people saw atheism as a intellectual shame. thinking of it as... i frankly don't know what they think of atheism, and plenty more

Nah, they think your brand of preaching atheism is an intellectual shame. That's different.

who... quite frankly, didn't know atheism was, was shocking!

You ever thought that maybe the word atheism has joined the ranks of other words that have lost all meaning? Like in, most people parading their 'atheism' around are pseudointellectual hacks that think not being 'bound' by religious views gives them some sort of moral and intellectual high ground, when they actually have neither?

stated leftism and atheism. are the same thing!

They surely are not. But the overlap between so called atheists and leftist cunts is ... quite astonishing. As many here said: Most people cannot exist without a prescribed moral framework because they cannot or will not establish one for themselves and adhere to it. So, in rejecting religion they have a need for another prescriptive moral framework. The right's moral framework is tied to Christianity so they cannot go there. And that's why most 'atheist' end up as rabid leftist lunatics that'll defend islam because somehow not every god or religion is to be damned.

now i know they literally have on clue what atheism is. and probably what we think.

Could be that. Could be that most just stopped caring what 'atheists' think, because, as most have adopted the moral framework of the left there's no use to engaging in debate. Just as there is no use in engaging in debate with any other flavor of leftist, because the only principle they adhere to, is the will to power and everything they say or do is subservient to that principle, even if it means to contradict themselves constantly.

and i will be making efforts of some sort to educate people on atheism

I'm sure most people look forward to ignore these 'efforts'