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30. Yup. Once I figured out how self-centered Conservatives are, dealing with them became easy.

Relate every and any issue to be a personal one for them, and they change their tune instantly.

Pick any issue:

Pro-Choice
Gay Marriage
Universal Healthcare
Unions

Anything... if you can relate it to them in terms that either benefit or threaten them, they'll be won over. Its how the right wing echo chamber talks to them, and why taxation is such a huge issue to Conservatives. Its a direct connection of the Government in their personal lives. They don't give a hoot about anybody else but themselves (and their immediate family). Any conversation about helping some generic other is a turn off.

Once you figure that out it becomes too easy to manipulate them to our way of thinking. They aren't deep thinkers for the most part, but even if they are. Turn the conversation to on that illustrates how their pockets are being picked (to pull from Jefferson for a moment) and even the most intellectual conservative's argument will crumble right away.