Yeah. Not fawning over him and ignoring the ■■■■ he gets up to. But hey, if you want saddle up with a “Republic loyalist” who makes light of genocide and befriends and defends slave killers and Sansha supporters, be my guest.
See, here’s the thing about making mistakes. You only get forgiven if you’re willing to admit it was a mistake. If you’re given a hand of forgiveness and slap it aside because you don’t want to admit you did wrong, then you stop getting given chances.