Do you also find yourselves defending communist positions because they are misunderstood by most people? Do you also find yourselves specifying the type of anarchism you refer to because most people have a conception of anarchy as simply chaotic rebellion?
Personally, I find it more effective to define myself as an anarcho-communist in order to emphasize the concept of anarchy as a structure and to highlight the concept of communism as a proletarian organizational tool.
There are always slogans like: “property is theft”, “no gods, no masters” and “from each according to their ability, to each according to their need”. I like to mention: “if you don’t work, you don’t eat” and apply it to the capitalist class.
Once the dialog gets to labels, I am direct with everyone but police.
I am an anarchist. I want to eliminate the state’s monopoly on violence and the heirarchy thereby imposed by said state. Humans are naturally social and collaborative.
I am a communist. Workers own their labor and the means of production.
Definitions solidify from there if the person cares to have a dialog on politcs and philosophy.