We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
In almost every sales class I've ever taken, including certain Dale Carnegie courses, the essential part of closing the sale is "telling a story".
You can spout facts all day long, but when you tell a story which encapsulates the facts, you win your audience over and convince them. It is easier to remember what you've just said.