u/kimjongUSA - originally from r/GenZhou
Ok guys, aside from all the ideological talk… is it not simply tiresome everyday have to deal and interact with people who are so wildly ignorant about the world? Anti-communism seeps into every aspect of people lives to the point where it becomes an inextricable part of their identity, and the worst part – they have no self-awareness about it whatsoever. [I hate to talk like this because practically any other political ideology can just call others ignorant and complain “why isn’t everyone else like me”, but I’m assuming those of you who are here are here because you are like me and there is something deep down in it that has touched your soul such that you are 100% sure that this is the way forward; it’s not an opinion, it’s a conviction, and it comes from within]

So, to put it simply, how do you function in a capitalist society without being a hermit or otherwise bashing your head against the wall all day trying to convince others of the obvious?

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    u/HailSneezar - originally from r/GenZhou
    >is it not simply tiresome everyday have to deal and interact with people who are so wildly ignorant about the world?

    yes

    i workout with a childhood friend in the army. he’s a lt major and he’s beginning to come around because being in the army for over a decade while still having a functioning brain will do that to a mf

    when we work out we talk about politics a lot, and a lot of the time i bring up how china handles situations we discuss way better than the west. its pretty cool to see him slowly gaining respect for china.

    also i got to preface a lot of western propaganda regarding the ukraine/russia conflict before it happened and i think that was a huge eye-opener for him.

    so i guess TLDR in my experience it helps to compare and contrast china in political discussions, be very specific, be prepared to bust out your phone and show them, and always mention how western media never paid to push those stories to the top of their news feeds unlike other narratives

    for context i’m a middle aged white man surrounded by other middle aged white men in a republican stronghold of the SW US