Muslims wanting to ban poppys

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  1. Barnsley Chopin

    Barnsley Chopin Well-Known Member

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    It's falls under the Daily Mail rule of thumb for me.
     
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    I'll have my say and leave it at that. People can agree or disagree as they wish.
    Poppy fascism is alive and well. When I grew up in the 60s and 70s lots of people wore them, sometimes including me. There was no pressure or judgement either way though as I recall. Nowadays, individuals and especially organisations or media figures are terrified of not wearing one or organising a ceremony. It's distasteful and no doubt in some instances insincere.
    James McLean. In my view he's a bit of a t**t. I have every sympathy his right not to be enamoured of the British or to not celebrate Remembrance Day. He seems, however, to draw attention to the fact and regularly spouts anti British/English rhetoric. His choice but it's indicative of a definite hypocrisy when he's happy to earn his living in English football.
    Wear a poppy. Don't wear one but stop using it as a political football. In every sense of the word.
     
  3. Dan

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    I don't buy a poppy.

    Although there have been some token efforts to produce some poppies with less or no plastic, its yet another throwaway item that has little use or durability and will be in the ground just a few days after being bought. If you believe in it, donate and don't take a poppy.

    But we have to reduce the amount of stuff we produce for short periods to then throwaway quickly.
     
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    Could do his views seem pretty strong to a point where I think why would you come to England and play football. But I suppose bang average footballer wouldn't get paid as much anywhere else and it's only a stones throw from Ireland. It's like when people wear rainbow laces or armbands then go to Saudi to play football. Hypocrites
     
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    Except it's not really like that, is it? It's more like going to Saudi and continuing to wear rainbow laces to make your views known.
     
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    Turned his back to the last post bugler which I thought was disrespectful .
    Poppy wearing or not is a personal choice , nowt to get wound up about .
     
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    Yes I don't agree with your country or sharia law but I'll come and play football because your paying massive wages.. ill also bring my wife over and live how you live but I'll make a stand with some rainbow laces.. that's showed them.

    I wasn't talking about the world Cup players I was on about the players who have gone and played in their domestic league
     
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    You're comparing a bloke who has moved and publicly maintained his position on certain issues with others who moved and then completely abandoned their principles. It's not the same. He might be a prat but he hasn't abandoned his views for cash like Jordan Henderson.
     
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    Bloody hope not! Poppys helping to raise money this month

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    If you want to wear your poppy, wear your poppy, if you hate the IRA, hate the IRA, if you don't like the pope, don't like the pope but one thing we should all be in agreement with, is those stripey ******** down the A61, they should be hated by all.
     
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    He seems to really hate Britain and goes beyond with his views. Even when england played in the final doing posting on socials with a spain shirt on, posting a picture of him with a balaclava on infront of his kids in a makeshift class room and putting a title history lesson. If you don't want to wear a poppy fine don't but blokes a prat. If shamrock rovers or clubs in Ireland paid the same he wouldn't be here.
     
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    You've missed the point again.

    McClean has never changed his view for money. He takes the money and maintains his stance.

    Henderson took the money and immediately started banging on about how progressive Saudi Arabia is.

    That's the difference.
     
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    A lot of people buy the enamel ones nowadays
     
  14. Dan

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    I'd like to hope they were more common. My wife got one about a decade ago and its fine, but I still get the feeling throwaway ones outnumber longer lasting ones by a significant degree.
     
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    I bought an enamelled pin. Did last year and the year before that too.

    It’s now not particularly reusable as they put the year on them - they didn’t used to.

    I remember having one for several years which I reused, and then bought something else in the interim years so I was still donating. The kids always liked the slap bands for example; the youngest bought one at school this year. Also had silicon wrist bands and even a hair scrunchy over the years.

    Support the charity or not; your call.

    The only post on here I do have issue with is the one from Scoff who refuses to back the legion as they have reserves - which mainly amount to properties including care homes for veterans and social centres. But again, his choice.
     
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    Wear a poppy, or don't. I rarely do TBH. I had an Alarm t-shirt in the early 80's I bought when they supported U2 at the Limit Club in 1981. It had a poppy & a cross on it. I liked that at the time.

    Remembering my family members that served is a different matter. My Great Grandad was wounded at the First Battle of the Somme in 1916. A piece of shrapnel an inch from his heart. An inch the other way & none of my current family members, other than my brother's wife would exist. That puts things into some kind of perspective.

    As times move on, the "Great War", (which it was not), or the "Second World War" become something for the history books for younger people. Looking at the trouble in the world at the moment, they look like a stark reality to me.
     
  17. Gimson&theBarnsleys

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    Even those have a date on so are essentially single use.
     
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    Or collectibles like coins ....
     
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    I have one without a date but I still donate every year obviously.
     
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    Watching the live cam utube feed from the Lewes Bonfire Societies march up town .
    More fun when they parade back down , loads a poppies here .

    Witnessed it 2011 stood outside the Brewers Arms . A great experience .
     

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