Do you wear a poppy?

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Preezy** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 4:28 pm

y dont u support are troops tho, make briton rememba and take back are country

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Death's Head** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 4:40 pm

Preezy wrote:y dont u support are troops tho, make briton rememba and take back are country

BS. Whenever I play any military themed video game I will always choose England when possible.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Squinty** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:13 pm

Yeah, I intend to wear one. I'm not really bothered if people don't and I would never preach to anyone. It's a personal choice.

I don't really agree with people thinking it's a political statement though.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Wrathy** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:06 pm

I have strong family ties to the forces and as such I always try to make a point of buying one, even if I don't wear it. For me it doesn't represent the great war or 'remembrance' per se but is rather a form of showing solidarity with those affected by their service, whether historical or more recent. I'm wearing one at work this year though.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Dowbocop** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:26 pm

I always wore one out of habit more than anything, but I wear one now because one of my best friends has done two tours and the Royal British Legion would support him if he needed it. I do reuse the 2014 pin I bought (I keep it on my work lanyard), but I always buy about three paper ones every year anyway because the bastards fall apart - I think it works out even :lol:

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Dual** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:54 pm

Dual wrote:Yes.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Meep** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:07 pm

No because wearing something linked to the British Army can be taken the wrong way in Northern Ireland for obvious reasons.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Rocsteady** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:49 pm

blackoutHERO wrote:Of course I do. Anyone who doesn't is a scumbag.

lol

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Rocsteady** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:49 pm

blackoutHERO wrote:Of course I do. Anyone who doesn't is a scumbag.

lol

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Kezzer** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:52 pm

Rocsteady wrote:
blackoutHERO wrote:Of course I do. Anyone who doesn't is a scumbag.

lol

lol

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Wrathy** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:57 pm

Meep wrote:No because wearing something linked to the British Army can be taken the wrong way in Northern Ireland for obvious reasons.

Lol I went to a protestant school and it was taken the wrong way if you didn't wear it !

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Rocsteady** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 9:06 pm

Kezzer wrote:
Rocsteady wrote:
blackoutHERO wrote:Of course I do. Anyone who doesn't is a scumbag.

lol

Rocsteady wrote:
blackoutHERO wrote:Of course I do. Anyone who doesn't is a scumbag.

lol

lol

lol

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Pancake** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 11:08 pm

The fact that there is now an annual debate about whether to wear a poppy or not tells me that the original message has been lost and therefore I won't be wearing one.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Photek** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 12:44 am

Squinty wrote:Yeah, I intend to wear one. I'm not really bothered if people don't and I would never preach to anyone. It's a personal choice.

I don't really agree with people thinking it's a political statement though.

Depends on where you live.

Corazon de Leon · PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Corazon de Leon** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:33 am

It's too politicised here so I don't bother wearing one.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Squinty** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:04 pm

Photek wrote:
Squinty wrote:Yeah, I intend to wear one. I'm not really bothered if people don't and I would never preach to anyone. It's a personal choice.

I don't really agree with people thinking it's a political statement though.

Depends on where you live.

I can see the otherside of the argument, but I don't really agree with the outlook of it. If you are referring to the more republican side of this, Irish men lost their lives as well in both major conflicts of the last century. I don't think it's meant to be about the government, but the little people who rose up and fought against things like Nazism. The original message has been diluted somewhat, I can agree with that.

Personally, I wear one to remember a grandparent who went through absolute hell in WW2. A hell that we only recently learned about because my granda hid what happened to him so well. It made me really sad whenever I put a bit of research into it.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Jamo3103** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:43 am

I don't tend to wear one, mostly because it will most likely end up falling off and be lost within hours. However I will donate and I have since childhood walked up to a hilltop monument for a Sunday remembrance service, I'll be doing the same again this year.

I totally respect those who don't wish to wear a poppy or donate, nobody should have charity forced down their throats. I also really dislike the way the poppy and the message of remembrance is being distorted by the likes of Britain First and The Sun, using it to push their own agendas.

I do however feel strongly that it is important that we take time to remember those who have given their lives in war, particularly those who had no choice, such as those who fought in both of the world wars. Be that by attending a service, honouring a minutes silence, wearing a poppy or something else. I feel some people seem to truly underestimate, or just downright disrespect the sacrifices people made and the horrors some unfortunate young people had to endure. We are extremely fortunate to live the lives we live today and we owe a lot to them.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **SEP** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:59 am

While I do strongly support the RBL, I dislike how the poppy has been hijacked by right-wing fascist arseholes to further their own twisted agendas, so I'm in two minds.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Moggy** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 11:14 am

Somebody Else's Problem wrote:While I do strongly support the RBL, I dislike how the poppy has been hijacked by right-wing fascist arseholes to further their own twisted agendas, so I'm in two minds.

You're exactly where I am. What I do is buy a poppy (the RBL is worth supporting) but not wear it. That way I have contributed to a worthwhile charity while not given in to the arseholes who demand I wear one.

PostRe: Do you wear a poppy? by **Preezy** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:18 am

Turn up for work this morning (sans poppy) and some bint in my office blurts out "where's your poppy then?", as if it's a mandatory thing.

strawberry float off.

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