The Pugnacious Irishman

Hot Air recently commented on a new Zogby poll that makes me want to go, “Oy.”

Sister Toldjah asks “How do we change this?”

Here’s my take: even if Zogby made some errors (debateable: see the Hot Air post), it still remains true that the public are sheep. This has pretty much always been true, but now its even more true because our culture has become a soundbite and image-based culture. Therefore, we evangelical conservatives must engage, engage, engage. We must get out and converse with people. The more the better. And not just on politics; on philosophy, spirituality, worldview issues. We can’t be intimidated by the thought of people not liking us. We shouldn’t stop with “hey, what’s your view?” and then fawning “isn’t it nice? I’m ok, you’re ok pal!” We really have to dig deep at a worldview level.

This means equipping ourselves and becoming educated (not just the “university degree” type) so we can be effective engagers.

From there: socratic questioning. Well put questions can stop someone in their tracks. Even if they keep a straight face and maintain their view in front of you, they just might think about it later on. I think engaging socratically is more effective than directly giving your argument monologue fashion.