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>>What's the political statement made by wearing a poppy? I haven't the foggiest. But it's a fund-raising campaign run by a non-governmental entity. I don't t
by NikolaNovak 6y ago
>>What's the political statement made by wearing a poppy?
I haven't the foggiest.
But it's a fund-raising campaign run by a non-governmental entity. I don't think it's political or controversial. But most non-governmental fund-raising campaigns will also claim they are non-controversial and non-political, so why can't they get a uniform-code exception supported by provincial and federal prime minister?
>>Did Whole Foods make a political statement when they enacted the poppy ban?
I think Whole Foods have a uniform policy that says "wear no insignia other than these things", and as such it's as a-political as things can get these days.
In principle, making an exception for this one cause is formally the political statement.
As I said, I think it's a case of damned if you do damned if you don't. I happen to agree with this particular cause and am glad it's receiving support, but I don't necessarily know what objective differentiator we can write down, agree and use that would fit the poppy campaign but not million others.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> But it's a fund-raising campaign run by a non-governmental entity. No a poppy is not inherently part of a any fund-raising. It's a symbol of remembrance. You can buy poppies from anywhere, or make your own, and still be using it to remember.
- theabsurdman 6y agoThis is incorrect. The poppy is actually trademarked in Canada: https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy/the-poppy-trademark https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy/the-poppy-tradem...
- chrisseaton 6y agoThat doesn't stop people making their own, or wearing an old one.
- Kranar 6y agoIn Canada, the poppy is a legally protected symbol that can only be used under permission by the Royal Canadian Legion. It enjoys not only trademark status but additional special legislation that protects the symbol from being used for any purpose other than remembrance and places the symbol under the exclusive care of the Royal Canadian Legion.
- learnstats2 6y agoThe Royal Canadian Legion trademarks the poppy symbol in Canada and uses it for its own fundraising. You can't therefore buy remembrance poppies from anywhere - they pursue people who sell them and describe them as 'fraudulent', e.g. https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/remembrance-day-2020-fake-poppy-sellers-amazon-money-charity-british-legion-743331 https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/remembrance-day-2020-fake-...
- NikolaNovak 6y agoThat is actually not correct. It's been specifically trademarked to Royal Legion of Canada, and basically all the donation boxes you see in stores etc are from Royal Legion. Again, nothing wrong with that, I support them, absolutely positively vast majority of Canadians do! But we also don't need to pretend it's not something that it legally and practically is.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoAre they going to cull the quarters with poppies on them?
- learnstats2 6y agoThese quarters were issued in association with the Royal Canadian Legion.