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.

White poppies have been going for 90 years, so not a new thing

https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies

I'll be wearing a purple one.

I do, because I think we treat ex servicemen badly and need to do much better.

I usually work my way through 3 or 4 from 1st Nov 😁

I was at the arboretum yesterday and there was a purple one on the horse memorial, genuinely tear jerking.

agreed.

Nope , not after I heard Jim Davison on the radio a few years ago saying how hard it was to get any money out of the RBL to help ex service men/women .
They have millions in the bank and in investments

I wear a white poppy. They commemorate all victims of war, not just the armed forces.

My grandfather was a PoW in Japan. The lack of support from the government and charities after WW2 for men who clearly had PTSD was a disgrace. He sent his medals back.

Definitely will, as a navy mum for the last few years.
I'm going to wear a purple poppy for the animals this year.

@Poblano Yes, that’s the forgotten bit of WW2, isn’t it? Always has been.

I do wear one generally, but I work in one region where it would be divisive, so I don’t wear it there.

I wear it because I think we should treat ex servicemen much better than we do, but there’s no point pretending it doesn’t bring up strong feelings about Britain’s past and recent history in some people.

would you mind telling me how? What you say about the far right? I don’t know anything about that

Yes I will.

And a purple one for the animals.

I find the white poppy offensive. Pacifism is an extreme view that would lead to more bloodshed than going to war. No sane person is actually a pacifist. They might think they are, until their or their families lives are threatened by evil, violent, senseless forces.

I mentioned it because I read your post as criticising RBL and H4H for not doing something that is actually the work of a different charity. My apologies if I misunderstood.

A lot of the activities of the military charities are, as you will know, co-ordinated through COBSEO to minimise overlap. RBL do a hell of a lot of good work, but that doesn't mean they are the go-to for everything. However during the Poppy campaign, RBL are front and central

Purple poppy for the animals

@TheLightSideOfTheMoon They've produced non plastic ones this year - they're made entirely of paper.

Of course I will.

I might i usually pop money in the collection tin and the kids school usually sells merch which i give them money for but wearing the actual poppy is not actually something I Rush to do.

Now that the ww2 generation are passing into history I wonder where the campaign will go tbh its been heavily reliant on the imagery of the brave old soldier, dambusters etc I guess the British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan is more problematic yet its those veterans that need support these days

Thank you, that is good information. We don't support our current and ex-servicemen enough.

Yep I absolutely will be wearing it with pride. I'm proud to be from a forces family. My Grandad, dad, FIL, Bil's my nephew & now my son. The British Legion do great things to support service personnel & Families.

I'll definitely be wearing one this year.

Yes absolutely

Apologies- servicemen and women.

I've got one on my coat already as I've been selling poppies door to door this weekend. Must admit it's the earliest I've ever worn one. I usually only wear one a few days before Remembrance Sunday.