Tola posted:The Indian/African socializing I photographed at GDF weddings and friendships of both races I know, don't seems to indicate a racial problem in the GDF.
In your opinion, what seems to restrict more Indians from joining the GDF ?
PPP propaganda that generated fear of the black man and prevents any socializing by stigmatizing Afros as murderers and thieves. Last year I attended a family picnic in Camp Ayangana and invited some relatives. One of my guests, after a little socializing, pulled me aside and expressed surprise. I asked at what. He said, "you know everybody so respectful." I asked what he meant. He said, "you know... black people." I told him, "you and your family need to come down from the verandah and socialize with your country people." Fortunately, I didn't have to join the army to understand the value of a person has nothing to do with race because my father, a big strong coolie man, never displayed racial sentiments.