I think it’s important to separate the person from the idea, so we don’t end up attacking someone that may not deserve it.
I have many people in my family and others who’ve come and gone through my life, that I had disagreements with on one thing or another. Some people in my family, for instance, are religious, while I’m decidedly not, because refusing blind faith is one of the few things keeping me sane. Sometimes they let ignorant comments slip here or there. Ultimately, I never stopped believing they were born of ignorance, and not of malice.
I haven’t always felt that way. In the past I was one to burn bridges maliciously with people, because I saw nothing of value because they disagreed with me. This was a mistake. I saw only the ideas I hated, and not people who could be disabused of such notions at one point or another. Or that my own understanding of the situation could evolve beyond what I once thought.
Sorry if I’m sounding preachy, I felt like saying this for some reason.