Congrats for convincing your dad @careywedler, and for understanding that anarchy is preferable to living under the subjective reality of those in charge of the state.

I recently managed to do the same for my mother, after about 6 months exposure to the content I was writing. My father is a bit more faithful in the legitimacy of government, and a lot less open to the idea that we should all be completely free to face life, and the consequences of our actions. But, if you managed to get away from the madness and saw the light, and also managed to make your father do the same, then there may be hope yet.