I used to think public opinion could be changed for more sensible (if unromantic) policies if you just presented enough facts and reason. Now I'm more inclined to think that this is impossible, and instead we need to figure out how to wrap unromantic policies in a romantic story.
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Mix of the Noble Lie and esoteric granting of specific knowledge at specific levels. Reminds of the story of the 4 children on Passover, and who should be taught how. "There is a Right Way, and different people must be guided to it differently" thought.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_lie
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I know some people can be swayed mostly by facts and reason, but they're few and far between, and even then I'd say it's only because of some emotional deficiency that stops them from investing emotionally in ideas.
Odd that emotionally healthy people are more resistant.
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That's called propaganda, and you'll alienate a whole other demographic by doing it even if you're right.
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