Originally Posted by
parabellum
Anything to stop university students saying delete all reference to WW1 and 2, or the word 'remembrance' and 'the fallen' and stating, in public, that they would be 'moved to physically rip off a person's poppy'. I see the OP's point of view but by drawing attention to veterans we can hopefully push these worldly wise, know-it-all eighteen year olds right back in their boxes, where they belong.
Seriously, I think that's a minority. My kids are approaching 18 and they have a lot of respect for those who have served. I think most young people feel the same and the idiots that talk about ripping off poppies are a fringe minority.