“The far right has spoiled it, and is quietly, slowly but surely turning the poppy from a nationally unifying gesture to yet another field of combat for its culture wars.” (l 17-19) These words come from Sean O’Grady who will not be wearing a poppy this year. Wearing a poppy is a reminder for all those who served in World War One and for the ones who died on behalf of their country. According to Sean, the poppies have been politicized. He claims that it has been granted by some special groups of people, and therefore he will not wear the poppy this year as he will not appear racist or in any way discriminating.
The genre is an article which was published on Independent in November 2018.
The language in this article is rather understandable. There has been used some difficult words and long sentences which can involve difficulties in understanding the article, e.g. “the most extensive coverage of the commemorations, who can be the most ostentatiously patriotic” (l 25-26)
The symbol was once just an act of routine charity, but it has turned into a symbol that is being used to support a culture war. Today the poppy is still worn by a lot of people every autumn but each year there is a discussion about what it really represents.
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