Rex Kramer wrote:Snowcannon wrote:still wrote:Always wore a poppy up until recent years. Now it's just a symbol of rabbid, rancid nationalism. Can't stand that bloody 'Help for Heroes' nonsense either.
What's nonsense about help for heroes?
My issue with Help for Heroes is that it seems to give the army and the government a bit of a free pass with regards supporting ex-service personnel. We really shouldn't need charities to be filling in gaps in funding or support.
You're right in that we shouldn't need charities, but the alternative is to simply allow the government to not support wounded veterans.
Bashing a charity that does genuinely good work because you've attached a nationalist sentiment to it is pretty horrible. They may not all fit your personal definition of a hero, still, but they're all people who've been injured in employment by the state, and like it or not, that means on behalf of all of us. I'm glad something like Help For Heroes does exist, to support those the government has failed to, and the funding of medical advances that have come with treating and rehabilitating those with amputations and burns, extends to benefit everyone who is affected by these things, including civilians.