Ok, so all of shabbat I wondered: If the man from Friday had been a non-Jew talking about being some sort of vigilante group that harmed Jews, how would I responded? Answer: Assuming these were a) actions that did not cross a certain line in terms of violence threshhold b) in the past c) not told in a bragging manner - I think I would listen, even though of course I would dissaprove of the actions, because I beleive in trying to listen to people and to understand, even if one does not agree.
But there are certain lines - rape and murder, serious beating up - that probably would cause me to walk out of the room, no matter who was doing the act (Jew or not) and who was being harmed (Jew or not). Does it make me bad persont that I would not want to listen to such people, or would it make me a bad person if I did want to listen to such people? Where is the line in separating between judging a person, and judging their action? To me, rape and murder are always inexcusable. There are lesser acts where I might say, "S/he is a good person, who did a bad thing."
Also, during a conversation on shabbat, my host made a feminist comment, gestured to me and said, "Her feminism is rubbing off on me". :)
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