You could disapprove all you wanted. And if someone did something which you found unpalatable, you could avoid or chastise them. Perhaps they were a serial liar, or cheated on their partner, or wasted all their money on gambling. All these things could rightfully earn someone the contempt of their peers. And this was potentially positive. It meant that people could pressure others to be more considerate. Moral judgement could advance humankind. What you could not justifiably do was force them to stop. If they wanted to commit errors and become a ‘subject of distaste,’ that was ultimately up to
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