Gar,
Succinctly put. As someone that once said,
"Although I disagree intensely with what you say, I am prepared to die to defend your right to say it."
Don't remember who though, sorry.
Tonka,
WRT your point about the colour of the poppy worn not mattering, I think it does. The red ones are worn as an act of remembrance for those allied Servicemen and women killed in both Little Unpleasantnesses and other conflicts since, whereas wearers of the white variant do so to make a political point against war; whilst it may be a worthy cause, the white poppy should not be piggy-backed onto the RBL appeal as it causes exactly the friction we have read on this thread and detracts from the whole purpose of the Poppy Appeal.
CH