Now that I'm officially a member of the underclass, what would you expect?

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

So why would such a uniform of a british serviceman cause "trouble" and who would cause such trouble ?

Why should the Service men have to be moved out of sight to upease the situation, why not tell the offended if you don't like it move where you can't see him, or better still fcuk off completely ?

The fact that the service person was asked to move at all (because of potentially causing offence) is an absolute direct f***ing liberty and a reflextion of the apologistic ashamed to be british pussy holes that are now rife in our society.

I think somene mentioned how Lee Rigby has got nothing to do with this ? It has everything to do with this, we have become afraid/ashamed of our own troops, flag, and social habbits that they may offend johnny foriegner so we hide away like timid little mice, IN OUR OWN f***ING COUNTRY.

Well not me I will wear my uniform with pride, I am Proud to be in the Armed Forces, Proud that I served in Iraq and Afgahnistan, proud of the flag of St George, and proud that I live in a mainly multicutural Britain where most people just want to get along.

I welcome anyone to tell me to hide my uniform, I would suggest you are out of Punching range when you do.

Edited by dannyh (28 Sep 2015 12.09pm)

"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"

The returning Vietnam vets were treated appallingly by the states and general population.

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Because, sadly, there are some idiots in our society. Dangerous idiots, too. You've been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan so you should know better than most. Unfortunately, and whether we like it or not, they have some sympathisers in the free world, including over here. There's not much we can do about it.

Because the nurse didn't know who the potentially offended were. I'm quite sure if she'd been able to see, say, two or three trouble makers then hospital security would have removed them. She simply made a judgment call based on previous experience that a uniform might (stress: might) cause trouble and therefore she decided to mitigate the risk by asking the soldier to sit elsewhere. Was that the right thing to do? I would say probably, on balance, no. Our instinctive reaction should be to put pride in our military first. But I can still understand why she did it, and I'm not going to criticise her for doing what she thought was the right thing. If you have to blame someone, it's the society that shaped the individuals involved in this incident and not the individuals themselves.

While I wouldn't use your language, I would agree totally that her decision is a reflection of an unwelcome trend in our society. I still don't blame the nurse but you are absolutely right in thinking her behaviour reflects how we are today. And I agree, it's not right.

A great many of the Jihadist Johnny Foreigners you refer to are, in fact, English. I believe it's on UK passports that they depart for Syria to join ISIS. With regard to Lee Rigby, I recall he was treated like a hero and in the aftermath of that awful incident, he was accorded huge respect from the general public. I also think that while as a society we have become intimidated by the threat of terrorism, we have NOT lost respect for our military. But many have become scared to show their respect, as the hospital incident suggests.

And so you should be.

I seriously doubt you would punch a young, well intentioned nurse in the face for politely trying to do what she thought was right. If you did, you'd be a disgrace to the military and as a serving soldier, I doubt you are that.

Edited by sydtheeagle (28 Sep 2015 12.41pm)

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

Support for the Sylvanian refugees is disgusting. I demand that all the hedgehogs be rehoused in the UK.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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But no where near as badly as the media of the time made out interestingly. The right of democracy must also include the right to protest the states actions. Its worth noting that the US treatment of US protestors was far worse than that of returning veterans, but that got little play in the press.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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