[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Toy Soldier: "Sod Off" If you're Barbara Windsor.


I'd wear one if they made them a bit more fablus, maybe brought back the metal pins and made the poppy leaves out of a nice red leather.

But aint nobody gon' tell TS to wear plastic. PLASTIC. Nuh-uh. Nuh-UH

Wow...

[Kizzy]

I thought the poppy was a symbol... regardless of whether you could afford to donate or not, that 'lest we forget' and all that?
It's not simply a marketing gimmick.

[Johnnyuk123]

If i choose to donate to charity i do so of my own accord and in my own time so for me.....
I would ban all charities from standing outside supermarket entrances shaking their tins at you to guilt you into donating. It's on a par with being mugged and I hate that too!

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

Wow...

I know. I'm really something. Go on, take a few minutes; take it all in...

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Both my grandfathers served in the Second World War and one was a prisoner of war and the other lost 2 brothers in the fighting so I wear a poppy with pride as a mark of respect to those who have served. I don't care why people think I may be wearing it, that is their problem not mine. I don't judge anyone who doesn't wear one. What I do hate though is people who make a show of burning poppies / destroying poppy wreaths which has happened increasingly lately.

I didn't know about this

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Livia

I saw no mention of support for our troops in your post, only outrage that someone who's had a questionable past feels strongly about wearing a poppy.

I find it hard to have a rational, respectful conversation with people who get more upset about a celebrity's comment than they do about the fact that our troops have to rely on public donation for support when they are wounded. It's an "agenda" I probably inherited it when my husband was caught in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan and later died of his injuries. The first people to contact me afterwards was the Army, the second was the British Legion. Long may people continue to support them... whether or not other people judge that they're wearing their poppies for some kind of status.

You and me pass a lot of snipe back and forth but when I read this, my heart goes out to you. I'm so sorry you had to suffer through this tragedy Livia and I genuinely understand why a topic like this one could potentially be so hurtful to you.

Back to sniping tomorrow mind

[Kizzy]

Whenever things affect you personally they become more real, whether Macmillan nurses or great Ormond street, we all respect the causes without question but we have a chosen charity that has touched us personally in the main.

[empire]

babs is right, but what makes me mad is that there are places that ban it from being worn because it offends people, talk about bending over backwards to people who hate this country.

[Nedusa]

More and more people especially younger people are refusing to wear the red poppy. They cite many reasons from the mass marketing " society insists you wear one" to the newer ideas of wearing the poppy supports our involvement in illegal wars.

I however wouldn't care about any of those reasons, as put simply buying and wearing a red poppy raises money for our ex soldiers and the families of soldiers who need our support after the sacrifices they have made to keep us safe in our beds.

Wearing a little red poppy for a couple of weeks is actually the least I can do to say thank you ....

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

More and more people especially younger people are refusing to wear the red poppy. They cite many reasons from the mass marketing " society insists you wear one" to the newer ideas of wearing the poppy supports our involvement in illegal wars.

I however wouldn't care about any of those reasons, as put simply buying and wearing a red poppy raises money for our ex soldiers and the families of soldiers who need our support after the sacrifices they have made to keep us safe in our beds.

Wearing a little red poppy for a couple of weeks is actually the least I can do to say thank you ....

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by empire

babs is right, but what makes me mad is that there are places that ban it from being worn because it offends people, talk about bending over backwards to people who hate this country.

Where? Give me examples of places that ban poppies.

[arista]

Originally Posted by empire

babs is right, but what makes me mad is that there are places that ban it from being worn because it offends people, talk about bending over backwards to people who hate this country.

She is Not

I respect the Troops

But Never Have a Poppy

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

More and more people especially younger people are refusing to wear the red poppy. They cite many reasons from the mass marketing " society insists you wear one" to the newer ideas of wearing the poppy supports our involvement in illegal wars.

I however wouldn't care about any of those reasons, as put simply buying and wearing a red poppy raises money for our ex soldiers and the families of soldiers who need our support after the sacrifices they have made to keep us safe in our beds.

Wearing a little red poppy for a couple of weeks is actually the least I can do to say thank you ....

The least people could do would be to not elect a govt that subjects disabled ex servicemen to bedroom tax to be fair.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I buy one but dont wear it