FIFA fine home nations for Poppy displays

[Bodie80]

The fact of the matter is that, regardless of your opinions on poppies, or the wearing thereof, the armed forces are at the mercy of the government, and whether that government acts legally or not is not their concern. As Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and diel"
You may not like the 'puppets' terminology, but it is pretty close to reality.

Agree with what you are saying and you are one of the posters I have the utmost respect for. You provided me with a braw recipe
As for the puppet terminology it is in the context in which it was said and meant that I do not like.

[Taintedice]

Holy sh1t !!! From a lover of William Fullerton no-less, founder of the Glasgow branch of the British Union of Fascists.....

54iq is subhuman scum, still blames us for what happened to Fraud FC, him and daft bodie are hilarious

[Bodie80]

54iq is subhuman scum, still blames us for what happened to Fraud FC, him and daft bodie are hilarious

I'm not daft Taintedice, that hurts as I've got feelings

[Taintedice]

The fact of the matter is that, regardless of your opinions on poppies, or the wearing thereof, the armed forces are at the mercy of the government, and whether that government acts legally or not is not their concern. As Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and diel"
You may not like the 'puppets' terminology, but it is pretty close to reality.

Regards the 'modern day' professional soldier, would you say/agree they cannot be held in the same regard as the pals who fought and died in 1914-1918?

[Taintedice]

I'm not daft Taintedice, that hurts as I've got feelings

you are daft if you think an obsession with the snp is worth the effort. Especially as they have zero direct impact on your life. Unless I'm mistaken?

[Kittybrewster]

I get p1ssed off because I have to share a country with so called people with repulsive views

You'd be better of vacating planet earth in that case if you cant tolerate those with opposing views.

[seumasbhoy]

FFS what a phucking idiot you are. At least there are more adults in Scotland that know we are much better together.
Remember you lost, which was one of the best days of my life. Get over it son as your dream will only be that which is great as it really gets to people like you.

PS keep posting the pictures and also the . It's so original and very funny, you phud

A massive percentage of the auld sh1tebags who voted No are either dead now or will be by the time Brexit occurs, they are being replaced by younger, more forward thinking, Yes voters, who aren't scared by the tactics of the despicable Unionist liars.

[seumasbhoy]

Regards the 'modern day' professional soldier, would you say/agree they cannot be held in the same regard as the pals who fought and died in 1914-1918?

I would definitely agree. The soldiers who fought and died at places like the Somme, Gallipoli, Egypt, etc, were the last ones to fight and die for an empire that was dying. It was a real shame, so many families from so many different backgrounds lost young men just to settle a squabble between Queen Victoria's Grandweans, but the ones who survived realised the utter futility of it and warned any would-be combatants of future conflicts. Nowadays we have professional killers who are contracted by the government to go anywhere and uphold any immoral order they are told to carry out. They know the futility of war, so do their families and yet are prepared to risk their lives for the Queens shilling. I have no sympathy at all for them, when they go to war its because America tells them to, its an industry now where a shower of rich industrialists tells poor men to go and fight on their behalf.

[52N4E]

Hear hear, Seumas ..

After the 100th anniversary of WWI is passed the poppy furore will die out. Like you said, the youngsters of the future won't commemorate the illegal wars.

[Bodie80]

you are daft if you think an obsession with the snp is worth the effort. Especially as they have zero direct impact on your life. Unless I'm mistaken?

They have have had negative direct impacts on my life but I would rather not disclose what on an Internet forum.