Without weighing in on the broader issue, the two options you present are a distinction without a difference. If someone's actions reflect values that are repre

Without weighing in on the broader issue, the two options you present are a distinction without a difference. If someone's actions reflect values that are reprehensible to you, you dislike/disagree with that person. If you disagree with someone's values, you arrive at that disagreement by noticing actions they take which represent those values. Cherry-picking examples that don't accurately reflect someone's values is a common problem, but that doesn't seem like what you're describing. "Values" aren't some abstract thing; they're only visible through actions. Saying things is an action like any other (an unusually significant and/or representative one if you are a public figure).