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    Two reasons I personally did not respond to this earlier.
    Firstly I was fast asleep in bed when you originally posted.
    Secondly, I wanted to think very carefully about how I wanted to respond.

    The Royal British Legion's charity work is largely funded through the Poppy Appeal.
    Originally intended to recall the end of world war I at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 (with the German signing of the Armistice) and to Remember, Respect and honour all those who lost their lives and did not have a choice.

    Those who do, or do not, wear a poppy have their own reasons and understandings.

    As for me I wear a poppy for my own reasons.

    I do not wear a poppy either as a fashion accessory, or a political statement or symbol.

    I can understand Jon Snow’s position.
    Nobody should be obligated to wear a poppy
    Don't forget he has always taken this view and every year he is attacked for it.

    How many people wearing a poppy really understand why?
    How many people selling the poppy really understand why?

    Jeremy Paxman wrote a very interesting and poignant article:-

    "Wear a poppy ... for the lions killed in war, not the donkeys who send them there"In this article he writes:-

    Many of us may profoundly disagree with the ambitions and distrust the motivations
    of the politicians who send soldiers, sailors and air crew to do jobs they could
    not do themselves.

    What we're taking part in is an act of respect, not for warfare but for the poor sods
    whose task it was to carry guns and who did not return to grow old, as the rest of us grow old.

    So, let us silence the offensive claim that by honouring the dead we condone war.

    I shall wear a poppy not because I believe the gun is the best way of settling disputes, still less because I admire the pretence, ambition, folly, vanity or desperation of the politicians who make the fateful decisions.

    I shall wear a poppy because an act of remembrance once a year is the very least
    that those of us who have not been asked to risk our lives can offer those who did
    not have our choice.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post

    I shall wear a poppy because an act of remembrance once a year is the very least
    that those of us who have not been asked to risk our lives can offer those who did
    not have our choice.[/B]
    i agree, i get a poppy every year out of respect of what the earlier generations did for us. they sacrificed so much.
    i think its up to the individual if they want to wear a poppy or not.


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    Am I correct in thinking that the number of presenters wearing a poppy on TV has increased over the years ?

    It seems now that 'it's part of the obligatory uniform.' I cannot recall that years ago it was such. How do others remember this?

    Maybe since the Government made the stupid (illegal) decisions to send troops into the sovereign countries of Iraq and Afghanistan (invade them) the desire to recognise those who who have been killed and maimed unnecessarily, has become more prominent.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mikey73 View Post
    i agree, i get a poppy every year out of respect of what the earlier generations did for us. they sacrificed so much.
    i think its up to the individual if they want to wear a poppy or not.
    Seconded


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