EfficientWatts
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I have a similar problem. I am scheduled for a life saving operation. Was lucky enough to get the most experienced and talented surgeon in the world to do my surgery. This would give me the best chance of getting the best result. Just today I found out that he voted differently than I would have liked on some candidates and also spends his money on issues that I disagree with. Should I cancel my surgery until I can find a less capable surgeon, but one that aligns more perfectly with my own political and economic beliefs? Just kidding of course, but I find more people that have political feelings that are running their lives and decision making. Getting more and more judgemental on how others run their lives.
Well it depends on what the person believes in. Does the surgeon believe in pseudoscience and thinks that the vaccine contains magnetic particles that causes metal to stick to you? If so I would be pretty hesitant to go with this surgeon, and I would find someone who is just as capable. (I think its a false dichotomy to say the best surgeon believes in x and the one who isn't as capable believes in y, though I think you were being fallacious just for example's sake).
That being said I do think many times such beliefs shouldn't be a factor (like when I go to a restaurant, do I ask the server what party they voted for? No that would be ridiculous). But as we start moving up the chain and power scale, what they believe and say does become a factor directly and indirectly, as what they can say and do becomes more magnified into the real world.
Of course as I stated before I think all of us are hypocritical to a degree with who and what we buy and support, but I think there's a bit of grey area involved, and it's going to be different for everyone.