yeah completely! again, as other commenters have pointed out many of these people are difficult to convince since they both dont have as much of a short term interest in overthrowing capitalism like impcore citizens/other petit bourgeoisie or reactionaries, and some are just plainly approaching in bad faith or are really so incapable due to indoctrination to imagine literally any other alternative to capitalism

there’s a lot to be said about the debate culture we’ve propagated that even in lib discussions is completely banal if not detrimental, since it makes unnecessary compromises by even treating fascist and other destructive ideologies as deserving of respect.

in this sense it also extends to those who adamantly push against the historical facts to be anti-communists. once more, if you sense anyone is being adversarial and inflammatory and unwilling to learn actually about communism, don’t waste your time on them!! yes misinformation hurts to see spread (i have a ventpost about this exact scenario where i also reacted visibly to such lies being fed) but at that point, if you can’t fix that situation and will expend energy trying to do so, try to find ways to cope! honestly, online spaces with comrades/people of similar tendencies does actually help + finding people irl especially even if it’s hard/impossible.

this isn’t to say you’ll never interact with a non-communist/anti-communist who cant be reasoned with, sometimes it’s worthwhile to pursue it, but honestly at this time focus on yourself, and really your own pursuit of better political education so one day you can dismantle these arguments easily in less time. i am rooting for you!!!