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This is just a copy and paste, but I thought it raised a few issues and wonder what other people's thoughts are?
"A Redditor recently took to the platform to reflect on why it appears that fewer people are wearing poppies leading up to Remembrance Day, with the replies in the post ranging from practical to political.
But one expert says some might be misinterpreting what wearing a poppy symbolizes.
Redditor asks: 'When did people stop wearing poppies?'
In the Reddit post titled “Poppies,” the user @ModernCaesar asks: "When did people stop wearing poppies?"
They note that 10 years ago, it was commonplace to see people wearing poppies at the start of November, leading up to the 11th. But when they were recently at a busy mall, they had only observed four people wearing them. They then posed the question: “If you aren't wearing one, or not planning to, is there any good reason why not?”
In the replies, many noted at how easily the pins fall out.
“I bought 3 already and (lost) them within a few hours,” one commenter said.
“Haven’t run into anybody selling them yet,” another added. “I’ll pick one up and put it on when I do.”
Another said they "donate every year," but don't feel the need to wear a "pin or adornment ... to indicate to society at large what I am supporting."
One commenter admitted though they'd long been a poppy wearer, they "have struggled in the last few years."
"I have a friend who joined the armed forces about a decade ago," they shared. "The longer he is in, the more negative things he and his peers have to say about the Legion (to whom the donations go)."
The same user added: "I am starting to struggle because poppies have become associated with patriotism, and patriotism has become politicized in a really awful way. I think the decline in poppies is happening right alongside a decline in people displaying the Canadian flag for fear of being associated with "those people,'" which the "exhauster" commenter suggested patriotism got "wrapped up with the convoy idiots."
Several posters expressed caution about donating to the Legion, which they felt wasn’t a bipartisan organization, leaning in favour of the Conservative party in Canada, and the Tory party in the UK.
"The Legions are usually very best friends forever and ever with the Conservative party with all that can imply," a user said. "I find myself working with them for various things and [it's] a bit...hazy...what good works they are doing.
"A Redditor recently took to the platform to reflect on why it appears that fewer people are wearing poppies leading up to Remembrance Day, with the replies in the post ranging from practical to political.
But one expert says some might be misinterpreting what wearing a poppy symbolizes.
Redditor asks: 'When did people stop wearing poppies?'
In the Reddit post titled “Poppies,” the user @ModernCaesar asks: "When did people stop wearing poppies?"
They note that 10 years ago, it was commonplace to see people wearing poppies at the start of November, leading up to the 11th. But when they were recently at a busy mall, they had only observed four people wearing them. They then posed the question: “If you aren't wearing one, or not planning to, is there any good reason why not?”
In the replies, many noted at how easily the pins fall out.
“I bought 3 already and (lost) them within a few hours,” one commenter said.
“Haven’t run into anybody selling them yet,” another added. “I’ll pick one up and put it on when I do.”
Another said they "donate every year," but don't feel the need to wear a "pin or adornment ... to indicate to society at large what I am supporting."
One commenter admitted though they'd long been a poppy wearer, they "have struggled in the last few years."
"I have a friend who joined the armed forces about a decade ago," they shared. "The longer he is in, the more negative things he and his peers have to say about the Legion (to whom the donations go)."
The same user added: "I am starting to struggle because poppies have become associated with patriotism, and patriotism has become politicized in a really awful way. I think the decline in poppies is happening right alongside a decline in people displaying the Canadian flag for fear of being associated with "those people,'" which the "exhauster" commenter suggested patriotism got "wrapped up with the convoy idiots."
Several posters expressed caution about donating to the Legion, which they felt wasn’t a bipartisan organization, leaning in favour of the Conservative party in Canada, and the Tory party in the UK.
"The Legions are usually very best friends forever and ever with the Conservative party with all that can imply," a user said. "I find myself working with them for various things and [it's] a bit...hazy...what good works they are doing.
