"The idea of an alternative poppy dates back to 1926, just a few years after the red poppy came to be used in Britain. A member of the No More War Movement suggested that the British Legion should be asked to imprint 'No More War' in the centre of the red poppies and failing this pacifists should make their own flowers."
From the PPU website. The red poppies are not specifically against war, and it could be argued that they are about commemorating those who died with an unspoken "...so we could win" at the end. They're part of a culture of war as inevitable if regrettable. The white poppies are for a culture of peace.
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Date: 2006-11-09 04:43 pm (UTC)From the PPU website. The red poppies are not specifically against war, and it could be argued that they are about commemorating those who died with an unspoken "...so we could win" at the end. They're part of a culture of war as inevitable if regrettable. The white poppies are for a culture of peace.