I found "The End of Poverty" book in my younger sister's room!

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We'll actually we live together and I found it in our living room and then dramatically threw it in her room. She wasn't around then, but I told her I have to talk to her when she has a free moment. She is VERY busy and I rarely even see her. But I'm not doing my job as a freedom loving citizen, if I find this book in my own home! I think so at least. The word "Keynes" is all over this "best selling" piece of crap. I read a bit and was sick over it. She is also a christian missionary and a school teacher. I have tried to tell her the truth but she never really listens to me, and has no time to keep up with the actual truth (sad, yes) but isn't that the problem with all of the people that don't understand capitalism and freedom.They have good hearts. I think they would understand if they took the time. How can they be reached? It's not a fun subject, apparently, for most people to discuss. (I can't believe why not!)
The comments from dailypaul fans always help me learn more and explain things to me. So Im just asking for any good advice. Maybe a good quote to explain the ONE world global solution vs the individual freedom solution to end poverty. Or a youtube video that explains it....(I have'nt find one yet)
It seems obvious to most of us (I think) that this theory the NWO preaches is a huge lie, so explaining it from our point of view doesn't do a thing! I need to explain it to people that were basically "born yesterday" and know nothing except what they were wrongly taught in schools (and by some churches I've recently been to). Thanks for any advice, because I really suck at explaining things, if you can't already tell by this post. Hope you get what Im even trying to ask myself!

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Thanks everyone, it all really helped.

I could stand to read a few more books myself, I see. I had ordered the book "War against the Weak" and it just came in today! I already can't put it down. I think it explains the issue very well! If the movie comes out soon, even better for my friends who don't read.

the main reason it bothered me is because I sometimes feel like the missionaries or people like them get used by the establishment. But I am biased for sure.

Thanks

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They do...

and it is a MAJOR problem with the elections coming up... You are right in educating yourself, the faster you can arm yourself the better... If sis looks up to you, you won't have to 'convince' her... your zeal will automatically rub off...

There is no sure fire way

There is no sure fire way to get through to someone. Ron Paul would be president if there was. There are things that help though. For starters, speak their language. Avoid terms like Keynes, the NWO, the Bilderbergs, 911, and Agenda 21 at first, they tend to confuse and alienate people unfamiliar with them and set off the crazy alarm. Break it down, explain the concepts of sound economics and liberty in language they'll recognize and understand. Once they start to get it and thirst for more, then send them down those rabbit holes.

The second thing is, you can't force it on her, she has to have the desire to learn this stuff. If your sister is reading that book, that is actually a good thing, it means she's searching for an answer, she's not content with the way things are. Fantastic, work with that. She's already interested in what you have to say, she just doesn't know it yet. The book may make sense to her. but you can help her see where its reasoning logically concludes. You can't accomplish this by telling her so, you have to help her discover it on her own. Nobody likes to be told they are wrong or foolish. The best approach is to start by asking her sincere questions. What does it teach? How do you know that's true? Make her actually think about it. No need to correct her answers, just continue to take the next step and ask the next logical question. At first I'd imagine she'll be happy to tell you about it, then as you continue to inquire, she'll realize she doesn't have the answers to your questions nor does the book explain them very well. She'll feel the urge to research more and start questioning herself. You've done it! She's waking up. Now rinse and repeat. Eventually she'll either figure it out on her own and realize it was all a bunch of baloney or she'll get frustrated and start asking YOU questions. "If your so smart how would you solve the worlds problems?" :D "Let me tell you!" Its a win either way. The key is getting her interested in critically thinking out ideas and where they come from. Without that your banging your head against the wall. Apathy and complacency are the biggest enemies to liberty. Wake her up and with patience, love and persistence you'll win over in the end.

I wouldn't get worked up over it.

I've been meaning to read Keynes's stuff myself (Karl's too for that matter...) The more you know the better.

Let her read that jibberish. If she takes the flim flam contained within to heart, then get your hands on some Hayek, wait for a friendly argument to arise, allow her to try and justify her position via Keynesian economics, and then unleash a devastating Austrian critique of the economic ideas that buttress her argument.

Game set match.

That or you can take the easy way out and just make snide remarks about how well 'Keynesian Economics' has been working out lately something to the effect of "I'm so very glad that the theories of Keynes have been able to end poverty.

she sees

herself as someone who wants to help people (christian missionary and a school teacher) The agenda of welfare extends her service to human kind in her perspective. She just doesn't understand charity is a choice and should not be legislated at the barrel of a gun. She may say people need help, need to be taken care of need to be fed and she doesn't see that churches and non profits can provide that service without making it law and forcing everyone to do it.

I always use this example. She's at the grocery store and a person a few isles down needs groceries but traded their food stamps for booze. The clerk comes to her and tells her she has to pay for this person's groceries. What she advocates is the exact same thing. It's theft from the productive to the non productive. She will want to make sure a person is worthy of help. Welfare doesn't do that. It gives to anyone regardless of morality. This moral hazard creates in opportunity in her eyes to bring them to God in exchange for some food. Nobody will say no when they are hungry but once the hunger wears off, so does the transformation. The people getting the charity aren't ever going to be off the charity they feel they are owed it. And forcing them into Christianity will not change that. Welfare is a want ad for the lazy to never have to work again. They see it as free money and think if i don't take it someone else will. It perpetuates victims, poor pitiful me I'm handicapped. They will do anything to stay home, watch TV and eat like kings even live in the ghetto. Being poor used to be a shameful thing. Now its the description of most Americans. It's shameful.

Have her read

The Creature from Jeckel Island. I finally finished it this past week. It took me about two months to finish it as I would just read it for about an hour before going to bed, but my pace accelerated quite a bit when I started reading it during the 30-40 minutes of time before my physics class starts, too.

It is 600 pages of pure gold! It is easy to read and understand, and goes into a lot of stuff in great detail. Just tell her to read a little bit every night before bed.

I never read nor heard of

I never read nor heard of "The End of Poverty" by Jeffrey Sachs.
I did find an interesting article about him on LewRockwell.com
Excerpt :by Paul Hein
Professor Sachs is head of the U.N. anti-poverty effort, and lead author of a report presented to the United Nations on the elimination of poverty. He gave the report – all 13 volumes of it – to U.N. Secretary General Annan recently, who proclaimed it an important contribution to the debate on meeting the U.N. goals, which, of course, are "eminently achievable."

I haven’t read the report – not even a single volume – but the news articles about it make its basic strategy pretty clear: you find people with money, take it away from them, and give it to the poor. Understood, of course, is that the administrators of the plan, and their myrmidons, must be supported well if they are to oversee this project. All of this is not remotely lawful, but noble enterprises can’t be impeded by a bunch of outdated laws.

Perhaps a solution to world poverty might be not to provide more dollars, but less government. If we would make the wretchedly poor richer, we must first make them free!

Jeffrey or Jesus?

"A government of reason is better than one of force." --Thomas Jefferson to Richard Rush, 1820

After she reads "The End of Poverty"

Have her read the "The Communist Manifesto" first and then secondly give her "The Gulag Archipelago" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The first begets the other. Then have her read "The Creature from Jekyll Island" ..Then "End the Fed"...The thing that people don't realize is that this country has never had the opportunity to really experience free markets for any extended period of time. Think about that ? If we had an extended period of free markets, property that you own instead of rent (NO PROPERTY TAXES)
No income taxes...What would that look like? It would eliminate lots of parasites sucking off the system, but at the same time open up real opportunities.

Just one last kick in the nuts, then a final deathblow

We have to stop using that

We have to stop using that term NEW WO..There is nothing new about this economic design ..It's as old as human history..It just keeps turning up like a bad coin..All their principles have been tried before & failed..They just don't get it because it is their agenda..They want a free lunch to the throne.
Tell your sister to research the money changers..
Good people do Good deeds
Good people make it happen

yeah

Fortune Favors the Bold

beware the streisand effect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Fortune Favors the Bold

relax... it's just a book...

reading is good...

you won't get anywhere by "pushing" your beliefs on her. Offer her Ron Paul's book and ask her to read it for a balanced perspective.

Sit down with her over coffee or dinner and ask her what she thinks about what she's reading, the G-20 protests, government bailouts, etc, etc...

After all, she has a right to have her own opinon... the harder you push the more entrenched she will become... offer her some alternatives.

better yet, be a big sister she will look up to, share your beliefs with her... guaranteed she will adopt them for herself... you are in a position to be the greatest influence in her life if you don't "mother" her too much!

That's the problem

"sit down over coffee.." haha, that's the problem! Not time. She's in Indonesia right now. I did find something on the LewRockwell blog. Thanks for the recommendation

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Understood, send her a copy of ....

The Revolution, A Manifesto Then ask her if she is willing to make a deal with you: You will read Hayek, she will just read the chapter on Economic freedom. Both will report to the other when finished. (She may see it as a challenge this way, and will learn much in the process!)

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