Poppies

[rhythmaning]

I am generally ambivalent about buying poppies for Rememberance Sunday. Whilst I know that it is rememberance of people who died to protect the country and others, and thus it expresses solidarity with those who suffered; but I can't help but believe that somehow it glorifies war. Usually I give some money and don't wear a poppy.

But this morning on 5Live, they were debating the current hoo-hah of "poppy fascism" - the need to be seen wearing a poppy.

Some caller came on the line saying that he didn't wear a poppy because he didn't believe in the wars. We shouldn't have fought in WW2, because it wasn't our war - we should have kept out of it. And when the presenter said "What about the holocaust?", this *rsehole said that was absolutely nothing to do with Britain at all.

So I am now the proud possessor of a poppy; and I gave them more money than I would otherwise have done. In rememberance of that c*nt's ignorance.

Comments

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I find it hard to comprehend the waste of life - I think I would just be overcome with sadness.

[white_hart]

At 17 I was still secure enough in my world to deal with it. I don't think I could go back now.

Too many people pay lip-service to remembrance while not seeing any reason why it shouldn't all happen over and over again, but that's no reason not to remember.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I think remembering is very important.