"You can and should be judged on the basis of the ideas and opinions that you promote." That reminds me of the quotation: "A new idea is a beautiful and fragi

"You can and should be judged on the basis of the ideas and opinions that you promote." That reminds me of the quotation: "A new idea is a beautiful and fragile thing. Attack people, not ideas." I don't know who said that first, but I love that quotation. It mocks itself (and other witticisms), and at the same time reminds you to focus your energy attacking ideas rather than people. In extreme cases, someone can have a lot of bad ideas and you need to challenge them personally. But that's only in extreme cases, and doesn't apply transitively to supporters of the person.