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Gal Gadot says 'pressure' to speak out against Israel hurt 'Snow White' at box office
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Doesn't matter fuck her she a shit actress.
I don't have an issue with that opinion. It's the condemning her for serving in the military when it seems like she had no choice that I have a problem with.
Not that I know her opinion on the current state of Isreal.
There are Israelis who chose prison time over serving in their colonial occupation army.
She did more than serve the mandatory amount, she chose to promote them and publicly supports them.
Which is important to note, but that's not what the comment above said. It said serving alone is grounds for hate. Israel fucking sucks, but I'm fine working with people who served in the IDF if they're against Israel's actions. We all should be, or our list of allies will be incredibly small, as what nation or group hasn't contributed to horrific actions?
Hard disagree.
“I may have helped an army commit war crimes and I may have shot at people myself but I’m against the war” sounds like an insane excuse. “I was just following orders” has been conclusively debunked. I feel some pity for genuine objectors (the head of the Taylor swift fan club spent a few months in jail rather than serve) but they aren’t in the group you describe.
She almost certainly didn't do either of those. Most soldiers in an army will never fire a weapon. The majority are on the back line or at home.
This isn't to excuse her. She supported Israel in other ways whole they did horrible things. However, most people are reluctant to leave their homes and their families, and most won't do anything particularly objectionable (actively) while in the IDF.
It sounds like you’re still making excuses. Not every Russian soldier is on the front lines committing war crimes in Ukraine either but they’re supporting the cause. They’re “reluctant to leave their homes and their families“ too, but that doesn’t justify anything.
She had a choice though, some Israelis choose prison instead of participating in occupation and genocide. Had she done that she'd be worthy of respect. She chose to serve.
That's not much of a choice.
I know right? Why would you choose to have that blood on your hands?
This is a real naive take. It would be nice if we could all stand for our morals, consequences be damned, but the vast majority won't and I don't consider people to be bad because of a choice between two shitty options.
I really wonder what you would actually choose to do in such a situation. It's easy to armchair. Not as easy when you actually have to make the choice. And I'm saying this from experience with choices far less consequential.
I will certainly judge someone who chooses the option that means murdering starving children.
I'd be following the lead of the others resisting compulsory service. It's not as difficult as you make it out to be, when you actually have principles.
You're talking about the circumstances in Israel today. I'm not. She served 2 decades ago. You think things were the same back then? I don't remember it being like this. Though again, 2 decades ago. My memory isn't flawless.