Poppys

Whatever happened to buying a poppy and wearing it with respect and quiet dignity? Instead of all this pissing and moaning about who’s not wearing one, and who’s not selling them. Gets right on my tits.

 

The plastic from poppies is an infinitesimal problem, come on!!

They were selling them in Asda Shipley tonight, but they didn't have any white ones so they lost out.......

 

Pins are collectable, not to mention convenient.
I bought 10 of the WHU version this year for folks. I doubt I would have given £30 for 10 paper poppies

 

Why buy a white one Abbo? What is the difference to wearing a red one?
(Genuine question)

 

If it was the Royal Legion then that would explain the lack of white ones

 

There are three elements to the meaning of white poppies: they represent remembrance for all victims of war, a commitment to peace and a challenge to attempts to glamorise or celebrate war.

 

Thank you for the explanation, Where does the money raised go?

 

Depends who you buy them off

 

Got to say I'm not a fan of either the white ones, or even rarer, the purple ones.

The poppies have been a symbol or remembrance for years.... I don't know why people feel the need to change that to different meanings.

I'm not saying that people that have died in other wars don't deserve to be remembered... far from it. But I do not understand the need to change the tradition, if you feel that strongly about it, use another date to wear white poppies as remembrance.

To me it's like eating waffles on pancake day just to be different.

 

I’d definitely prefer waffles over pancakes.

 

Pretty sure you missed the point, but panacea all the way

 

Poor James McClean, how many years does he keep having to give the same valid reason for not wearing one?

 

Very good article on the Irish wearing of the Poppy and the history of the development between the two countries,
https://www.joe.ie/news/irelands-history-with-the-british-poppy-is-violent-and-fascinating-606198

 

Every year, It is a personal decision of course but still wrong IMO and a snub to the 50,000 Irish soldiers killed in war

 

Irish soldiers were royally betrayed by the British on their return home. Britain has behaved very badly towards Ireland for centuries, it's astonishing that McCleans actions should cause such surprise.

 

By holding the few in recent times who were denounced by both nations as a tragic mistake as a reason for not respecting the 150,000 who joined up and fought and the 50,000 Irish soldiers who although wearing a British uniform were fighting and gave their lives for the freedom of Europe from tyranny and gave him the freedoms he enjoys is pathetic and shows a distinct whiff of a deep seated prejudice and hate of the country he takes a good living from