[scruple]

> You can't make them listen

Daryl Davis has certainly proven otherwise, but I freely admit that no one should have to have the sort of patience or dedication to the cause that he's demonstrated in doing so.

> What I have come to find to be the greatest and most effective and successful weapon that we can use, known to man, to combat such adversaries as ignorance, racism, hatred, violence, is also the least expensive weapon, and the one that is the least used by Americans. That weapon is called communication. [0] [1]

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davis

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw0vS0qvYo0&t=34s

[burnte]

Incorrect, you CAN NOT make someone listen, you can only take advantage when they are willing to do so. No one will believe anything they're not willing to. If they open the door, only then does communication work.

[camhart]

You can certainly encourage someone to open the door. I've found that staying calm, humble, and listening first tends to cause others to listen in return.