They don’t really do this in countries other than Britain. And the poor bastards who fought for the British Army… well, was that a good choice?
Earthworm Jim
Don’t think they had a choice chief!
rotide
Well it was a marginally better choice than fighting for the germans
Neilo
That’s offensive: the correct term is Ze Germans
Jake38
It was a good choice compared to starving, which was the general option for us in the 19th century.
Demon
Was World War I in the 19th century? Didn’t know they’d moved it!
Jake38
Yes, indeed, it was the final event of the 19th century. The 19th century was a long one. It began with the French Revolution (1789) and ended with the First World War (1919). The 20th century then began and ultimately ended with the fall of the Soviet Union (1989). The 21st century then began with the fall of the Twin Towers (1991) and has been going poorly ever since. Free your mind. Don’t be a slave to Pope Gregoy XIII.
rotide
Was september 11th in the 19th century? Didn’t know they’d moved it!
Punches Pilot
So it’s just about the world wars then! Eh nope. If it was imply that then I wouldn’t have a problem myself. What you’re celebrating wearing the poppy though is the abuse of civil rights all around the planet through out generations, including in Derry and various other towns up North. If you’re happy with that then go ahead. I’m not.
TomRed
Plenty of Irish men and women bravely served to fight Fascism and I have no problem at all with poppies.
Next story please.
MintyFresh
Every year… boring. Will I be vilified for wearing a poppy to remember my granddad from Newfoundland, Canada who flew as a bomber in the RAF? Vets in Canada can get a special license plate featuring the poppy- it’s a symbol of remembrance for lots of people for lots of wars. Idiots out there need to educate themselves.
Bingo
If anything, it’s NOT wearing the poppy that will bring vilification to your door in the UK.
My opinion is, if you want to wear one, wear one.
If you don’t, don’t.
Earthworm Jim
Is it Paxman or someone who refuses to wear one for the simple reason that there is a growing obligation to wear one, and a villification if you don’t, that he doesn’t like
scottser
james mcclean?
J
The deliberate contrarian. Bring back Pax.
John E. Bravo
Jon Snow, I think.
scottser
he knows nothing!
DubLoony
+1
Some trenches were so close to each other that soldiers on both sides came to personal agreements not to shoot each other.
Hence the phrase, “live and let live”.
An attitude that should be applied to this annual topic.
Demon
Will I be wearing a poppy to remember those of my family who were in the armies fighting in World War I? No. Will I remember them? Yes. Privately.
Jake the fat man
They love an auld poppy in Flanders
Nugget
The poppy is used by the UK and other commonwealth countries to remember all military who died in all wars since 1914. This would include the British forces killed on the orders of Michael Collins. Isn’t ironic don’t think or maybe we have just all moved on.
Spaghetti Hoop
The poppy in this case represents the Royal British Legion who support British servicemen and their families in today’s wars. The reason why many Irish refrain from supporting this charity is because one of those recent conflicts was Northern Ireland. There are also people who object to recent British foreign policy and military tactics and will also choose not to support the RBL. Vocal pacifists have gone as far to say that this charity is mopping up a mess that shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Not wearing a poppy doesn’t mean that WW1 veterans are ignored or you honour them any less. It’s a personal choice – not a national one.
Spaghetti Hoop
*British servicemen and servicewomen
scottser
the ould lad was a member of the legion on john rogersons quay back in the day. cheapest pint in town – was quite a nice feeling knowing the queen was subsidising your scoops. but the stories the ould lads used to tell were great. these weren’t the tally-ho, mustachioed general types, they were the grunts, the mechanics and cannon-fodder. for anyone who’d refuse to wear a poppy i’d suggest you talk to one of those lads first, if you can find one still living.
Spaghetti Hoop
I’ve a lot of respect for these lads.
The War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge aptly remember the 49,400 Irish of WW1 and the British Legion in Ireland also host an annual Remembrance Sunday event there, marked by the laying of poppy wreaths at the Cross of Sacrifice. As I said, choosing not to wear a lapel poppy does not imply you are not honouring WW1 veterans – it may simply mean that you have a stance against supporting 21st Century British conflicts.
The YFG all wear them secretly to bed at night. They dream of being back part of the UK again, subjects of a monarch.
Nugget
The Oliver Cromwell Inn in Benidorm will be selling Easter lilies in 2016
Earthworm Jim
Lol :)
You spend a lot of time thinking about YFG don’t you!
J
Mr T just dreams of being in YFG.
Owen
A day hardly passes without him having a go at the YFG. I reckon Mrs. T had an affair with one of them.
MoyestWithExcitement
Why is it anyone’s business if someone wants to wear a poppy? Why does anyone actually care?
ahjayzis
I got a white poppy last year – it’s a nice compromise. I wouldn’t wear the red mainly because it’s been rendered meaningless by being so ‘enforced’. And then I’d have to wear that easter lilly or something to balance it out. It’s not doublethink to honour the Irish boys who died in like the Somme and the lads who died in the war of independence, to think it’s one or the other is infantile jingoism, we’re so removed from both conflicts we don’t have to take a side.
Mr. T.
The lilly is a reminder that poor people are sent to war by rich people.
Neilo
That may be the poppy, you’re thinking of? The lily is usually worn by supporters of the Paedophile Information Exchange (Ulster Widowmakers Branch).
British soldiers have killed Irish people.
Let’s wear a poppy to remember the soldiers.
Great stuff.
Mé Féin
The good guys were inside the GPO.
Deluded
Easily forgotten.
r/Ireland has a recent post on “The Wind That Shakes The Barley” and the reception to it in the UK. The Times, for instance, compared Ken Loach to a Nazi propagandist for his portrayal of British brutality.
Plenty of Irish people fought in the world wars and/or ‘Irish’ bars attract a strong British clientele. Next story, please.
Hear, hear
And the fact it’s Belgium. Home to many of these battles. Where the whole poppy movement got its inspiration
Yeah but what out the faux outrage.
Same with this bull the pos indo has on the homepage 3 times this morn.
http://m.independent.ie/sport/mma/fu-politics-and-fu-religion-conor-mcgregor-follows-up-on-controversial-poppy-rant-34153642.html
They don’t really do this in countries other than Britain. And the poor bastards who fought for the British Army… well, was that a good choice?
Don’t think they had a choice chief!
Well it was a marginally better choice than fighting for the germans
That’s offensive: the correct term is Ze Germans
It was a good choice compared to starving, which was the general option for us in the 19th century.
Was World War I in the 19th century? Didn’t know they’d moved it!
Yes, indeed, it was the final event of the 19th century. The 19th century was a long one. It began with the French Revolution (1789) and ended with the First World War (1919). The 20th century then began and ultimately ended with the fall of the Soviet Union (1989). The 21st century then began with the fall of the Twin Towers (1991) and has been going poorly ever since. Free your mind. Don’t be a slave to Pope Gregoy XIII.
Was september 11th in the 19th century? Didn’t know they’d moved it!
So it’s just about the world wars then! Eh nope. If it was imply that then I wouldn’t have a problem myself. What you’re celebrating wearing the poppy though is the abuse of civil rights all around the planet through out generations, including in Derry and various other towns up North. If you’re happy with that then go ahead. I’m not.
Plenty of Irish men and women bravely served to fight Fascism and I have no problem at all with poppies.
Next story please.
Every year… boring. Will I be vilified for wearing a poppy to remember my granddad from Newfoundland, Canada who flew as a bomber in the RAF? Vets in Canada can get a special license plate featuring the poppy- it’s a symbol of remembrance for lots of people for lots of wars. Idiots out there need to educate themselves.
If anything, it’s NOT wearing the poppy that will bring vilification to your door in the UK.
My opinion is, if you want to wear one, wear one.
If you don’t, don’t.
Is it Paxman or someone who refuses to wear one for the simple reason that there is a growing obligation to wear one, and a villification if you don’t, that he doesn’t like
james mcclean?
The deliberate contrarian. Bring back Pax.
Jon Snow, I think.
he knows nothing!
+1
Some trenches were so close to each other that soldiers on both sides came to personal agreements not to shoot each other.
Hence the phrase, “live and let live”.
An attitude that should be applied to this annual topic.
Will I be wearing a poppy to remember those of my family who were in the armies fighting in World War I? No. Will I remember them? Yes. Privately.
They love an auld poppy in Flanders
The poppy is used by the UK and other commonwealth countries to remember all military who died in all wars since 1914. This would include the British forces killed on the orders of Michael Collins. Isn’t ironic don’t think or maybe we have just all moved on.
The poppy in this case represents the Royal British Legion who support British servicemen and their families in today’s wars. The reason why many Irish refrain from supporting this charity is because one of those recent conflicts was Northern Ireland. There are also people who object to recent British foreign policy and military tactics and will also choose not to support the RBL. Vocal pacifists have gone as far to say that this charity is mopping up a mess that shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Not wearing a poppy doesn’t mean that WW1 veterans are ignored or you honour them any less. It’s a personal choice – not a national one.
*British servicemen and servicewomen
the ould lad was a member of the legion on john rogersons quay back in the day. cheapest pint in town – was quite a nice feeling knowing the queen was subsidising your scoops. but the stories the ould lads used to tell were great. these weren’t the tally-ho, mustachioed general types, they were the grunts, the mechanics and cannon-fodder. for anyone who’d refuse to wear a poppy i’d suggest you talk to one of those lads first, if you can find one still living.
I’ve a lot of respect for these lads.
The War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge aptly remember the 49,400 Irish of WW1 and the British Legion in Ireland also host an annual Remembrance Sunday event there, marked by the laying of poppy wreaths at the Cross of Sacrifice. As I said, choosing not to wear a lapel poppy does not imply you are not honouring WW1 veterans – it may simply mean that you have a stance against supporting 21st Century British conflicts.
SH puts it succintly…
It’s not a particularly inclusive gesture to remember victims of conscription and war by raising funds for people who choose to join the British army for pay during peace-time. http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/copythorne/poppy-appeal/where-does-your-money-go/
The YFG all wear them secretly to bed at night. They dream of being back part of the UK again, subjects of a monarch.
The Oliver Cromwell Inn in Benidorm will be selling Easter lilies in 2016
Lol :)
You spend a lot of time thinking about YFG don’t you!
Mr T just dreams of being in YFG.
A day hardly passes without him having a go at the YFG. I reckon Mrs. T had an affair with one of them.
Why is it anyone’s business if someone wants to wear a poppy? Why does anyone actually care?
I got a white poppy last year – it’s a nice compromise. I wouldn’t wear the red mainly because it’s been rendered meaningless by being so ‘enforced’. And then I’d have to wear that easter lilly or something to balance it out. It’s not doublethink to honour the Irish boys who died in like the Somme and the lads who died in the war of independence, to think it’s one or the other is infantile jingoism, we’re so removed from both conflicts we don’t have to take a side.
The lilly is a reminder that poor people are sent to war by rich people.
That may be the poppy, you’re thinking of? The lily is usually worn by supporters of the Paedophile Information Exchange (Ulster Widowmakers Branch).
Ah Neilo should you not be helping YFG out with an investigation into what happened with their president…
Blueshirt-free since 1967, homes!
Who is the YFG Pres, by the way? Must check it out :)
Hmmmm, that YFG story is a litle spicy for sure. I’m officially intrigued.
Litle?
<3
outrage, death threats etc.
British soldiers have killed Irish people.
Let’s wear a poppy to remember the soldiers.
Great stuff.
The good guys were inside the GPO.
Easily forgotten.
r/Ireland has a recent post on “The Wind That Shakes The Barley” and the reception to it in the UK.
The Times, for instance, compared Ken Loach to a Nazi propagandist for his portrayal of British brutality.