Yup -- like it or not, libs are probably the best recruiting ground for leftists. They're already engaged in politics, they already say they believe (mostly) good things. The big hurdles are (1) getting them to act like they actually believe those things, and (2) deprogramming them from capitalist propaganda. That's often easier than starting with someone who doesn't give a shit about politics either way, or who's a bigot or who doesn't even pretend to care about other people.
Honestly, good on them for seeing your sources and admitting they were wrong and being cordial.
Some libs are reachable.
Most of us were libs once. At the very least I was at one point
Yup -- like it or not, libs are probably the best recruiting ground for leftists. They're already engaged in politics, they already say they believe (mostly) good things. The big hurdles are (1) getting them to act like they actually believe those things, and (2) deprogramming them from capitalist propaganda. That's often easier than starting with someone who doesn't give a shit about politics either way, or who's a bigot or who doesn't even pretend to care about other people.