I would read all the Orwell you can get your hands on. Animal Farm and 1984 are essentials.
Don’t watch TV or read any newspapers....
FMCDH(BITS)
Great preparation and plenty of intellectual ammunition.
Read the bible. Follow that Jesus fellah. Read the writings of our forefathers. Listen to Talk Radio. Easy as that. (As a bonus, study business and economics, and get into and understand the private sector.)
ayn rand. start at the beginning.
St. Thomas Aquinas.
Seriously, start watching Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and listening to Conservative talk radio. I have learned a lot from their simple explanations.
Also, read the Bible...seriously! It’s full of a lot of great stuff and well documented events...not to mention 350 prophecies that have come true. Also, how to live a good, ethical and moral life!!
I would consider moving.
Next, buy, don't borrow, Paul Johnson's books A History of the American People, and, Modern Times.
Read both books.
There's LOTS more you need to read, but if you can get through those two, come back and tell us, and we'll tell you what to do next.
If you're as intelligent as you seem--seeing how you came looking for answers and didn't just sit there and take what's being tossed at you--you'll probably be able to figure out what to do next.
Good luck.
Read ‘Atlas Shrugged’.
Another great resource, which is more philisophical than overtly political, is the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Read Thomas Sowell and Milton Friedman. You can’t even begin to make a difference in politics until you understand economics.
Try to avoid arrest.
Here’s some advice on suggested reading from Thomas Jefferson to the man who became Michigan’s first senator. (John Norvell)
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/P/tj3/writings/brf/jefl179.htm
Read Walter Williams every Wednesday. http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/archive.shtml
Go back thru his archives. Read his books. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=walter+williams&x=11&y=23
He explains things very simply. He has changed my life.
Always remember the word, “liberty”. When debating, structure your position around that word, and whether individual liberty will be enhanced by your position or the other person’s.
Welcome to the fight. Good luck.
ATLAS SHRUGGED