I have distanced myself from a friend whose political views differed from my own but only when the differences crossed a moral and ethical line in my mind that made me lose respect for that person. There are things that I simply can't overlook or tell myself "we have to agree to disagree." However, a difference in view is nothting compared to inconsistency. I can at least respect someone who has an opposing view, but I cannot abide a person who circumvents their own ideas for money or convenience. And the friend whom I mentioned earlier was guilty of this as well, so I don't know if they would still fit the criteria as my loathing for them grew as much out of their hypocrisy as their actions.