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Article: Wear a poppy out of pride, not just habit.(Features)
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Byline: Martin Samuel
WEAR your poppy with pride is the message, and we do; well, most of us. The rest, that is their choice. They have their reasons. You may not agree, but this is freedom. Think about what the poppy represents and it is liberty, above all, that previous generations fought for.
Remove choice and poppies lose all meaning, becoming just another formality, like pulling on a pair of trousers in the morning. Nobody claims to be wearing their trousers with solemnity or a particular sense of patriotic pride. It is just what we do, a convention. The poppy should have greater resonance than that. It should be more than an accessory, ...