Poppy pins — lest we forget?

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geoffrey_prime Oct 31, 2007 01:36:32
Replying to shanshee_allures

I think your getting a bit confused. I don't see that by buying a poppy as a charitable act I am somehow implicitly offering political support for a modern conflict?
And I have bought a poppy, by the way.

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shanshee_allures Oct 31, 2007 08:55:45
Replying to geoffrey_prime

geoffrey_prime wrote:
I think your getting a bit confused. I don't see that by buying a poppy as a charitable act I am somehow implicitly offering political support for a modern conflict?
And I have bought a poppy, by the way.
I'm not confused. I've made clear some my personal reasons for this (not as straight forward as simply that), and I do find any money using the symbol of the poppy going to the soldiers in Iraq a bit unsavoury.

Maybe another symbol these days would be better, for unlike other wars that arise out of horrible neccessity, (with two sides usually), this was after all simply an invasion.
And what on earth goes on in Iraq now?
It's not even a case of it being an unpopular war, it's just an onslaught.


I withdraw my support, and if that means I shoot the messenger, I can't help that.
I'm sure and I hope that any injured soldier will be taken care of anyway these days.

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