It is best to address issues on a point-by-point basis.
Personally, I learned a lot about Capitalism by studying Communism. As a result, I now hold a number of pretty unconventional views. In fact, some of them probably make me sound like the guy I spoke with this weekend who said that some mark on the dollar bill proves we are all property. Lol. That's crazy, but what is even worse about believing that stuff is that it leads you to false conclusions and false consequences. They are not effective beliefs.
Here are two examples of my unconventional views without an explanation. I believe that WW I was a resource war, primarily fought over food requirements in Europe, but secondarily over oil (which is also a resource), and I believe that the US school system has two primary purposes; one, to propagate the class structure and two, to prevent any possibility of revolution in the US. Those are not views you hold by listening to mainstream news, and both positions can be defended (but not by me right now).
I also think that a lot of what @Sol is saying is correct, to one degree or another. But you have to discuss exactly what you are talking about to determine that degree.