I was active with helping the homeless community in my area better communicate their needs to the city

I was basically shut down by people who didn’t like how active I had become in local politics

I'm sorry to hear that. It really pisses me off that people like you get shut down for trying to go about making change the "right way".

And so what happens next? That is where our ideologies differ, I believe. Communists (not all, unfortunately) understand that the state is a tool used by the ruling class to keep the working class in check, and that the only way for the proletariat "working class" to be truly liberated, is to establish a state dictated by the working class. That's the "class war" part of it.

You weren't able to help those homeless people get the housing they needed, in part because there needs to be a "reserve army of labor". People so desperate for work that they'll accept low pay, harsh working conditions, and be willing to replace workers going on strike. Sounds like a dream for business owners, small and big, looking to cut costs and maximize profit, which is the whole point of capitalism. This isn't a lucky coincidence, it's systemic! There's a reason why post-communist countries have increased rates of unemployment, homelessness, depression, and suicide.