazed-over look can be diffused by moving away from their agenda in the conversation toward something that is mutually agreeable.

Confrontation in an attempt to persuade those with a fascist ideology only hardens their position. The only thing anyone can do is offer reasoned facts and observations.

It takes a great deal of humility to attempt to find common ground with those with which we disagree.

Frank