The Red Poppy
Trouble is, at my age, your opinion tends to be regarded as a tad old fashioned … not to mention fossilized.
I disagree with the decision to include “all civilians affected by conflict or terrorism” in regard to the red poppy being used as an act of remembrance. To my mind, the poppy commemorates those who died actively fighting for their country (without regard to the political decisions that resulted in conflict).
However, I would be interested in the opinions of current members of the armed forces; the views of whom perhaps reflect more “up to date” thinking.