I feel a bit betrayed, not because we have very different ideas regarding Communism but because he was too much of a coward to tell me he doesn’t agree with me and only told me his ideas because I wanted to encourage him to get organized. For two years this divide between us existed and he is telling me only now? I don’t want to end a lifelong Friendship but I feel like I can’t trust him anymore. If he kept his true political views hidden what else is he not telling me?
Elephant in the room in my perspective is :YOU HAVE A SOCIALIST FRIEND! The furthest left friend I have is apolitical. After that it’s all Libs or Libertarian types. Ultras are at least ok with Mao and won’t shit on you for being a Stalin enjoyer. This is not a bad thing. As long as they’re respectful and not trying to argue all the time, that’s not bad. As a political person, it’s tough for me to ever speak honestly when politics are broached. I have to tiptoe around certain issues like Xinjiang (honestly I’m putting my foot down more and more on that one as certified bullshit to people I know due to Zenz stats on IUDs and percentages of female populations with IUDs, its laughable, I think he moved a decimal) or Taiwan. So long comment short; Accept your friend and don’t trivialize a true friendship over this, unless of course there are other underlying issues.