If you don’t know, the flower is to commemorate the fallen soldiers In WW1 and posterior wars that the uk took part in: “In the U.K., the Royal British Legion distributes around 45 million poppies each year, with members of the public making donations in exchange for the flowers that can be pinned on clothes or on wreaths laid at the graves of the war dead. These days, poppies commemorate not only those who died in WWI, but also in WWII and later conflicts.” according to Time Magazine. As an Argentinian, with all the history with the Malvinas war I don’t like that players like Julian Álvarez have to wear it. I can’t even imagine to people from countries that suffered for more time because of the British empire. I’ve heard that some Irish players refused to wear it but in my opinion non British players shouldn’t be encouraged to wear it. I find it ridiculous that players from countries that suffered because of the UK and where repressed by their army weat the symbol. what do you think?
German here, I think it’s a fitting symbol to remember the fallen soldiers, given it comes from the song “In Flanders Fields” where brutal fighting took place
they fought valiantly in some of the worst conditions imaginable - actually I don’t even think it’s imaginable but whatever.
also, WTF, the Falklands war was started by the argentinian military junta. yes, their soldiers suffered as well, but that war should have never been fought.
World War I was not a colonial war. it was sadly unavoidable given the direction Europe took in that time, but 90% of it was fought in Europe. World War II was fought to stop Nazi aggression. I think nobody should have anything against that.
this is not about Britain oppressing other countries