Is it unpatriotic to wear a poppy ?

Tarzan007 · 24-10-2009 02:08PM #1

Since we are coming up to Armistice Day, two friends of mine had a (surprisingly) heated discussion on people in Ireland wearing a poppy. Obviously one was for it, the other against it. To be honest, I think it's ok to have some sort of remembrance, but my friend who was against it did make a good point that it's too closely associated with the British Legion and a pompous celebration of imperialism.

So people, is wearing the poppy wrong or right ?

Degsy · 24-10-2009 02:09PM

A guy in work was wearing one last year and he was being called "Poppy the Sailor Man" which i found funny.

mink_man · 24-10-2009 02:10PM

yes..yes it is....

arybvtcw0eolkf · 24-10-2009 02:11PM

Personally I think its ok to wear one.

I buy one every year, but thats just me - I could care less what other people think.

But ya know, there are some extremely narrow minded people in this country who refuse to let go of the past - fvck you I say, your yesterdays man.

soundsham · 24-10-2009 02:11PM

wore a maris piper last year.........

kerrs pink this year for me

artanevilla · 24-10-2009 02:11PM

It's ironic that that flower is now funding the killing of British soldiers in Afghanistan.

Tarzan007 · 24-10-2009 02:12PM

Degsy wrote: »

A guy in work was wearing one last year and he was being called "Poppy the Sailor Man" which i found funny.

It's something I've thought about anyone wearing a poppy, I can imagine the smart comments some of those who dislike it.

phasers · 24-10-2009 02:13PM

I was in London a couple of years ago around this time and a woman in an undeground station tried to sell me a poppy. I said no thanks and I thought she was going to kill me.

oppenheimer1 · 24-10-2009 02:14PM

Degsy wrote: »

A guy in work was wearing one last year and he was being called "Poppy the Sailor Man" which i found funny.

Your place of work (which I occasionally frequented) is probably the only place in the country where you see people wearing the poppy, apart from maybe the airport.

phasers · 24-10-2009 02:15PM

Occasionally Frequented? Is that possible?

Sheeps · 24-10-2009 02:17PM

Why would it be unpatriotic? If anything it would be patriotic. Lots of Irish men lost their lives in the war too.

kowloon · 24-10-2009 02:17PM

Quite a few people are upset at the BNP wearing them. :rolleyes:

oppenheimer1 · 24-10-2009 02:17PM

phasers wrote: »

Occasionally Frequented? Is that possible?

For two weeks a year I'd be there every day!!:D

TheCandystripes · 24-10-2009 02:17PM

why would an irish person wear one of those poppys?(altho having said that i cant understand why irish support british football teams but maby its just me)

Degsy · 24-10-2009 02:18PM

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Your place of work (which I occasionally frequented) is probably the only place in the country where you see people wearing the poppy, apart from maybe the airport.

A lot of how shall we say..west brits in my place.

dan719 · 24-10-2009 02:18PM

The amount of Irish people killled in WW1 is huge. Any Irish person who wishes to wear a poppy to commemorate these men is more than entitled to do so.

Dan Dare · 24-10-2009 02:18PM

artanevilla wrote: »

It's ironic that that flower is now funding the killing of British soldiers in Afghanistan.

I suppose it is ironic. I don't think it is unpatriotic at all to wear one.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 24-10-2009 02:18PM

artanevilla wrote: »

It's ironic that that flower is now funding the killing of British soldiers in Afghanistan.

You should familiarize yourself with the workings of the British Legion before making stupid statements like that.

You see, often around here people like you can go below the radar for a time - post something idiotic & get stuck with a label you'd rather not have.

Btw, you do know that The Organisation for National ex-service men & women will offer similar service's to members of the Irish Defence Forces who are also serving with ISAF in A'Stan?.

I applaud these organisations.

oppenheimer1 · 24-10-2009 02:20PM

Degsy wrote: »

A lot of how shall we say..west brits in my place.

Thats one way of putting it. The hidden memorial around the back of your building is usually adorned with poppies this time of year too, iirc.

Seillejet · 24-10-2009 02:20PM

I was on a stags in Manchester two years ago and one of the lads bought one and wore it. The lads gave him dogs. Fair play to him though he stuck to his guns.

Degsy · 24-10-2009 02:24PM

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Thats one way of putting it. The hidden memorial around the back of your building is usually adorned with poppies this time of year too, iirc.

Is this the memorial to the bloke that was killed during the rising?

TheZohanS · 24-10-2009 02:25PM

Degsy wrote: »

A lot of how shall we say..west brits in my place.

Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)

Degsy · 24-10-2009 02:28PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)

Do the germans wear it too?

oppenheimer1 · 24-10-2009 02:30PM

Degsy wrote: »

Is this the memorial to the bloke that was killed during the rising?

I think it is, or at least it was. The plaque was changed a year or two ago, to something more general I think.

MistyCheese · 24-10-2009 02:32PM

Degsy wrote: »

Do the germans wear it too?

Queen Lizzy does.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 24-10-2009 02:32PM

I think they look a bit ghey.

My name is URL · 24-10-2009 02:36PM

I wouldn't buy or wear one, even if it was solely an Irish thing

I refuse to perpetuate violence, or romanticize war for the sake of posterity

Queen-Mise · 24-10-2009 02:38PM

100,000 irish men and woman lost their lives in world war 1. Compare that to the few hundred of 1916. The irish in the trenches were disgusted with the rising and felt betrayed by it. This can be seen from many many letters of the time.

Of course all of us should wear the poppy. It is one of the biggest disgraces of our nation that these men and woman arent remembered. They came home to a country that didnt want to know them.

Instant Karma · 24-10-2009 02:41PM

Cali Handsome Opium wrote: »

You should familiarize yourself with the workings of the British Legion before making stupid statements like that.

You see, often around here people like you can go below the radar for a time - post something idiotic & get stuck with a label you'd rather not have.

Btw, you do know that The Organisation for National ex-service men & women will offer similar service's to members of the Irish Defence Forces who are also serving with ISAF in A'Stan?.

I applaud these organisations.

Way to miss the point. The poster is referring to the drug trade.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 24-10-2009 02:42PM

My name is URL wrote: »

I wouldn't buy or wear one, even if it was solely an Irish thing

I refuse to perpetuate violence, or romanticize war for the sake of posterity

Cool that you have the freedom to make those choices!.

Sea Sharp · 24-10-2009 02:46PM

I don't wear one, purely because I don't care.

If ya like, spray-paint it green in memory of the young Irish lads who lost their lives/

Is it unpatriotic to wear a poppy ?

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