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Evac Tony questions police over poppies at remembrance parade

An officer's answer, "It's our choice," is at the centre of a widely watched clip shared by Working Class Patriot.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 155,361 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (10,001).

Evac Tony confronts the police on why  they are not wearing the PoppyEvac Tony confronts the police on why they are not wearing the Poppy

TonyEvac approaches a group of uniformed police officers with a question: why aren't they wearing remembrance poppies? The exchange is brief. An officer says wearing one is a personal choice, repeats that answer when challenged, and Tony thanks him before walking away.

Working Class Patriot, a clips channel, has shared the footage under the title "Evac Tony confronts the police on why they are not wearing the Poppy". It carries TonyEvac's watermark and has drawn about 117,000 views in 14 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for a Short.

The setting gives the question its significance. The officers are standing near crowds attending a remembrance parade, rather than being approached on an ordinary patrol. Tony explicitly challenges their decision not to wear the symbol at that event.

"It's our choice," the officer says. After Tony presses him, the reply is: "Still our choice." The clip ends with Tony leaving; it contains no further explanation from the officers about their decision.

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The facts
Subscribers
257,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
1,860,831
Channel views, pace per day
668,154 (on a normal day: 345,239)
Video published
November 8, 2026
Video views so far
116,692 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
155,361

The numbers

The poppy exchange is drawing a much faster audience than Working Class Patriot's usual Shorts. Its comment count has also already exceeded the channel's usual full first day.

the video's first day
usual first day here
10,001
this video
155,361
subscribers
257,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
72,920,226
views per day
668,154
typical day: 345,239
the video
views
116,692
likes
3,738
comments
2,274
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
MoveOn
258,000
As of November 9, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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