Converting "Chuck"

[no_arbusto]

Having a recent conversation with my dad's "conservative" friend "Chuck", I've come to the conclusion that most "conservatives" (at least in SW PA) are simply average Joes caught up in the corporate media propaganda.

You see "Chuck" is your average blue collar worker (a maintenance person for a school district) that listens to Oxyrush and believes that liberals are the cause for the downfall of society. Upon further questioning, "Chuck" comes across as a person with moderate/centrist/perhaps liberal leanings but he still thinks he is a conservative. "Chuck's" main issue is gun rights; as it is for most of the "conservatives" in SW PA. Chuck uses profanity, makes fun of Jesus freaks, and is not a racist. He belongs to a union, his kids went to pu blic high schools/universities, and he believes that the little guy is being shat upon by corporate America.

So my question is: Do you know a "Chuck"? Is there someone you know that bases all of their votes on guns and nothing else? Do you have a friend that says "Democrats want to take your guns"? When you present 45 alternatives, do they still bring up the gun issue? Can we convert "Chuck"?

[Wwagsthedog]

1. There are lots of Chucks out there who might just listen to reason

Many conservatives and libertarians are just appalled by the bush administration. Some of their hot buttons can be explained away by saying that new laws would have to be enacted in Congress to give or take away gun rights (remind them of the second amendment and what it would take to overturn it) for instance. Other issues are balanced budgets and free trade which they are for.

[AndyTiedye]

2. You Should At Least Be Able to Make a Deanie Out of Him

He'd probably be OK with Clark too.

[speckledgator]

3. I am surrounded

by "chucks". The beauty of it is, the more they see the more they convert themselves! Their children are being killed, mistreated by the military, psychologially maimed by this stupid war! The powers that be have shot themselves in the foot with this war in the long run. And the fact that Oxyrush was taken out at just this time....almost makes one believe in a god!