The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution of statement
I don’t agree with his idea that he can be “non-political”, but it is a well written and understandable statement from him in the article.
It’s all well and good to want to be non-political, but in the current climate, all “non-political” means is that you’re rich enough to ignore other people’s problems because you are secure that they will never become yours. And THAT is where I have an issue.
I will not hate others who refuse to hate others. I will think less of them. But it is the right and privilege of us all to bury our heads in the sand if we wish. This sentiment comes from the fact that there is cruelty and injustice every second of every day. None of us calls it out in totality because if we did, we wouldn’t have voices for laughing or quiet conversations… They would be too busy screaming.
I don’t agree with his idea that he can be “non-political”, but it is a well written and understandable statement from him in the article.
It’s all well and good to want to be non-political, but in the current climate, all “non-political” means is that you’re rich enough to ignore other people’s problems because you are secure that they will never become yours. And THAT is where I have an issue.
I will not hate others who refuse to hate others. I will think less of them. But it is the right and privilege of us all to bury our heads in the sand if we wish. This sentiment comes from the fact that there is cruelty and injustice every second of every day. None of us calls it out in totality because if we did, we wouldn’t have voices for laughing or quiet conversations… They would be too busy screaming.
Privilege yes, right no. Sometimes you stick your head in the sand and the harm comes to you all the same.
Well yes, for sure. Basically what I’m meaning is that while I respect his right to have that opinion. I in now way respect the opinion itself.
People have a right to be stupid. But that doesn’t extend to having the right to be protected from the consequences of being stupid.