War of the Poppies

Every year for Remembrance Day, the Royal Canadian Legion sells poppies to raise funds for the care of veterans. In Edmonton, a local women's peace activist group called Women In Black, sells white "peace poppies". This year, the Legion found out about the poppies and have sent cease and desist notices to both WIB and Earth's General Store, a retail store also selling the poppies. The money raised from these poppies go to peace charities. The Legion says that they own the image of the poppy in all forms, except live ones. This is a video blog where I explain the issue, offer my opinion, and invite the opinions of others.

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[redcollargedeon]

Look, you CAN'T wear both poppies. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Make up your mind, chose your side. You can't be pro-life AND pro-choice. You can't.

[mixedblessing]

This is not an issue with two clear cut sides, the way abortion is. And, if the military is supposedly fighting in foreign wars so that we can have peace, then that is the true contradiction -- war does not bring peace, especially when foreign occupiers are brought in. It only causes more problems. Conflicts are solved when leaders of both sides sit down and negotiate.

[CULAVE]

mixedblessing- you make some good points- esp about freedom. I think its important to remember tragic events, but some people appear to want these tragic events to continue because of generational connections. I find this nauseating.

[p1nkfl0yd]

Only a REMF would believe something that stupid.

[jamesgarvey12345]

@redcollargedeon erm, yes you can...

[snowboarder1416]

@mixedblessing War doesn't bring peace? WW2 could not be solved with leaders sitting down and talking. Sorry to tell you but the world isn't perfect.

[barrach7]

(Last comment intended for washingliquid)

[barrach7]

Explain...! Try thinking for once kid...it may help!

[washingliquid]

a white feather would be more appropriate.

[barrach7]

Fair play to you for being so clear and so strong, even having been in that situation Pommit. Thank God for mass communication these days. Flags are surely THE most dangerous weapons of all....and borders aren't a natural phenomenon. God rest the civilian and military dead.

[Pommit]

Then you're a fool. The US and other countries didn't invade Afghanistan (a very immoral act) for the purposes of preserving peace and there is no fight for freedom. For someone who fought there it is a shame you believe the rubbish and propaganda of the government. It isn't a worthy cause.

[zammmerjammer]

I'm going to wear a white poppy on Rememberance Day this year.

I think the sentiment behind Rememberance Day is a noble one but I never saw what was so glorious about slaughtering people. Surely we could also commemorate all the people who work to make the world a better place without shedding a drop of blood.

[barrach7]

Do you work for the exclamation factory company limited? (!!!!!). Relax fellah - and realise that white poppies are relevant to ALL victims of war. Like most families, I've had lots of people in my family die in wars - civilian and military - Polish and Scottish. I somehow consider that if a white poppy represents ALL victims of war that their souls will applaud it. War's not nice - nor glorious. Perhaps that's the point of a white poppy - that 'glory' is perhaps the evilest of words....