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Why not? "We should exterminate all non-whites" seems like a pretty good reason to dismiss a person.
Such hateful ideas are a symptom which can have wast variety of root cause. Your example is quite extreme and I agree it rightfully warrants hatred, but I'd argue that it's all the more reason to not dismiss a person. We should seek connection with and understand these people and prevent destructive ideas from spreading IMHO, because there will be others who also won't dismiss the person - only difference is that they might be receptive for hateful ideas. Sorry if I came across supporting these ideas, this is not the case.
Is that what she said?
The conversation moved on from that old fart to a broader point of not dismissing a person on behalf of their political views.
I gave an example of a view which is ground for such dismissal so your question is wrong because it isn't about that specific women anymore.