Sure, it's okay to engage respectfully with growly or benign if asked by name, as long as you're not being given the finger at the same time.

Humans are complicated to the point they can't be labelled, their character and values classified accurately in a file. I'm against capital punishment, for abortion with conditions, a pacifist who doesn't believe in peace at any price.

I don't believe compromise is betrayal. I compromise with family, friends and publics every day, and believe I'm a better person in a better place for it. I don't know anyone who gets their own way---all the time.