The Poppy appeal

[PestiRed]

The pure joy of living in a country where people are embarrassed about their military past

[Strontium]

The brexit collective 

 

Not sure if they are on about remembering the fallen or their old football club there. 

 

The husband that Rodgers cucked to death, maybe.

[razor]

Peak Poppydom. I could have sworn the World Wars were fought by more than just British soldiers.

 

 

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/forgotten-army-400000-muslim-soldiers-9589884

 

The 'forgotten' army of 400,000 Muslim soldiers who fought for British freedom in World War I

 

Bloody facts, coming over here and spoiling our bigotry!

[Strontium]

I love how the 800,000 Hindus are just a footnote in a story about 400,000 Muslims.

[Jairzinho]

Yes, it's incredibly baffling as to why the story might focus on Muslims.

[Rico1304]

I go to the Remembrance service at our local memorial every year. Seeing the old boys with their medals and knowing what they went through is humbling.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I love how the 800,000 Hindus are just a footnote in a story about 400,000 Muslims.

I love how 100,000 Sikhs aren't even a footnote in this post.

[skend04]

I love how they were all Indians.

[Strontium]

Yes, it's incredibly baffling as to why the story might focus on Muslims.

Not really, it's pretty transparent propaganda.

[Strontium]

I love how 100,000 Sikhs aren't even a footnote in this post.

Doesn't even make any sense.

[VladimirIlyich]

We could just pay tribute to the 1 million Indian troops who gave and risked their lives 'To move General Haig's Whisky Cabinet six inches closer to Berlin.'

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Doesn't even make any sense.

Which is why I thought it was an appropriate response to your post.

 

A normal person reading that story about a project jointly run by New Horizons in British Islam would have understood the specific need to restore the place in history of Muslim veterans. Other religions and nationalities may have their "forgotten" histories, which can easily be restored; but the history of Muslim service personnel is deliberately downplayed because racist cunts (in the media, in politics and all over social media) keep pushing their dangerous lies about the alleged incompatibility of Islam and "the West" - lies which get turned up to 11 at this time of year.

 

A normal, decent person's response to that article might have been along the lines of "I'm glad to see that someone is helping people to understand our history better. I hope there are similar efforts to promote knowledge of the role of other religions and nationalities."

 

That's what a normal, decent person might have said. But you didn't, because...

[Strontium]

There's nothing decent about playing up the contribution made by one set of people for the political purpose of insulating a religion from criticism.

 

The number of Tories who fought in world wars for us was considerably more than 400,000. Does it make a difference to the way you think of Tories today? Of course not.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

for the political purpose of insulating a religion from criticism.

And then you go whining when people call you a racist.

 

Go fuck yourself.

[Strontium]

I used your own logic against you, of course you're going to lash out incoherently. Wanker.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

I used your own logic against you, of course you're going to lash out incoherently. Wanker.

No you didn't. You used Paul Golding's logic against me.

 

I can't be arsed wasting my time on a racist WUM - things to do, life to get on with and all that.

 

Have a nice day.

[Rico1304]

No you didn't. You used Paul Golding's logic against me.

 

I can't be arsed wasting my time on a racist WUM - things to do, life to get on with and all that.

 

Have a nice day.

He did.

[Strontium]

Angry, you've become a parody of yourself. Calling people racists apropos of nothing. It's embarrassing.

[JohnnyH]

It must be only a matter of time before the BFL disassociates itself from the Poppy? It’s been horribly stolen and is now an emblem of facism, xenophobia, and forced-conformity. Horribly divisive thing.

[Mook]

It must be only a matter of time before the BFL disassociates itself from the Poppy? It’s been horribly stolen and is now an emblem of facism, xenophobia, and forced-conformity. Horribly divisive thing.

 

What's the BFL?

[Pureblood]

British Foreign Legion.

[Captain Turdseye]

Saw a poppy stall in the entrance to Lidl this afternoon. These Germans have got no shame at all.

[razor]

There's nothing decent about playing up the contribution made by one set of people for the political purpose of insulating a religion from criticism.

 

The number of Tories who fought in world wars for us was considerably more than 400,000. Does it make a difference to the way you think of Tories today? Of course not.

 

Stronts, man.  This is just obtuse and you know it.

 

Is there an issue of Twitter/Facebook people talking about Muslims and the poppy?  Do you think the article may have been addressing this "on top" issue?

 

I do like critical thinking, so good for recognising this in the article.  However, what Angry did was exactly what you did.

[razor]

 

And then, on Twitter:

 

so much respect for this train but how can a train can wear a poppy but a muslim cant

#shakemyhead #edl #farage

[Strontium]

Stronts, man.  This is just obtuse and you know it.

 

Is there an issue of Twitter/Facebook people talking about Muslims and the poppy?  Do you think the article may have been addressing this "on top" issue?

 

I do like critical thinking, so good for recognising this in the article.  However, what Angry did was exactly what you did.

 

I don't pay attention to morons on Twitter of Facebook, so I don't know, nor do I particularly want to know. I can only judge an article on its inherent merits.