Yes, they count as people but they are overwhelmed by satanic evil. ||

I - for one - know that I'm ill-prepared to successfully deal with demonically possessed persons. OP, you describe the "commies" as being persons who want to destroy our way of life. I say such persons are possessed by the devil. ||

|| What I'm saying is that we have among us, THOUSANDS (maybe millions) of people who are harboring unclean spirits (very powerful or not so powerful demons) - AND, many of those who are possessed may be overwhelmed NOT BY CHOICE. Jesus warned his disciples that driving out such unwholesome spirits requires MAJOR faith. ||

|| AND, I'm telling you to do what I need to do: GET REAL about our faith in God in Christ Jesus. For too long I have not been taking this seriously enough. THIS IS A SPIRITUAL WAR!! We must prepare for spiritual WARFARE! We have allowed for DECADES the building of satanic strongholds (the swamp, the military-industrial complex, Hollyweird, the communications and publishing industries, Major League Sports, yadda, yadda, yadda). EVERY ASPECT of our national life must be freed from the demons who continuously work to destroy ALL OF US (left and right; innocents and perpetrators). ||

|| Forgive? Yes, absolutely. Someone else here reminded us that forgiveness is just as much about our OWN freedom (and sanity). However, no one is asking you to be defenseless or naive. AND, PREPARE FOR SPIRITUAL WAR! The Christ of God is RISEN and He is going on before us! KING JESUS can show us the way but we must FOLLOW HIM in every path of our lives. He is our only hope!