Title basically. He has multiple times sent me anti-communist propaganda, hes leftist but he doesnt know enough about capitalism to hate it, nor marxism to understand it. He just goes with the western mainstream left of hoping things will change by voting, even living in one of the most corrupt western governments. And just like that he hates communism with the typical 8 morbillion dead argument. I think sending him any response about this is gonna make him mad. How do I deal with this situation?
It’s not letting things slide, is the thing there. ‘Letting things slide’ is keeping him around despite his sending anticom propaganda. It is utter and entire condemnation to be disfellowshipped, on the other hand; and that is how I advocate for handling the lost cause.
Why won’t you reply with procom propaganda? It’s our responsibility to refute and prove wrong the anticom propaganda
Because all it’s doing is wasting time chasing up a link that even if it does get read, will only provoke them to dig their heels in. People don’t do even the potential for being wrong anymore, and as someone who’s very prone to wasting entire days arguing if left to their own devices, it’s better for my not having a fucking stroke to stop engaging.
Your personal well-being is obviously the first priority, but outside of that, we can’t stop explaining
Staying silent is cowardice and benefits the status quo, you have to decide how principled you are
If having friends who disagree with you on a fundamental level is more important than staying true to your core beliefs, someone has to question your commintment to your beliefs