Someone who they were opposed to struck up a conversation, and they learned that that person was not who they thought they were, and they got to a point where they could no longer hold those views.
Alguém com quem elas se recusavam a conversar, e aprenderam que aquela pessoa não era quem eles julgavam que era. Chegaram a um ponto em que já não podiam manter aquelas opiniões.