And no, it seems very unlikely that the fallen in the WWs did so so people could squabble over poppy colour on Twitter in the next century. I can guarantee not a single soldier's dying thought was "Now @BigBolloxFuckface195 will be able to yell at people on the internet."
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I will be wearing a red poppy in case anyone cares but I do wish we hadn't found another thing to polarise around. I shall greet white poppy wearers with equanimity.
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Well as the man said, they died so we can choose, so when people choose to wear a white one surely it honors them just as much as a red one.
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They didn't die so we could make choices poppies. They were trying to stop the Nazis.
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Yeah I know that lol, I was using his reasoning, if he thinks they died so we can choose then why does he have a problem with people choosing something different to him.
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Ah, OK! XD
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I think I understand why such people feel angry. It is because for >60 years the red poppy has been a symbol, but for the sake of PC another colour was introduced to symbolise "all victims of war". They think it reduces the symbolism of respect for fallen soldiers. I can get that
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I see it too. I just wish we didn't have to polarise around this and, tbh, it's the white poppies which have done this.
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The white poppies are just following the coloured, striped and other ribbons. Cynically I thought I could make a calendar app of what ribbon to wear on what day and links to the ribbon vendors - but being lazy (can't claim kind), I did not do that. Compassion fatigue sets in...
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I prefer the pink ones grown in Tasmania. I hope this doesn’t mean I’m a centrist.
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Okay, so they’re more purply-pink than pink. Fuck, I’m obviously a centrist.https://flic.kr/p/aWy9UM
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Poppy seeds?
#OpiumWarsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Well, it’s better than a white feather.
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