My thought is that sometimes the ideas we are trying to teach can be a little harder to understand than “vote for free stuff” -— but I want people to understand the eventual consequences of their choices. With that in mind, I want to provide our arguments with the least distractions possible, and the fewest excuses for not reading/listening.
All of the people I was talking to were American citizens and fluent in English, but I know they speak Spanish at home. With that in mind, and out of curiosity, I asked them if they “think” in English or Spanish. If you watch the Rosetta Stone commercials, that is a difference that can influence communication. The older brother said he thinks in Spanish, but the younger brother said he thinks in English. So, if we remove one hurdle to understanding, we may actually reach more people, and win at the end of the day.
And I am sharing and teaching Conservative Principles, not “Republican” principles -— although years ago they used to be nearly the same thing. However, with the currently established two leviathan partys system we essentially have to work within, there is no real option but to direct Conservatives toward the Republican Party until we take it back. (Yes, I know I have now opened the Third Party can of worms, but that was never the direction of this conversation.)
Ha! I just posted something about thinking in one’s home language, before I read your post! Our daughter-in-law moved to the US from Brazil, with her parents, 25 years ago. Even though she is fluent in Portuguese, she still has trouble forming her thoughts in that language when speaking to her Brazilian sister-in-law. Her mother, on the other hand, still speaks fluent Portuguese, and thinks in that language, so when she is speaking with her Brazilian daughter-in-law, her speech is effortless. She speaks English, but with a strong accent, even though they became citizens almost 20 years ago.