People who agree 'both sides are bad' never really feel that the US (or whatever their side is) is actually bad. I know a bunch of people have like a visceral reaction in regards to China, the DPRK, etc that of course is never replicated for the other bad, even if they claim they are equal evils or whatever.
meanwhile i have trouble functioning in society in part because i understand how profoundly evil this country is
They're very confused when they meet someone who actually hates the US and doesn't give it lip service
Idk, I feel like there are a lot of anarchists that honestly believe that both sides are bad - i.e. they've radicalized left without learning to reject the capitalist propaganda machine