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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm talking specifically people who have done harm, not just people whose views you disagree with (or even find abhorrent).

I'm talking about situations where a person has hurt a person or persons (physically, emotionally, financially), you are aware they did it, they've never expressed remorse or made amends. So like just generally being anti-vax wouldn't fit, but knowingly sending an unvaccinated kid to school during a measles outbreak, resulting in that kid getting measles, would. Not saying being anti vax is good, but for purposes of these questions I'm thinking about concrete harm, not just thoughts or ideas.

I'm specifically interested in how people are willing to turn a blind eye when harm is done to others.[/quote]

There's still way too much "why" left out of your question.

Sent the cootie kid to go in and spread measles deliberately, or sent their kid to school because they work two hourly jobs to make ends meet and don't have leave? One of those could be considered "evil", but I'd grant the other some grace.

Stealing is wrong, but stealing to keep your family fed isn't going to get you kicked out of my social circle, nor am I going to demand some elaborate show of atonement or remorse. Stealing because you wanted new shoes or a fancy purse is a different story.

I'm aware of at least some of the crap I myself have pulled in my 4+ decades on this planet. I'm far from perfect, so I don't demand perfection from my friends. But if, after conversation and a meeting of minds, there's no reconciliation or explanation for the behavior, yeah, I'm gonna distance myself. [/quote]

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