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originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: intrptr
It's called history. It's called having fun.
If you can have fun while teaching history why not? Have you even gone to a reinactment? Half, or more, of what they do is educating people about the period. About the men and women involved. It most assuredly isn't just about running around waving a gun, at least for the serious ones. Many of whom are experts on the period.
But you knew all that, I'm sure.
What I know is reenactments, like dramatized TV, based on true events, etc, are all far off the mark. History is been rewritten so many times, for lots of nefarious reasons, can't trust any of it, resist being misinformed by it.
imo
Right so should they even teach history at all? Or is that just basic disinfo 101?
Reenactoemts are disinformation, nobody who reenacts was there, how do they know how it really went down.
Especially war and history of warfare, battles, always skewed by the winners, then bastardized thru the ages.
Ever play telephone?
Maybe you 'believe' in the Bible too...
originally posted by: Irishhaf
a reply to: intrptr
I dont know many that do reenactments, but those I do know try very hard to get their hands on copies of journals from the time period they are targeting, while it is still a slanted view... its a view that fit the time period they are trying to mimic... rather than some idiot professors opinion 100+ years later.
I have read a few journal copies as well, several colleges have taken great pains to preserve this information... These big ones are usually very accurate in many ways.
No they weren't there. Obviously. However, people who were left records of events, records of all kinds of things. They also left diaries, and letters full of anecdotes and stories--eyewitness accounts of the events. Historians study those, and draw educated opinions from them.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: intrptr
It's called history. It's called having fun.
If you can have fun while teaching history why not? Have you even gone to a reinactment? Half, or more, of what they do is educating people about the period. About the men and women involved. It most assuredly isn't just about running around waving a gun, at least for the serious ones. Many of whom are experts on the period.
But you knew all that, I'm sure.
What I know is reenactments, like dramatized TV, based on true events, etc, are all far off the mark. History is been rewritten so many times, for lots of nefarious reasons, can't trust any of it, resist being misinformed by it.
imo
Right so should they even teach history at all? Or is that just basic disinfo 101?
Reenactoemts are disinformation, nobody who reenacts was there, how do they know how it really went down.
Especially war and history of warfare, battles, always skewed by the winners, then bastardized thru the ages.
Ever play telephone?
Maybe you 'believe' in the Bible too...
It's called primary research. Reading the soldiers diaries, first hand accounts, from BOTH sides. Add to that actual archeological digs and research used to reproduce the items and finding extant period clothing. All in an effort to constantly improve the impression and historic narrative to tell the public and as a volunteer of intellectual pursuit. It is a way to honor those that fought and sacrificed for what we have, honor and understand as closely as possible without the privilege of actually being there.
I wouldn't expect you to understand the concept of intellectual pursuits, honor and sacrifice.
Sad really.
originally posted by: queenofswords
This would be a perfect time to start that Civil War "they" (whoever that is) has been pushing for. I think Obama wanted the race war pretty badly. Nine months into his presidency we had the Beer Summit event...then Trayvon "if I had a son he would look like this" Martin...Ferguson...Baltimore...BLM, etc.!
Is this part of Obama's "resistance" effort?
originally posted by: queenofswords
I don't like burning flags, but that is to be expected.
Antifa is a subversive domestic terrorist group and I hope the FBI is keeping a sharp eye on them.
originally posted by: seeker1963
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: seeker1963
It was the nickname of the Third Pennsylvania Regiment. It was a volunteer infantry regiment that fought throughout the War.
Damn! Learn something new everyday! Now I am kind of embarrassed!
What I think many are missing is that if you were to do lifelike re-enactments with cadavers the whole charade would come tumbling down. Its like after a while they stopped showing the body bags US personell from the Middle East. No one would sign up to fight for the MIC fake narrative.