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Originally Posted by Livia

So your pride in wearing your poppy is greater because people were more patriotic when your grandfather served, regardless of the fact that largely working class men were sent to be cannon fodder in horrific conditions by a government that didn't care. Some were shot for cowardice when they were obviously suffering PTSD and thousands were horrifically wounded and had to rely on charity on their return. But people wearing a poppy in remembrance of someone who died more recently might not be so proud of their dead sons/husbands/fathers because you don't consider the later wars valid.

I am proud to wear my poppy for my Grandfather, for my Father and for my Husband all of whom were proud to serve their country. If people want to use Remembrance Day to score political points, then shame on them.

I really like the idea of a red poppy meaning something to a specific individual, and that's why I wouldn't go around criticising people who do. The white poppy, in my opinion, is not supposed to be a political thing. If you were aiming this at Caroline, she wore both because she wanted to support the people who died while also showing that she doesn't want more people to die over mostly trivial reasons.