Bombard head office with complaints. They will probably say something along the lines of that they find it offensive to Germans etc similar to the reactions to christian/Muslim Christmas celebrations.
Indeed. I'm much more outraged by the stupidity that killed two of my great uncles. Failing to press an off-switch somehere in Shoreham decades later hardly registers as an issue.Yet another case of someone finding something to be outraged by...FFs
Yet another case of someone finding something to be outraged by...FFs
Public observance of a two minutes silence outside of a specific war memorial ceremony seems to me to be a relatively recent phenomenon, dating back only to the 1990s. It seems to have come about only once most of the adult population had NO experience of war. I know that members of my family (from the generations that actually fought in WW1 and WW2) were never very comfortable about non-combatants making a big deal of "remembering" events that they hadn't themselves experienced.
This is straight out the top drawer of tabloid outrage!
So basically someone at M&S forgot to turn the music off, that's it. They haven't insulted anyone, nobody is hurt, it is a victimless "crime".
Stop trying to be offended and get over it.
This isn't just any outrage, it's an M & S outrage.
I'm sure you're right. But a couple of minutes' quiet reflection every year is an inadequate response to the issues that we should be thinking about in connection with the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan. I have a feeling that the establishment much prefers us to bottle up our response to these recent conflicts into a carefully orchestrated two minutes every November.I think you'll find it's the more recent conflicts;Falklands,Iraq1/2 and in particular what is happening right now in Afghanistan that is refreshing the publics mind. I have no experience of war and certainly hope I never do.However the one time of the year were the public are asked to show their appreciation I for one will wear as I always have my poppy with the upmost gratitude for giving the ultimate sacrifice.