They work for The Establishment, so they have to 'be' Establishment.  Maybe they are considering the Irish servicemen and women too?

We all have to do things we may not like in our jobs, but it is what we are paid to do.

Well, yes - that is Rememberance Sunday - but the two minute silence used to be held at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, and still is in lots of places. It has died out as time has passed - bit of an inconvenience to commerce I suppose

well thankfully you have the luxuary to choose to wear one or not, but hey dont let anything like gratitude in your freedom cloud your view.

It's Niamh's republican indoctrination that clouds her views 

Thats what I do,  my grt grt grandad, grt grandad and my grandad went over to England to fight the wars....

It got a bit silly in Sainsburys.  It was like "Minted peas, where the feck are the minted peas?  Erm ... " *bingbong* "Crap!"  *silence* [thinks of servicemen, war, terrible, brave, sacrifice, etc] *bingbong* "Right!  What was I doing?  Oh, minted peas!  They're next to the cauliflower florets!"

Where I work we give the staff the option to observe the 2 minute silence - those that want to keep away from 'customers', those that don't want to are available for the minted peas conundrum


(minted peas - how gross )

I've never heard of minted peas..what ever next next? VV....

This year, the Royal British Legion campaign will try to raise money for troops wounded in Afghanistan and the families of those killed in the conflict.

Please support ...............  we have lost so many young men and many more are wounded for life

indeedy

No it isn't Republican views that cloud my judgement actually, why say that, this thread is going to be turned on its head. The reason I don't buy them is because I don't agree with war and I particularly don't agree with the war in Iraq so why should I pay to support it when I don't agree with it? Yes the Poppy is worn to remember those who were killed but the money goes to part help war veterans ans also it goes to help support the ongoing war. So sorry if my un-PC views don't suit you.

If you mean financially then it's a charity so it doesn't do that.  I don't think you have any obligation to wear one, personally.

I wear my poppy with pride. Got mine today from tesco's and for the first time ever bought a large one. The man selling them was so sweet i put 3 pounds in the collection tub.

They have regular donations by direct debit, including Gift Aid, so there's no need to buy a poppy.  Sort of like love and Valentine's Day, if it's important to someone then why wait and make a big thing of it on one special day just because everyone else does.

I see poppy day not as a money making exercise (although, if money is made, that is good), but it is a sign of respect and gratitude from those who want to express it.

If anyone chooses not to, that's fair enough, we live in a free society

Totally agree with you, Stonks.

To answer your original question IP, I always buy and wear a poppy and am proud to do so. Incidentally, the British Legion does not support ongoing wars. The money they raise goes to support injured and ex-forces personnel who require help.

 Good point, espec about respect.

'We help serving and ex-Service personnel and their families. Not just those who fought in the two World Wars, but also those involved in the many conflicts since 1945 and those still fighting today.'

So no one else eats them then?

Thats why I wear mine Mind you, I'm pleased that the money I give goes to help injured ex-service peeps

Well ... yes But surely everyone does?

Doesn't that just mean they support people injured in the current wars, as well as those in WW1 & 2? Not like, supplying them with ammunition and stuff

Supporting the people, not the war.  Such as bereavement counselling, help with illness, debt assistance, even career advice when leaving the services.  The same sort of thing people might want to do for forces people who fought in 'just wars' like WW2 rather than illegal ones like Iraq.  Government decides on the politics, forces people just do the job.

I'm really shocked what some have said on here, I buy and wear mine from a sense of respect that people have died in service to our country.

To me it doesn't bother me when they start wearing them, just so long as they wear them.

It means they help the servicemen and women who are involved in the on-going wars i.e. those injured in the current conflicts. It doesn`t mean they fund the conflicts. I think you may have misunderstood.

In that case, why not wear a white poppy?

  I'm soooo printing this out and showing it to my mum. She nearly has me sectioned every year.

She is repressed

The satisfaction of nibbling on a soft poppy stalk after a year of hard plastic biros is wonderful

I always save the juicy black centre for last.

Stains my tongue

I don't support the war in Iraq either, and quite possibly many of the soldiers over there putting their arses on the line don't either, but they are there doing what is required of them as their job.  The Poppy Appeal helps the forces and their families, it doesn't fund government decisions.  I just can't forget some of the questionable stuff you've posted about British soldiers before and I'm not sure about your motives with this TBH  but OK, let's leave it there and carry on with the thread.


Yes, I buy poppies and I observe the 2 minutes silence.

Well said Fracas and same here.

But that's all part of the fun.

*sticks tongue out at Ducky*

and agrees with fracas

another thing we have in common.

My great granddad was in world War 1 and my mum says he never ever mentioned it except for Remembrance Sunday when he would go to the war memorial and lay a wreathe of poppies.

We remember all soldiers who have lost their lives in all conflicts in Remembrance Sunday including the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan and regardless of how you feel about the conflicts, it still doesn't really hurt to show a little respect for these men and women does it?

I think you should go off and research, they do not support any war, this has always been your thing.
You never make a big opening statement, you just wait to see what people will say so's you can change your arguement.
I've seen your views so many times and how they change..Did you buy them before the Iraq war?....

I always buy and wear one

Yes.... I bought mine today. My late dad was a prisoner of war during WW2, so I buy it in his memory and for all those who have suffered through war.