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Whatever movement you are taking part in, if it relies on a mass movement for change i don't think you should blow of good faith questions from people. Not that you need to personally educate every person. Two times a week I (and other peope in my political party) spend an hour out in the streets and on peoples doorstep (less of this in corona-times) talking with the public about different issues. Climate, cuts in social services, elderly care schooling, workers protection, sekular issues, sexual harassment, socialism, antisemitism and so on.
A lot of them are life and death issues - some even existensial questions like climate change. A lot of people don't care whatever the issue is. People that ask questions in good faith we take the time with and people that ask questions in bad faith we try not to engage with unless we want to get our perspective out to a third party and convince them. Bad faith people steal time and energy. When people just recenly came to be interested in politics and are trying to learn more or test the questions they have been thinking of, I don't turn them away or dismiss them.
Right now there is a window of opportunity to change more peoples mind. I don't think you have to educate everyone or even try to. But if you have the energy try to direct them on to other people or media. When it comes to learning I first go to People or institutions I trust and getting recomendations from them.
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