The netziv said that the sin’as chinam by the Second Temple was that many people accused others of being Tzedukim or other breakaway sects without proper justification. That’s what destroyed the beis hamikdash. Unless one knows for certain(ie by speakijng to a rav and making sure his action is correct), one is liable to be oveir terrible aveiros. Machlokes is so terrible that innocent babies died in the machlokes of korach. One must appose reshaim. but one mustn’t assume everyone’s a rasha just because they disagree with your point of view. That’s why we have rabbonim and gedolim.
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