Will you be wearing a poppy?

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To support the work that the Royal British Legion do.

Nobody around here seems to be wearing one.

No. The hypocrisy of lest we forget yet conveniently forget all those blown to smithereens in wars since, recently and currently. Nothing has changed so it all rings a bit hollow. The world hasn’t learned any lessons.

That's like saying we should never remember those who died from cancer until we've found a cure for cancer.

The poppy is specifically about commemorating those who died in war. It's not pro-war.

What a dumb analogy 🙄

There certainly won't be an end to war if people deal with disagreements by talking like this! What happened to civilised debate? "I think your analogy doesn't work because (give evidence...)"

I’ve never worn one. It doesn’t mean I don’t care, I just don’t need to buy and wear a poppy every year to showcase this.

No it has not been hijacked what nonsense. The donations are used to support war vetrans. The life we have would be very different if the military had not fought for our freedom.

Both my late grandfather and my late father and my uncle served with the British commonwealth fleet in Cyprus and Malta, they were proud to have been British citizens and always looked to the UK as being the mother country, us, theur descendands were proud to have them as our ancestors and been part of history, lately though after Brexit, it is like we are not considered British anymore, even though we were born here, we are constantly being told to go home where we belong, even though this is where we belong, even though we serve in the nhs and public services, suddenly , we are not good enough , and face hostility even.in our local community, glad that I kept my EU passport as my second nationality as with this attitude I am looking to moving away!!! The poppy has lost its meaning and symbol , I ask myself, looking at the status quo the world is now, was it realky worth the sacrifice?

Yes I will, I see the poppy has symbol of Remembrance and hope, not War.

I will as I see it as taking a bit of time to remember the people that fought and died (both sides). They had hopes and dreams but didn't get to live their lives as we do.Some years I forget to wear one but that doesn't mean much. It's a sober reminder about what people went through and to never forget them. I feel the same way on ANZAC Day and I also routinely visit War Memorials to remember the people that sacrificed their lives ( often young and naive) and to learn about the past.

When I was younger it all seemed so straight-forward but of late it all seems to be more like right-wing virtue signalling and about general support for the military.

I have donated to the RBL but I won't be wearing a poppy this year.

It annoyed when the BBC have all presenters wearing them now. It's far too early, I'll wear one in November. It's not much to remember those who gave their lives to support the freedoms we enjoy today and spare a few minutes to reflect on the losses war around the world still brings to so many innocent lives.

I have a woolly knitted poppy I just bought a few weeks ago and also a wristband, so I just need to remind myself to remember to wear them on the 11th and on the Remembrance Sunday.

Yes. The poppy is a symbol of Remembrance and hope. PinkRoses1245 it does not promote warfare it remembers the fallen, who fought for world peace, in the two world wars. AgaMM "the British Military the aggressor" I think it is the politicians who make their countries military the aggressor....

Im from northern ireland and dont give a toss about divisions, i will support it and its my right to do so, as its others choice to support what they wish to, i hope we are out of those dark days of DIVISIONS

Nope. British soldiers executed my German grandfather, so not happening.

I’ll donate. I’ll observe the silence

Mum was in the land army.
Dad was called up during the war, then joined a different service and spent most of his working life in it. Died of injuries sustained as a result of his work.

I may not wear a poppy. Thinking about loss, and the fragility of peace does not require any outward show.

Will I be wearing a poppy? If I get one bought and don't drop it off my coat half an hour later I might just get to keep one as long as Sunday.

Will I keep the 2 minutes silence? Yes, probably on the actual 11th, Saturday, and on the Sunday.

Who will I remember? I think you can jumble your mind with thinking about too many things in a short time, so I will think about A, who died in the air, and B, who died in the Middle East, and C, who had a little child he never saw again, and died in the Far East.

I might also think of D, who was killed in England, when my relation didn't die in the same bit of bombing.

No it isn't! Its supposed to honour those who have fallen in battle to preserve our freedoms.

I don't think you quite understand what the British Legion do

What do you do to support our veterans

Whut? You posted on 8th November.

No. I'm on my way to Ireland today for a few days, and will be there on remembrance Sunday. I don't think it'd go down too well there for obvious reasons. I always try to be respectful of people in places I'm visiting...

I have two, one is currently sat in my car (poking out of one of the air vents) and one is on the hall table. I don't want to stick a pin in my leather jacket which i seem to be wearing more than any other coat right now as it's still quite mild. If I was wearing a different jacket I would be wearing it.

Who are you asking?

Is one day a year to remember the dead of WW I & II too much to ask.

Yes there have been wars since but primarily the Red and Purple poppies are to remember those Service Members and Service Animals from 'The Great War' where it involved just about every nation, as again for WWII. The last 'global' conflict was Korea but that was more UN v Communism.