White Poppies

[Spinney]

.. and they died to preserve the way of life that enables lefto pinkies to wear a white poppy. There's either irony or hypocrisy there.

True of WWII, but not of WWI, really.

 

[Sara_H]

As far as I understand the white poppy is a symbol of peace and has nothing to do with remembrance .

I thought a white poppy was a symbol of remembrance for those who were shot dead by their own countrymen for being conscientious objectors?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

There seems to be some confusion about what a white poppy means or why people wear it.
Not really surprising as the message is fairly supressed by those who are happy for wars to continue.

 

[Maz]

I have to confess that I don't know what a lefto pinkie is........what would one look like?

 

[Ganymede]

I thought Ffoeg was joking about purple poppies but here they are:

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/living//2256//

Surely if you wear one of these hardly anyone will know what it's for?

Also agree with the observation about red poppies being sold far too early - it looks grasping to me. Reminds me of walking into the supermarket recently and seeing a shelf of pumpkins and witch masks next to a shelf of Christmas decorations and chocolate reindeer.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

My wife told me about purple poppies this evening when I came in from work - a few people spoke to me today about me wearing a white poppy and seemed genuinely interested, and some of them said they would do likewise next year.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

The white poppy is generally regarded as a symbol of pacifism, so it is rather ironic that your avatar celebrates the carnage of the battle of Flodden.

Or commemorates?

Or more to do with my forum name?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmion_(poem)

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

.. and they died to preserve the way of life that enables lefto pinkies to wear a white poppy. There's either irony or hypocrisy there.

The assumption being that ex-forces do not wear a white poppy?
Would you care to guess if I have been a member of the armed forces at any point?
Or am I to assume that you have already decided?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

No - but mainly because I don't see them sold.
I started a thread in CA&D about it (maybe should have started it here, people will be nicer!)
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/poppies.143245/

Sorry I can't see that as I've not been a member long enough. Hope I have not posted the same in the wrong place.

 

[Spinney]

Sorry I can't see that as I've not been a member long enough. Hope I have not posted the same in the wrong place.

No, mine was about an independent article. Yours is about white poppies. Bound to be some overlap, but no problem.

 

[User6179]

I thought a white poppy was a symbol of remembrance for those who were shot dead by their own countrymen for being conscientious objectors?

Not as far I know , symbol of peace for the anti war movement was what I always thought the white poppy was for .

 

[wait4me]

I try and recognise the wearer of a red poppy as 'the white poppy' of civility, respect and peacefulness.
Anyway, there's an article by Harry Leslie Smith in today's Guardian, which is worth a read.

Never got past the title on the guardian and I ain't changing becors some pacifust twonk has rote abowt being yella

 

[wait4me]

The writer of the article is a 90-year-old RAF veteran, and you're the ignorant twonk whatever that is.

Glad you understand humour????????

 

[wait4me]

If that's humour you really are a twonk

How dare you

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

How dare you

Its TMN, what do you expect?