I don't know if I convinced him, but I did tell him about FR.
It was a very depressing conversation to be frank, because this guy is retired military, and should be in our camp.
I had a similar conversation with a couple of cashiers at the grocery store a few evenings ago. One asked me to confirm to the other her idea that if she won $500K in the lottery, she could invest it and live off the interest (after buying a $200K house).
I answered, "it depends on what happens." She asked what I meant. I told her what Obama and the dems are doing and she just looked shocked. "That's not really true, is it?" she asked. I told her where she could look on the web to get more facts and information.
I felt bad as I left, because she looked genuinely upset. She really had no idea.