Posted on 11/11/2008 7:17:50 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, I am sure the thoughts of all Telegraph readers will be with those British and Commonwealth Service men and women who fell in the defence of our liberty.
But spare a thought, too, for the men and women of the White Poppy appeal. And don't make it a kind thought. This wretched outfit "believes that there are better ways of solving conflicts than killing strangers". That is how they describe the sacrifice of British and Allied lives in the inescapable war against Nazi Germany and the Axis powers.
....What should you do if you see a white poppy wearer today? At the very least - if I may borrow a phrase from my colleague Alan Cochrane - you should give them a cheery wave not involving the use of all your fingers.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...
“The opposite of war isn’t peace, it is slavery.” - Capt. James T. Kirk : “The Omega Glory”
God and the Soldier, we adore,
In time of danger, not before.
The danger passed and all things righted,
God is forgotten and the Soldier slighted.
~Rudyard Kipling
This isn’t the same poppy the VFW sells today is it?
NO.
The free world is soon to be led by one of these stupid douchebag hippy surrender bitches.
It’s a good job I’m still not over there! When I served, we all used to take great pride in removing out cap badges and placing the RED poppy behind and replacing the badge, after removing the black plastic centre and wire. The British Legion is the organization which annually sells the poppies to raise money for the vets still here.
No, I bought one the other day and they are green. I am not kidding, it was green. They were always red in the past.
"For many people the red poppy has become a symbol that is being used to justify and promote war," explains Claire Hurtig, a local activist and union organizer in Montreal. "The white poppy is an alternative way to remember war, but also to protest war as an institution in our society, [especially] as the Conservative government is putting more and more money into the military and not into social programs, leading to hugely detrimental impacts on our society."...*** Source
Nitwit:
Montreal anti-war activist Claire Hurtig photo: Tatiana Gomez
Thank you all. I thought the last poppy I bought was red.
Remembering those who served.
I bought one yesterday. Its a red Buddy Poppy, sold by VFW...
Deserves a pie-in-the-face. Auswischt was not liberated by peaceniks.
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