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It's Wednesday November the 9 around 6:36PM and

The Politics of the Poppy

Darren Barefoot does an excellent job of debunking Clay McLeod's Tyee editorial on why he doesn't wear a poppy.

"Mr. McLeod, wearing the poppy isn’t about nationalism, it’s about remembering and honouring sacrifice," writes Barefoot. "Your Ghandi example is foolhardy, because while the sacrifice of the Jewish people was mighty, the sacrifice of voluntary soldiers who died was greater still. They went willingingly to the fight and their death, to win freedom for those who couldn’t."

But, as they say, just read the whole thing. I can't even believe that this kind of debate even happens in 2005.

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