If a friend does not respect you for being yourself and having the guts to stand up for your beliefs, then they are not really a friend. Friends are there to support you. They may not agree with your decision (choice of boyfriends/ girlfriends/ place you holiday/ change of religion, etc) but they respect your decision and support you.
This industrial action is putting uneccesary pressure amongst crew friends to lie about if they worked. I know of seven crew who lied to their friends after going to work as they felt intimidated. These were the same friends who when turned to by someone scared and undecided tried to pressure them to join the picketers.
I think emotion clouds judgment, and many are unfortunately stuck in one huge thunderstorm.
