Those Who Still Believe The World is Flat

I had the opportunity to have an interesting conversation with a friend of a friend a few days ago. I should set the stage by pointing out that he is nearly 60 years old and is a veteran of the U.S. military. He expressed the usual sentiment that things were going wrong with our government and in our country. As the conversation naturally drew near to the subject matter which I have been researching I saw the opportunity to share some of what I had discovered, suspecting by his comments that he may be interested. I was terribly wrong! After introducing some information for a few minutes he simply stared at me and asked, "so you believe all that conspiracy stuff?" I knew immediately what I was up against. In this one statement he proffered his view that such subjects as 9/11, NWO, Global Governance etc. were also consistent with UFO, Alien and Bigfoot theories. That the same people who believe that Elvis is not dead are the same people going around shouting that 9/11 was an inside job. I immediately pulled back the throttle because there is no debating or trying to share factual evidence with a mind that is already closed and sealed.
He then told me that he was a veteran serviceman and that he did not appreciate all of this conspiracy theory stuff. I had to share one last remark with him...I told him that I was from a military family as well and that my grandfather would be spinning in his grave if he knew what was being done to the country that he loved and fought for.
Then I let it be.
I realized that there are so many people out there who still believe that the earth is flat because that is what has always been taught. Even after the proof was provided to them that the world was, in fact, round, they still just could not acclimate themselves to any concept other than that which they had already seized upon with both hands. These are the masses that are most easily controlled. The steady daily diet of propaganda is spoon-fed to them in pleasant doses and the mind is numbed into a pliable state. I am reminded of the enormous amount of people that quickly got on board with the Nazi regime. Suddenly it didn't sound like such a bad idea to them to torture and murder millions and millions of innocent people because there was someone taking the role of authority telling them that this was the right thing to believe. They didn't think for themselves. They didn't act upon their instincts that were surely present telling them that this was insanity and that they should not be a party to it. They simply shouted the slogans, didn't make waves and conformed to the will of their leadership.
The Nazi movement is just one example out of the all too frequent examples of massively accepted lies perpetrated on humanity throughout history.
But, you can't convince everyone. I realized that it was not my job to debate with the flatworlders, but rather to simply offer the truth to those seeking it.
May those who read this have the courage and dedication to research the facts for themselves. Please, accept your responsibility as a patriot of a once great country. Find the determination to make a positive contribution to a world starved for morality and justice. Please don't be satisfied with 20 minutes worth of youtube surfing... you will most likely be grossly mislead into an ocean of garbage. We need intlligent, educated people with sensibilities and good ethics to assume some sort of leadership. For the sake of our children and the future generations who stand to suffer terrible oppression should we choose to approach these issues casually. Despite the immensity of our political/financial/moral problems, this is still the greatest country on earth. We can still speak our minds. We can still publish our opinions and worship how we choose. But, make no mistake, all of this is in jeopardy!
Please, do not procrastinate your participation in the battle. Our rights and freedoms are being systematically revoked and willingly forfeited at a frightening pace. Let's fight for this country while there's still something left of it to fight for!