Talk:White Poppy

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This article, and Remembrance Day (at least) have similar or identical sentences referring to this organization, which is not linked to its own article. Further, Google returns only 32 hits. I suggest this organization is not notable enough for a mention here or in Remembrance Day. It was added by darrelljon (talk • contribs • count) as can be seen here I suggest a cite, or failing that, a removal. ++Lar: t/c 14:30, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

If PAGI are sufficiently notable, should White Poppy article be moved to Alternative Poppies article?--Darrelljon 19:57, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I'd prefer if PAGI set up their own black poppy page and explain its relevance. The white poppy has some history and national (international?) importance --scruss 22:41, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

As well, there's now some controversy in Alberta, Canada; pacifist groups are selling white poppies there, and it has the Legion rather upset, especially in the leadup to Remembrance Day. -- SigPig \^{SEND - OVER} 04:42, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

That's because the white poppy is an afront to those who served and those that supported them, the sheer pretention is that the white poppy represents people who do "not to support any kind of war." including that of UN peace missions and defending allies... The fact that in Canada the poppy is owned by the Canadian government and allowed to be used only by the Royal Canadian Legion. Further that the people behind the white poppy steal the money that is used by the distribution of the scarlet poppy to support war vets who are unable to support themselves makes the entire thing even more despicable. 68.146.214.11 23:06, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

White Poppy now features on the peace symbol page.

The reference to the white poppy being "tainted" is nothing more than an excuse to attack the Peace Pledge Union which has a separate wiki entry (which also mentions the white poppy). Howard Clark (talk) 14:22, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Peace Pledge Union

I have taken out a paragraph that read as follows:

Some consider the pacifist symbolism of the white poppy to be tainted due to its association to those in the leadership of the Peace Pledge Union who favoured a policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany and support for fascism in Britain during the 1930s and early 1940s . Lord Tavistock, founder of the anti-semitic and pro-Nazi British People's Party), won elections onto the National Council of the Peace Pledge Union up until 1943 and many other prominent members of the PPU were also members of the British People's Party. These included BPP leader John Beckett who had also previously been an ally of Oswald Mosley in the British Union of Fascists, St. John Philby and Ben Greene.

My reasons are twofold.

1. The Peace Pledge Union has its own entry where such issues could be raised in context.

2. This information is inaccurate. I have consulted the PPU's archivist, Bill Hetherington, who informs me that Lord Tavistock - when he had become the Duke of Bedford - served one year on the PPU Council, Ben Greene never held office in the PPU, but had one article published in Peace news and there was no connection between St John Philby and the PPU. Howard Clark (talk) 21:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)