I just asked a question about Poppies from a pacifist perspective, and some people that answered did so in a quite an agressive manner - how can expressisions of pacifism make some people aggressive ?
PEACE
2007-11-02 13:21:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnEgIfeiNcxzTRai94OyKUstLxV.;_ylv=3?qid=20071102164105AAXUHIe
2007-11-02 13:31:02 · update #1
:-( - How should I interprest this answer ?
"Poppies are red and will always be worn with pride..fcuk your white poppies"
2007-11-02 13:42:08 · update #2
Maybe people are just too much like sheep and are afraid to speak the 'real' truth? People are too swamped in tradition and woe betide anyone who challenges that!
Shalom*)
2007-11-02 13:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by I C 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It has always been my belief that the poppy day money went to widows of soldiers killed in action,it was to help the widows and children of these lads if it was needed.
As there are still wars going on with our soldiers at the front,this still applies,it has got nothing at all to do with the government and is run by S.A.F.A.who will help in any emergency a widow with children,this can happen when a soldier is killed and it takes weeks for a war pension to materialise.
You can look SAFA up on the internet,anyone questioning poppy day will meet aggression for the simple reason,it may be 60 years ago since the last world war but a lot of people who are still alive had grandads who died before they reached 25,and they are still heroes,can you see the youth of today going to war for their country?
2007-11-02 21:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by Pat R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is aggressive but you don't know this person's back ground could they be a soldier just returned from a duty or have an elderly relative who is still traumatised by a war they fought in so just skim over it and read the other more politely answered ones.
2007-11-03 04:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not know, but it makes you wonder why the in world people like Martin Luther King and Gandie who lived by a code of pacifism have died violent deaths.
2007-11-03 12:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by Benthebus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it obvious? pacifism can be contrary to many peoples beliefs and in adhering to a pacifist perspective you are challenging some deeply held and cherished beliefs.
2007-11-02 20:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Poppies where i come from is what u eat lol i'll have some again tomorrow lol
2007-11-02 20:55:10 · answer #6 · answered by Sasha 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
obviously your entitled to your opinions but quite honestly i found some of your remarks and edits quite flippant as it comes down to a mark of respect.mayb you ruffled a few feathers.
2007-11-02 20:57:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's just the way you interpret the answers.
2007-11-02 20:35:01 · answer #8 · answered by Parisian skies <3 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well i think its most probably as simple as that they just dont understand pacifism and funny though this might seem it scares them.....why justify their aggression by responding to it.go in peace enjpy yur life your way.....
2007-11-02 20:37:18 · answer #9 · answered by edge_fff 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's probably just frustration that people can be so naive.
2007-11-03 00:57:08 · answer #10 · answered by Carl R 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋