Quote Mintball="Mintball"I am not one who frequently agrees with you, Dally, but I come very close on this.
I don't begrudge the money in any way, shape or form – although I do get annoyed that our governments do not properly look after the men and women they send to their dirty work, and rely instead on our charity.
Personally, I've never felt that the poppy glorifies war – I've always seen it simply as a remembrance thing. But I do understand why some might.
I do wonder, sometimes, about how many people buy one without really thinking abut the meaning: does that matter?'"
It may not glorify war per se but it has instuitionalised / 'establishmentised' the act of remembrance in a way that arguably serves to encourage rather than deter further generations of would-be soldiers.
