I used to deal with this exact bullshit with my ex. She would screech about how evil the Right is, only to quickly go silent or redirect to something else when the truth came out. I could never figure out why she just couldn't admit she fell for the bullshit. Over and over. I now know it's because she WANTED to believe the bullshit, and that she desperately needed the bullshit to be true. It's part of the reason she's now my ex.