Well, actually, I didn't by myself... but....
My wife's best friend is our city law director. She has been a socialist liberal for as long as I have known her. This is how bad she was.... she went to law school because she went to see the movie, Schindler's List, and decided that she wanted to go into a career that would help change the world.
She chose municipal law. I don't know how she managed that, but that was her story.
Anyway, I've been working on her for a long time, and finally.... finally... I got her to read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
She loved it!!!!
So... I urged her to read Atlas Shrugged.
She bought a copy and disappeared for a few days over her Christmas break.
She just called me today and apologized to me for ever having argued with me about anything remotely socialist. She's even using the TERMINOLOGY FROM THE BOOKS!!!
HOLY CRAP!!! I am having a very good afternoon because of this!!