Out and about in town today, with SWMBO and one thing that we both noticed was that (apart from the local army cadets selling them) no-one under the age of 30 was wearing a poppy.
A bit disappointing, really.
For once I ageee with you. Wearing a poppy does not glorify war. It’s a mark of respect for those who paid the ultimate price so that we now don’t all have blonde hair, blue eyes and march to work singing the Horst Wessel song. And, latterly but of no less significance, our boys and girls who paid the same price defending the Falklands and those trying to stamp out the terrorist twats in the Middle East. And then there’s those that are involved in ‘conflicts’ that we haven’t heard of, nor will we ever hear of.I respect the pereonal choice around wearing poppies.
However, I do not respect the growing movement that says that wearing a poppy is glorifying war.
If they had to live through a war they may think otherwise.
For once I ageee with you. Wearing a poppy does not glorify war. It’s a mark of respect for those who paid the ultimate price so that we now don’t all have blonde hair, blue eyes and march to work singing the Horst Wessel song. And, latterly but of no less significance, our boys and girls who paid the same price defending the Falklands and those trying to stamp out the terrorist twats in the Middle East. And then there’s those that are involved in ‘conflicts’ that we haven’t heard of, nor will we ever hear of.
It’s about rememberance and respect. Anyone who says otherwise is crassly and intolerably ignorant.
RIP.
I think all my jackets have a enamel poppy pin badge & they stay on there forever because its not just one day, it counts all the time, I donate what I can when I can to the legion too because it matters to me! upmost respect to all those who have served in any capacity
Its a sore point between me & a very good mate he's very political & seems to think I support the government for sending out lads & lasses into danger (which I don't) I cant get it through to him that when it comes down to it those folks are not fighting for any political ideal but simply for the bloke stood next to them & that should be respected, its now become a subject we have to avoid or we will end up starting our own small scale war
HEAR HEAR.
Time to get a new mate !comes down to it those folks are not fighting for any political ideal but simply for the bloke stood next to them & that should be respected, its now become a subject we have to avoid or we will end up starting our own small scale war
Time to get a new mate !
He obviously has little respect for his fellow countrymen and women who died in his name
There is also the bollocks about white poppies now.........
Ffs.....
Haven't seen them here in Limerick yet.
Dodgy issue over here needless to say.
Don't know how many died in both wars but the option wasn't great.
It came up in recent presidential election.
Republican candidate said she would wear poppy as president!!!
I think she lost grass root votes.
Like everything else here, it's complicated
If you speak to veterans, many of them don’t have an issue with the white poppy, it is actually a statement of support for the fallen but wishing peace for the future which in a twisted way is what war is about, to bring peace.