Well you haven't talked to him in 3 years, so why should you care what he thinks now? It's been 3 years, who cares.

Those people, you can't change their mind. They are stuck in their conservative ways, and trusting their government to give legit info. If they would open their eyes for 2 minutes and maybe read some of the governments past history, they would know that they are overflowing with bullshit.

So don't bother changing his mind. If it bothers you, ignore him, because convincing him won't work. It's been 3 years, so I don't see the point of caring what he thinks.

One time, my buddies girlfriend kept saying, "cannabis makes you stupid, it makes you lazy, causes cancer, etc..." so the next week I presented her with proven facts about how cannabis is much harmless than alcohol. I mean, I had pages of the stuff. She looked for maybe 1 minute and looked at me and said, "you don't really believe all this do you?" It's been proven! And the last time I checked, government propaganda isn't fact.

But that all boils down to trust. Some people trust their government when really, they are slimey bastards who withhold information from their people.