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While you make a good point, people are not as narrow-minded as you think. It’s not just politics. The fact is that someone who is lax in some areas of issur v’heter is more likely to be lax in other areas of issur v’heter than someone who is lax in hilchos bein adam l’chaveiro. It’s not about ostracizing good people. It’s about pragmatism.