It's bull****. There was a similar one about some people refusing to wear the poppy due to the war in Iraq. Bascially putting a political slant on something that is apolitical.
There was an interesting news item the other day of a journalist who 2 years ago refused to wear the poppy due to the Iraq war and wrote about it.
She was criticised and invited to tea by some Indian war veterans who took her to task and explained the nature of the poppy and what it represents. Since then she has reevaluated her POV and now wears the poppy. Like she was told, the poppy is nothing to do with the politicians who start wars but purely to remember those who fought and died in them.
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