Honestly, I'm a non-immigrant, but have had a lot going on, and completely forgot about poppies this year. I was in the states for most of last week and missed the build up to Rememberance Day.
I could have used a reminder, and it would have been great if Don did that, and through in some educational background about it for "everyone that isn't aware of the significance of the day"... he could have actually done a great job campaigning for more support without pointing any fingers whatsoever.
The more I think about it, the more this was about Don putting himself on a pedestal rather than actually doing anything productive with it.
If it was actually about doing something good, the message could very, very easily have been crafted in a more meaningful and productive way with the platform that he has.
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