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Why You Shouldn’t Wear A Poppy

Last year, I wrote an article on why you should wear a poppy. Here is why you shouldn’t. (Disclaimer: you still should, but just not for these reasons.)     1) You shouldn’t wear a poppy for nationalistic reasons or to honour YOUR country.   The poppy symbolizes Peace. Peace among all countries. Not simply a truce of war.    It is red because of the red poppies in Flanders Fields, where the fallen soldiers from World War I (as well as other wars) lie – not in peace. They…

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