You know what's getting my goat right now?
BREXIT? Well yeah. But something else is getting my goat right now, and its being doing so this time each year since 2011..............
Poppy fascism..
Why does anybody have to explain not wearing a red poppy? I mean what the fuck?.
Apparently a footballer I’ve never heard of has had to explain why he does not wear a top with a poppy printed on it. His name is Nemanja Matic. I’m thinking – mmmmm – interesting name. And guess what he’s Serbian. Why would a foccin Serbian wear a red poppy. How stupid can people get?
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No, frankly I can't think of anything more tacky than premier league footballers with red poppies printed on their shirts. This demeans and trivialises remembrance. Quiet contemplation at at an English premier league football game – really?
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No longer is it good enough just to remember, but people today are more interested in being seen to remember.
Rant over.
BREXIT? Well yeah. But something else is getting my goat right now, and its being doing so this time each year since 2011..............
Poppy fascism..
Why does anybody have to explain not wearing a red poppy? I mean what the fuck?.
Apparently a footballer I’ve never heard of has had to explain why he does not wear a top with a poppy printed on it. His name is Nemanja Matic. I’m thinking – mmmmm – interesting name. And guess what he’s Serbian. Why would a foccin Serbian wear a red poppy. How stupid can people get?
.
No, frankly I can't think of anything more tacky than premier league footballers with red poppies printed on their shirts. This demeans and trivialises remembrance. Quiet contemplation at at an English premier league football game – really?
.
No longer is it good enough just to remember, but people today are more interested in being seen to remember.
Rant over.