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It's a symbol for commemorating those that have died in service of this country.
That's what it's portrayed as. Really, it's just highly successful marketing by the right to raise money for the soulless meatheads who have joined the British army on its crusades of extermination in countries which have resources we want.
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It sounds like you might be filtering through your own bias. It's a symbol for commemorating those that have died in service of this country.
That inevitably gets picked up by some for its nationalist connotations - like a St. George flag or a Bull Dog.
In the last few years there's been a few "you're not even allowed to wear Poppies any more" and the "PC brigade are now telling us they're racist" bullshit stories, although Tbh I think these have always been around. Although after the revelations over the last 6 months, you can't help wonder how much of that is Russian troll farms.