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.

Thank you for your service @Worriedmum159 . You have more courage than me.

Yes from 1/11

@Worriedmum159 as a veteran, what makes you so against poppies?

No am Irish so definitely not wearing one. Agree with those who say that the amount of grief that people get for not wearing one like sports people etc It should be a choice and not something to be persecurted over.

Yes, but it's way too early. I will start in the week leading up to Rememberence Sunday

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This could be quite an interesting discussion, it would be a shame for it to descend into a bunfight

Yes, saw lots of people wearing them today.

Not anymore. The poppy has been hijacked by an unpleasant form of jingoistic flag waving fanaticism the irony of which is completely lost on so many people who are obviously performatively wearing theirs.

All the “of course” comments on this thread are a lovely case in point. As if wearing a poppy is some default activity for good and righteous British people in November.

To me, wearing the poppy was always more about commemorating the millions of people who died in the world wars so that we could live in a safe and free country, than about raising money. Maybe that's wrong of me, but that's what goes through my mind when I put on a poppy.

Well no, I don't have any respect for people who don't share my opinions actually, but that's quite beside the point. I posted about the time frame for wearing poppies, it's a mystery why that interesting information incensed that other person so much. But I really couldn't care less.

Yes. I will wear it close to my heart through November, and leave it at the cenotaph on remembrance Sunday when I go to give thanks to those who died fighting for a freedom I take for granted. Particularly those from the base we lived in at the time and knew.

I haven't worn a poppy since I was at school.

I think it's the perfect time to discuss Palestine OP. The entire ethos around 'lest we forget' seems pertinent.

I have my own business now and a small part of that is offering my services to veterans to help them write letters/applications/copy, whatever you call it, (average reading age of a soldier is 9) to help them access support. The RBL unfortunately have not been supportive. Neither have Help for Heroes. Almost like they’re too big to care. My time is my contribution to remembrance. Not a poppy. This is the first year I’ve felt so strongly.

Not been called pathetic for a long long time @IsadoraQuagmire thanks for the memories of misogynistic bullying during training.

I observe the silence, always watch the Cenotaph service and take a moment to remember family members who died in the world wars. I donate money but I haven't worn a poppy since people started attacking public figures who don't wear them. Somehow it has tarnished them for me, which I realise is probably silly but it is what it is.

I do wish that remembering what happened encouraged politicians to find peaceful solutions to conflicts but I see few signs of that.

The bunfight on this is an annual MN tradition!

The freedom to wear/not wear donate/not donate was hard won, and I think it's right that people exercise that freedom

I don't have any respect for people who don't share my opinions

And THAT’S how conflicts start

Not this year they've redone it so it's all recyclable

Quite

Yes a

Absolutely. Lest we forget.

I will be wearing one

Utterly bizarre thing to own up to. Real turbo ironic facepalm moment.

Yes for my Grandad who was killed in Belgium along with his unit in WW1, he was 23 and left a widow with two tiny children.
Yes for my Dad who was stationed in Burma in WWII fighting the Japanese, and thankfully made it back home when so many did not.