Quote Originally Posted by MegaDoomer View Post
This example is exaggerated of course, but is that what you mean?
I certainly wouldn't want to be friends with someone I thought was trying to take advantage of me, but even if I knew someone would be a loyal friend, I wouldn't tolerate severe ethical shortcomings. So, for example, if I learned that a friend of mine were prejudiced against group X, but I and all my acquaintances were of group Y, I wouldn't question the sincerity of his friendship; however, the fact that he was prejudiced would make me like him less. Similarly, if I see someone being rude to another person, my reaction is the same as if I were to see him blatantly picking his nose in front of me: I find that person a bit more disgusting than I did before, even though there's no pragmatic reason why it should affect our relationship.