I am a teacher and teach children the value of the lives that were lost during the wars. I wear a poppy as my grandfather's brother died on the war field too. However I do not think it is necessary to expect or force people to wear them as has been done with the likes of Jon Snow newreader and Louis Walsh - X factor judge. These people reserve the right to not support or show their opinion like many others.
2006-11-12 05:39:42 · 21 answers · asked by chrismyarse 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
If people read my question properly they would understand I DO have respect and wear my poppy with pride IT SI THE FORCING OF OTHERS and expectations of others I do not agree with
2006-11-12 11:46:28 · update #1
+ I understand your concern, as a poppie donation collector I can assure you that I do not force anyone to wear or donate. My view (as I initially had a dilemma with this also) is that we make the poppies available for those who want to wear them.
While I was collecting donations for poppies yesterday I had a veteran ask for one and he told me his story. As a fellow veteran I welcomed him home and we both had tears in our eyes as he left.
A little known fact about the poppies is that they are strictly for donations which go to less advantaged members of the armed forces and their families, in particular the disabled veterans. The poppies are made by the disabled veterans. The local VFW posts purchase these in advance of the donation drive and the disabled get their funds up front. There is no set price for donations and I have given many out annually for free. (It is always nice to get back the original investment and we always seem to find generous people so this has not been a problem) The additional money goes into what is called a veterans relief fund that is distributed at the local level.
So to sum it up, I and the other donation collectors that I have known do not force anyone. Perhaps those that feel forced may have some guilty feelings and that is too bad and not the intention of the program. Again we are just making them available.
2006-11-13 03:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody is forcing anyone to wear a poppy. why does jon snow think anyone is interested in what he thinks he is just a news reader. As for Louis walsh..never heard of him. Wearing a poppy is a way of remembering ordinary people who died in a war that was started by an idiotic politician
2006-11-12 05:54:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe we ought to be given the choice of 2 poppies a red one and a white one for peace to all nations it would make wearing a poppy more meaningful to me incidentally I don't wear a poppy I think our society should take care of the less fortunate no matter what the circumstances and should not be dependent on handouts
2006-11-12 08:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by retroman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it should be individual choice on if to wear a poppy or not, there are certain jobs where you need to be seen to be showing respect.
Jon Snow as a BBC news reader should have worn a Poppy, in fact he did later on and has said the reason he wasn't earlier is that it had fallen off.
Walsh, because of the program he was on, should be able to exercise his own choice
ALSO: Welsh is from the Irish Republic, who were officially neutral during the war, but many supported the Nazis, so has no historical background in remembering the dead.
2006-11-12 05:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No one forces me to wear a poppy I do it out of choice and respect 4 those who gave so much 4 so little that I can see theese days. So any one who wears a poppy does it with pride, dignity. and rememberance of all who lost life in battle.
2006-11-12 12:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a teacher too (what difference that makes I'm not sure) and know that no one is forced to wear poppies. If people do it's a personal choice. People died so I can make that choice and I'll never forget that.
2006-11-12 05:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by kittyfreek 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This must be some weird thing that we don't do where I live. I haven't seen anyone wearing a poppy or being in some way forced to.
2006-11-12 05:44:21 · answer #7 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't love the poppy, as its more effective than only a remembrance of those who died, its a tacit approval of the wars that they died in, and the acceptance that they died for something wonderful, even as warfare is a waste of humanity, and may not be glorified. WW2 replaced into an major evil, even as confronted with the spectre of Nazism, yet say WW1 that replaced into purely a chess interest by the imperial powers of Europe, in which common people were purely the disposable pawns, and may not be glorified
2016-11-29 01:53:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a dam clue!
IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
USMC combat vet ~ Semper Fidelis
2006-11-12 05:44:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To be honest I've seen only a handful of people wearing them on the streets. I myself don't wear one but I did put some money in their collection fund. I think the situation has got way out of hand, lets just give a little charity and forget about the symbols.
2006-11-12 06:07:18 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Slug 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋