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Thread #158525   Message #3749827
Posted By: GUEST
10-Nov-15 - 11:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: Jingoism or Commemoration
Subject: RE: BS: Jingoism or Commemoration
Perhaps GUEST 09:59 AM could let us in on who should lead the nation in a "National" Act of Remembrance?

The Red Poppies sold by the Royal British Legion raise awareness of those who gave their lives in the defence of freedom in the face of naked aggression. The proceeds of the sale of those poppies goes to charities that carry-out many good works - purchase of these poppies is a matter of individual choice - not a single political thing about it.

The White Poppy on the other hand has got nothing whatsoever to do with those who sacrificed themselves, nothing whatsoever to do with the fallen, it is entirely political - as detailed on their own website.

One last question for GUEST 09:59 - Do poppies "fuck"? If so does that mean we would have to buy two of them?