sorry, my mistake, I totally meant to say I value “community” not “communism” ;)

(also, I’m not North American!)

when talking to my parents, if I say “community” instead of “communism,” or “nobody deserves to starve” instead of “free food”, and “help vulnerable people” instead of “benefits” and “everyone deserves to feel safe from harm” instead of XYZ - everyone wholeheartedly agrees!

But if I let them go off on a tangent without guiding them, then they’re “anti woke” even though they don’t know what woke means

It’s only really fine if someone calls me an appearance-based compliment if they’re my partner or a woman that I’m close to.