My Ribbon is Bigger Than Your Ribbon

It's bad enough that people insist on wearing die-cast "ribbons" on their lapels to let you know they care - as if they care more than I do about, say, POWs or Breast Cancer Awareness. But now, we're being subjected to the parade of oversized, gaudy and in-your-face "I CARE" emblems, and I have to wonder: How, exactly, -should- I "Support Our Troops" ?

Now we have New Orleans ribbons; they're black. Ok - New Orleans does have a Jazz Funeral tradition. But black ribbons are meant for mourning, and don't ordinarily represent hope.

I guess the rush to get the ribbon out supercedes design thought. After all, we need to Support something.