There has been a lot of talk that the poppy doesnt mean anything anymore but it is more important than ever as we are at war so heres a poem i found. THIS LAND WAS BUILD ON BLOOD AND TEARS THE SACRIFICE OF 2000 YEARS THE ROMANS CAN AND THE VIKINGS TOO SO WHY WOULD WE BE AFRAID OF YOU BUT MARK MY WORDS AND MARK THEM WELL ITS 1066 SINCE WE LAST FELL WHEN IT COMES TO A FIGHT WE HATE TO LOSE SO RESPECT OUT MEN OR LEAVE YOU CHOOSE
It isn't "Remembrance Day" anymore. It has become "Remembrance Half-Day." I begrudgingly had to work yesterday (have to pay the bills somehow, and 2.5x pay is nice), and the amount of people I saw *shopping* in the mall (literally with carts full of stuff, mostly gifts for Christmas) was sickening. Is it that hard to take a day off from our consumerist lives to remember why we even have the chance to do these things? The people who sacrificed their LIVES to protect our freedom? At least most Americans tend to appreciate their military all year long, and know what they do for them is important. Canadians on the other hand don't seem like they can be bothered most of the time anymore. It makes me ashamed to be Canadian.
It isn't "Remembrance Day" anymore. It has become "Remembrance Half-Day." I begrudgingly had to work yesterday (have to pay the bills somehow, and 2.5x pay is nice), and the amount of people I saw *shopping* in the mall (literally with carts full of stuff, mostly gifts for Christmas) was sickening. Is it that hard to take a day off from our consumerist lives to remember why we even have the chance to do these things? The people who sacrificed their LIVES to protect our freedom? At least most Americans tend to appreciate their military all year long, and know what they do for them is important. Canadians on the other hand don't seem like they can be bothered most of the time anymore. It makes me ashamed to be Canadian.foxhound_fox
I hope that is not the case. I'm a US citizen so I admit I never heard of Remembrance Day but those who served in the Canadian Military deserve to be respected. A lot of people don't even realize that Canadian soldiers fought in WW2 and actually stormed one of the beaches on D-Day, over time it basically became a US-British Invasion but Juno beach was taken by the Canadian military many of whom sacrificed their lives for the Allied cause. For that alone they deserve to be honored and remembered
BTW Memorial day and Veterans day are now "Sale Days" and our malls are just as crowded.
i'm british and the majority of people remember all schools and most public places do a 2 minutes silence and their are events at all british legions and memorials across the UK
i'm british and the majority of people remember all schools and most public places do a 2 minutes silence and their are events at all british legions and memorials across the UKpepsisafc
in britain you have two rememberance days one for ww1 on the 11 hour of the 11 day of the 11month when the guns went scilent in ww1 and then one on rememberance sunday for all wars incuding current ones
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