There are no hard and fast rules about classifying people into such categories as good or evil, friend or enemy, but, in the main, we can and must so classify people and deal with them accordingly. And our classifying them as good or bad actors normally will be accurate descriptions of them, for such classifications from an honest and impartial observer is primarily based on how they act.
Adults do not often veer from the life style that they have chosen. They do not stray much from the course that they are on.
With this reality in mind, it is reasonable to treat them as they should be treated if they are bad people and actual enemies of you, a good person who acts humanely.
When someone is your enemy, and plots to harm you, you must oppose them, defend yourself, and avoid dealings with them. They mean to hurt and harm you.
This antagonistic relationship is not easily altered, and is unlikely to change. They will never be your friend, so do not be masochistic and act friendly to them, or surrender to their attempts at fraud, betrayal or even threats of physical violence towards you.
You must not be naive. You must not be sentimental. You must temper your idealism. It is a bad world in many ways, and there is much wickedness abroad in America right now.
You must live in the real world, and protect your family and yourself against bad people out there whose sole intention is to damage you and your reputation.
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