How to Influence a Politician

[deckardcanine]

1. Make yourself look and sound like a given politician, only significantly older. If you can't pull it off, find someone who can whom you trust. Let's call this person X.

2. Make sure that X knows a lot about the politician's history, just to be safe.

3. Optional: Dress X in a way that you imagine old people will dress in however many years. Otherwise, a standard business suit should do.

4. The hard part: Get your hands on an amazing invention that very few people know about yet. If necessary, invent it yourself.

5. Have X approach the politician in private, claiming to be his or her time-traveling future self. The little-known invention serves as "proof."

6. Have X advise the politician in whatever ways you wish, making up future disasters if he or she asks why.

Comments

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

I'm still under the impression that travelling back in time is impossible; your destination no longer exists.

The near-light-speed trick is still good if you want to be young in the distant future. "The Forever War" explored the possibilities rather thoroughly.

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

I think so too, but not everyone does. You can always hope that your target will fall for it.