Originally Posted by
pr00ne
cynaclint,"The Red Poppy was inspired by the First World War. A War that had NOTHING to do with defending freedom, democracy or free speech". "The vast majority of those folk the Poppy remembers were NOT defending anyone’s freedom"!
OooOOoo! don't start me off! So gallant little Belgium telling some pointy hatted gimp that he couldn't stamp over their land to get at Johnny Frog who, in turn, was standing up against some other Teutonic sword waver settling a family insult, wasn't a stand for freedom then? I also don't recall "freedom of speech" featuring as a battle cry for the second lot.