Do you wear a poppy?

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by False » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:16 pm

jawafour wrote:The idea of wearing a poppy is not to draw attention to the wearer or to indicate "hey, look, I support charity" - it stands a small means of encouraging people to remember the people who have died or have been injured during war.


Not everybody supports wars or standing armies. Becoming a soldier is largely a choice and one made whilst aware of the consequences.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Buffalo » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:34 pm

My mum, she wears what I think is a poppy brooch, think she paid about a tenner for it. So for her I think it's more a symbol of respecting those who have fallen.
I can't remember who the tenner went to - M&S, I think :shifty:

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Hypes » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:35 pm

Just went up to a poppy seller and had a chat with them whilst not wearing a poppy. Didn't get mugged or abused. I must be doing something wrong.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Herdanos » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:38 pm

Hyperion wrote:Just went up to a poppy seller and had a chat with them whilst not wearing a poppy. Didn't get mugged or abused. I must be doing something wrong.


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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Cal » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:41 pm

I have to admit I don't wear one - not out of some objection: I'm just too lazy and always forget to get one. I've been doing a lot of design work for The Royal British Legion and PoppyScotland recently, so you'd think I'd be extra-aware of it, but nope. :fp: Still, I do agree that we should remember - on all sides, too - those who have perished in various wars. For what it's worth (and from what I've seen) the RBL do a lot of valuable work with surviving veterans (old and young), and since governments in particular don't like to be reminded of the consequences of their foreign adventures I consider their work important in our national consciousness.

The only charity I really make a point of donating to is the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI). When I was growing up in Plymouth I was very aware, even as kid, of the vital work these volunteers (and that still amazes me) do in saving lives all around the UK's coastal waters.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Ironhide » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:44 pm

I don't wear one but will happily donate a quid to the charity.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Hypes » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:49 pm

Cal wrote:The only charity I really make a point of donating to is the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI). When I was growing up in Plymouth I was very aware, even as kid, of the vital work these volunteers (and that still amazes me) do in saving lives all around the UK's coastal waters.


This and the air ambulances are the same for me.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Squinty » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:56 pm

Green Gecko wrote:I wear one around the general time. I don't give two gooseberry fools about all the politicalisation of it, it's become ritualistic as a way to remember my grandparents and what they suffered, at home and on the ground (Africa and Burma here). It was still only one lifetime ago but I imagine it dying out in about 50 to 100 years.


That's my main reason for it. My granda went through some pretty bad things, his family thought he was dead for the period of time.

Found a letter in our house about 6 months ago that was sent to his mum about the situation. Some Welsh bloke had heard his designation being read out over his radio equipment and wrote the letter to reassure her that he was alive and well. It was a pretty interesting insight into that time.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Moggy » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:04 pm

Coreopsis wrote:Although, to choose not to wear one purely because there are some out there who look down on others for not doing so, is frankly bizarre. I mean, who cares? That wouldn't stop you doing anything else in life, why let it affect the wearing of a poppy?


Really? People looking down on me for not wearing something would stop me doing it. Why should I be bullied into it? Because it's got to the stage were its not just people looking down on others but people actively trying to make others do it.

I am more than happy to buy a poppy and to support the cause but I draw the line at being pressured into wearing something just because other people think everyone should have to wear it.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Imrahil » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:10 pm

Yeah but if you yourself know your reasons for wearing it, who cares if a few mongs on Facebook (or wherever) are being passive aggressive about stating they think you should wear one. Just ignore them and do what the hell you want.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Dual » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:13 pm

Yes.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Glowy69 » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:17 pm

No, because I always lose it. I do actually "buy" one though.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Moggy » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:30 pm

Coreopsis wrote:Yeah but if you yourself know your reasons for wearing it, who cares if a few mongs on Facebook (or wherever) are being passive aggressive about stating they think you should wear one. Just ignore them and do what the hell you want.


If I really wanted to wear it then I would but I don't see wearing a plastic flower as all that important, the money raised is far more important.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Cyburn2 » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:38 pm

As long as you dont buy it from the EDL/Britain First online shop then no problem.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Irene Demova » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:54 pm

If I didn't wear one how else would people know that I hate the strawberry floating muslims?

On a more sincere note I don't have a strong view either way (in the past I've purchased a poppy but not wore it) but Remembrance (and the longer history of war memorials it ties into) is always presented as an act of militaristic support, despite claims to the contrary.
The day shouldn't have formal ties to the military in any form because it's their actions that caused all the strawberry floating death in the first place, parades in uniform just serve to demonstrate that the lessons of war haven't been learnt because there's still a strawberry floating military tradition. It's not about "heroes" despite what right wing facebook posts may claim it's about the needless loss of life, using terminology like heroism implies that there is some inherent value in war, some redeeming quality or personal salvation, and that's not an acceptable conclusion.

Plus remembrance day parades always used to make me late to rugby training :(

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Lagamorph » Fri Oct 30, 2015 7:59 pm

I buy one, but I don't tend to wear it.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by finish.last » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:04 pm

I tend to wear one on the 11th itself, but I don't bother too much beyond that. I also wear one on Remembrance Sunday as I am always invited to a memorial service to lay a wreath at the local memorial monument (I'm a headteacher, so I go along with a couple of kids from the school to the memorial service and lay the wreath on behalf of the school).

One thing that I have noticed over the last couple of years is the range of alternative poppy items is expanding a lot. It used to be we would receive a box of the poppies and pins to sell to the children, but now we get a mini-market stall! There are poppy badges, 'snap-bands' (things that 'snap' around the kids wrists - they are poppies on one side and a 15cm ruler on the other!), friendship bracelets…..the result is that lots of the children end up not wearing a poppy as we probably do, but a poppy-branded item, and usually at a higher cost. I suspect this will become the norm over the next few years.

Also, I'm surprised that the Cosmo Kramer vid hasn't been posted in this thread so far.

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by Irene Demova » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Finish.Last wrote:'snap-bands' (things that 'snap' around the kids wrists - they are poppies on one side and a 15cm ruler on the other!)

Those got banned from every school I went to because of their fantastic potential for causing pain to other students

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by blackoutHERO » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:25 pm

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

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PostRe: Do you wear a poppy?
by finish.last » Fri Oct 30, 2015 8:32 pm

Irene Demova wrote:
Finish.Last wrote:'snap-bands' (things that 'snap' around the kids wrists - they are poppies on one side and a 15cm ruler on the other!)

Those got banned from every school I went to because of their fantastic potential for causing pain to other students


Ain't that the truth. Kid today had bitten chunks off the edges of his to add extra sharp edges for massive damage.

Not sure he's got the spirit of the thing really.

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