> have come to terms with the fact that millennials have been indoctrinated for > socialism in precisely the same way that I was indoctrinated against it > during the cold war campaign - can now see that the exceptional liberty we > enjoyed back then was actually only a war tactic.
You have all the rights to not like the direction in which a culture you're a part of is evolving. And you have all the rights to push back, dispel what you perceive as illusions by presenting an alternative narrative (preferably, backed by facts) and preach the truths you're certain of. However: people don't like being challenged, they don't like being told they're mistaken, and the harder you push the more you'll be seen as a disruptive element, your words will be found offensive and the more opposition you'll face. Moreover, the deeper are the things you're trying to influence seat in the hierarchy of person's world view, the harder they will fight back. That's human nature. If you want to _keep making_ a difference, you have to be smart, tactful and avoid drawing people (according to their perception) into conflicts. The manner in which you've expressed your concerns will certainly be seen at the very least as not 100% appropriate for this particular place by some. I'm saying all of this just because people who are passionate about a topic very often can't objectively see how big is the part of other people's attention this topic really occupies. What people might perceive as a mere technicality, a means to an end, might be the center of one's attention and passion. One should keep this in mind to avoid total breakdown of communication with others. I'm certainly pleased by the well-considered and respectful responses you get here, at least compared to some other places in the net where people are banned left and right. If you'd like to continue this discussion I invite you to the #offtopic irc/[matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#nim-offtopic:envs.net) where it certainly won't be thought out of place, if kept civil.
