Wearing a poppy or the act of remembrance has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with supporting the war that was fought, but has EVERYTHING to do with commemorating those who are no longer with us.
Andy 2009/11/8 John Barber <[email protected]> > > Onto poppy fascism: > I have some sympathy for Rob's comment, although I think he was going for a > "stir it up" moment and succeeded. I often watch the Remembrance Day parade > and will always get a little emotional seeing the survivors from wars past > marching along. I do get uncomfortable with the poppy concept though. > Appreciate the sacrifices they've made - yep I get that. Does it also mean > condoning or supporting the war they fought in. Falklands? Iraq? Sorry, I > don't think I can. > > JB > > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009 > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist http://www.worldnet.org.uk WorldNET2009
