This Years Poppy War

[Darran]

ITV Wales have won!

 

[rockinj]

Thank goodness you’re back

 

[exiledclaseboy]

They’re early. This year’s campaign launches on Saturday and that’s when the poppy fascists insist you must wear one at all times and if you don’t you clearly hate Britain and our brave boys and girls.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Shouldn’t be long then and we’ll have a story that someone wearing a poppy was refused to be served by an Asian shopkeeper, or some other nonsense.

Then not long after that we’ll be onto banning nativity plays in school season.

Excellent.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

No poppies on football shirts yet. Outrageous. These people hate are country.

 

[Pentyrchjack]

One of my dogs is named Poppy because born in Nov - how patriotic is that?! Is she a rabid racist flag waver?

 

[Smurph]

Shouldn’t be long then and we’ll have a story that someone wearing a poppy was refused to be served by an Asian shopkeeper, or some other nonsense.

Then not long after that we’ll be onto banning nativity plays in school season.

Excellent.

Mohammed, Mary, Mohammed and the wee donkey.

 

[swan65split]

They went up on the lamp post outside the house earlier in the week.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

They went up on the lamp post outside the house earlier in the week.

Yay. Patriotic lamp posts are awesome.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

One of my dogs is named Poppy because born in Nov - how patriotic is that?! Is she a rabid racist flag waver?

Yay. Patriotic dogs love are brave boys and girls.

 

[rockinj]

One thing I don’t like though is the use of the white poppy on its own. I do think that’s provocative.

The poppy should be what it is for rememberance for fallen heroes.

I struggle to wear one these days sadly because I struggle with the way it’s become totemic for agitators. It doesn’t mean I won’t wear it but it definitely impacts when it never did previously.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Poppies on lamp posts mind.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

One thing I don’t like though is the use of the white poppy on its own. I do think that’s provocative.

The poppy should be what it is for rememberance for fallen heroes.

I struggle to wear one these days sadly because I struggle with the way it’s become totemic for agitators. It doesn’t mean I won’t wear it but it definitely impacts when it never did previously.

I haven’t worn a poppy (of any colour) years for exactly those reasons.

 

[Niigata Jack]

My wife and I buy and wear one every year, we don't keep it on religiously, but we're more than happy to buy one at least for no other reason than to recognise the sacrifices those that served made, we'd be living differently if they hadn't made those sacrifices, assuming that we'd be here of course.

 

[Darran]

My wife and I buy and wear one every year, we don't keep it on religiously, but we're more than happy to buy one at least for no other reason than to recognise the sacrifices those that served made, we'd be living differently if they hadn't made those sacrifices, assuming that we'd be here of course.

We could be speaking German and drinking German beer if we’d lost.