Comments by "Orbital_Inclination" (@Orbital_Inclination) on "West Indian soldiers who answered the call in First World War honoured after 109 years" video.

  1. This is just pathetic. Plenty of people of African heritage serve in the armed forces. Why would this good news story cause division, unless you deliberately went looking for some to stir up?
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  2. The whole problem there is that the contributions of black and foreign service personnel has historically been minimised. The contribution of white service personnel has never been questioned, and very regularly recognised.
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  3. Not unless she has some amazing eyesight superpower, as her eyes are closed.
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  4. ​​ @whya2ndaccount bowing heads during moments of remembrance is pretty common, especially as you don't salute indoors. She was reflecting in a respectful manner. To pick her up for failure to stand to attention is pathetic. Marking the occasion is the important bit, not the specifics of how each person chooses to do it.
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  5. ​ @Pussla55 it's irrelevant. Focusing on it is pathetic.
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