Following your line of reasoning, all Muslims are evil because a few associated Muslims did bad things.
> If you find out that someone is best friends with someone you despise, you will automatically assume the worst about them.
Or maybe your friend has knows them better, or understands them better, or compartmentalises
I don't like that my dad likes Trump but he's still my dad and I still love him.
It reminds me a little of the West Wing episode "The Supremes" where everyone assumes the conservative supreme court judge they are considering giving a seat is the height of evil only to find that he's a reasonable person who can actually make valid arguments from the right's pov as is not just "guilty because he's on the right"
> If you find out that someone is best friends with someone you despise, you will automatically assume the worst about them.
Or maybe your friend has knows them better, or understands them better, or compartmentalises
I don't like that my dad likes Trump but he's still my dad and I still love him.
It reminds me a little of the West Wing episode "The Supremes" where everyone assumes the conservative supreme court judge they are considering giving a seat is the height of evil only to find that he's a reasonable person who can actually make valid arguments from the right's pov as is not just "guilty because he's on the right"