Why is the forum unavailable "Unexpected error" at around 04:45 AM USA CST? Been like this for several days now. Later, its fine? Maintenance perhaps?
Don't you find it funny that the police stopped a group of veterans who wanted to place wreaths at the Cenotaph, but were present and didn't stop the Extinction Rebellion lot?
Look I am going to be mean here but this is informed guess work. The character who dressed up as soldier for ER would not have worn that pattern of uniform and non issue boots during his actual service - just the Royal Anglian beret. Moreover we are told he did four tours of NI and got injured (fair play to him). However, he left as a Private after at least 6 yrs service. He therefore wasn’t exactly motoring in the promotion stakes. If he wasn’t invalided out (and, boy, wouldn’t we have heard if he had been?) he was more than likely a recipient of a ‘Brown Envelope’. In other words, he was falling so far behind his peers he was never going to make Junior NCO never mind catch up. The Regular Army simply cannot employ old age private soldiers as they get into their 30s and it is a kindness to have them seek alternative employment sooner rather than later. You can draw your own conclusions about which knife drawer he was probably in.
^^^ the outpouring of anger and hatred towards this man is justified. To use the cenotaph as a protest to climate change is abhorrent. Now to get airtime to give him his 15 minutes of fame, is just as disgraceful, but typifies the MSM. Its a war he will not win, and I hope he realises his mistake and apologies to the veterans. Doubtful.
I'm tempted to post the pictures that Charlie Hebdo made, but I'm fearful the tag ragheads may track you all down lol
