Character

It's interesting how we as individuals judge those around us. Sure we all say that we don't but we are judging people subconciously all the time. What about decided judgements? What about those times someone does something you don't approve of and decide that individual is lacking in character, people skills, etc? Are you justified in deciding that you don't like what a person did based on your perspective alone? What if a friend agrees with you, then you have two people agreeing on the same perspective but that does not mean it's right... at the same time this judgement could be the basis for deciding not to hang out with that person anymore. In that case you are deciding not to hang out with someone whom does not share your views on the situation but going back to the question, was it right in the first place to judge that person's action/actions?

Getting into psychology, are judgements like these a self defense mechanism? Perhaps we decide not to hang out with someone who doesn't share our views on the world because there is the chance of that someone hurting us. Going back to the most primeval of topics, what if this judgement and the "not hanging out" that would ensue is a way for us to protect our sexual status (explaination coming). We would not want a member of the opposite sex, whom we wish to court, to associate us with this person who does not think like we do. The reasoning for this subconcious decision could be because we are looking for someone who is compatible with ourselves and thus that potential mate would also not like the action of said person.

One final question and this of course depends on the severity of the repercussions of the actions.

How prudent would it be to not associate with a person on the basis of one decision they've made?

Just felt like pondering over philosophy and psychology.