Will you wear an Easter Lily ?

I'm a Nationalist and I won't be wearing one. I just don't get why these pins or badges need to exist.

Like, who perpetuated the notion that we like wearing stickers and badges so much? It's my firm belief that this is all a conspiracy concocted by those charity bucket-shakers you see standing in the street. They love stickers way too much.

Oh well, it's painful, and obvious, but beats the 'why aren't the pubs open on Good Friday' thread.

Notorious97 wrote: »

Was waiting for this thread to pop up as it always does!

Anyway, yes i will be wearing one as i have done for as long as i can remember.

I for one am very proud and grateful of the sacrifices of brave irish men and women who fought and died for our country during the easter rising and also the war of independance.

Each to their own but thats my comment.

How does your employer feel about this?

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

How does your employer feel about this?

Never had them comment on it to be honest, i also never ram my opinion down someones throat or bang on about history etc with people in work.

At the end of the day i cannot see how any irish person can criticise me for remembering the people who helped set up our state by wearing a pin, especially in work. I understand people extend it for all volunteers who died for ireland, including those during the troubles etc, but i state in my original post who i wear it for and dont feel i should feel ashamed of them or feel bad for remembering them.

I work with people from all around the world and wouldnt challenge anyone wearing a poppy or some other symbol if they wished to do so, as long as they are not forcing their views down peoples necks.

Notorious97 wrote: »

Never had them comment on it to be honest, i also never ram my opinion down someones throat or bang on about history etc with people in work.

At the end of the day i cannot see how any irish person can criticise me for remembering the people who helped set up our state by wearing a pin, especially in work. I understand people extend it for all volunteers who died for ireland, including those during the troubles etc, but i state in my original post who i wear it for and dont feel i should feel ashamed of them or feel bad for remembering them.

I work with people from all around the world and wouldnt challenge anyone wearing a poppy or some other symbol if they wished to do so, as long as they are not forcing their views down peoples necks.

Most people hold the lily in little regard because it also represents the pIRA and other republican terrorist organisations. Even the original IRA of the war of independence who you celebrate were not above killing civilians who got in the way. In my home town two people were killed in cross fire during an IRA ambush on an RIC patrol.

It's for that reason and others I would never wear an Easter lily.

Notorious97 wrote: »

Thats fair enough, you have your reasons why not to and i have mine why i will, i cant sit here and rant at you when you have your own reasons why you feel that way

As i said in my initial post, thats who i wear it for and why.

I wouldnt like to see it forced on people to wear, has to be a personal preference in my opinion, as should any act of rememberence.

I understand your position but you stated in your original post you don't understand why any Irish person could criticise you for wearing a lily. Well now you do.

blindside88 wrote: »

Don't think there is a Sinn Fein office in Carlow. Do regular shops sell them?

I would hope not but I suspect the odd one probably does.

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

I understand your position but you stated in your original post you don't understand why any Irish person could criticise you for wearing a lily. Well now you do.

Well what i meant by criticise is someone just going off on one at me over me remembering people who founded the state i live in, theres a difference in my mind about someone reacting like that to me and someone who disagrees with it and engaging in a discussion in it as you just did.

I wouldn't feel the need to hound someone to wear it or quiz them on it, as i said its a matter of personal preference. None of my family or friends wear it, i respect that they choose not to and i will discuss with someone if they wish to, just when they are purely looking to argue and its not constructive then thats what i don't understand

In saying that though, there are both level headed people and non level headed people on both sides of the debate, just a fact of life i guess

I dont understand why in this country we all cant come together on one day a year to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and be proud of it, we really are a strange little country

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Most people hold the lily in little regard because it also represents the pIRA and other republican terrorist organisations. Even the original IRA of the war of independence who you celebrate were not above killing civilians who got in the way. In my home town two people were killed in cross fire during an IRA ambush on an RIC patrol.

It's for that reason and others I would never wear an Easter lily.

Out of sheer interest, and the fact that it's not hard to draw comparisons here, I would have to ask what your opinion on the Poppy would be.

You seem to have a hard and fast rule when it comes to civilian casualties, and WWI certainly wasn't short of human distress, so would you say that this would similarly influence your opinion. I'm just trying to grasp the kind of thought process that all these badge-wearing people go through when they choose what to pin on their lapels.

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

I don't wear a poppy either

For similar reasons?

Or like most people here, you just couldn't be bothered purchasing either.