poppies

How does a poppy offend people? It's like saying a gravestone is offensive. People who were sent to war not knowing Whether they'd see their loved ones again. Not knowing if they'd live another day.
Why is it a crime in other cultures that people have a symbol of remembrance.
Why hate the grieving?
Why hate their respect for their ancestors?
What gives anyone a right to burn a symbol of the Deceased?

Rant after seen a fb post.. im not all about religion.but i do try to respect people's views. And hope that people respect my own. But to find arrogance against Someone's belief is a pain inthe bum -_-
Hope i havent offended anyone in this rant. Had to be said somewhere....