Bbucko
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In my humble opinion (lol) I think reenactments are supposed to bring to life more than the carnage, but the reasons behind the war. Playing a part, especially the 'enemy' can literally bring their POV alive for you. You might not agree with the enemy and so on, but you would have a better understanding of why they did this or that. Reenactments are also a good example of our past in living color -- for kids to see, and realize it's not just history -- in a book -- but it really happened and real people were hurt.
There are renaissance festivals all over my neck of the woods(New England) and yet the renaissance happened in Europe....:wink:
But why would there be so very many low-information guys take part in such things? Not to be willfully obstinate, but i truly fail to see the educational value in such things. Surely a few days with an inspired teacher/prof would bring all the horror quickly to life.
As to those RenFairs in New England: yeah, but I still don't get it. As a native New Englander I find it all very creepy, personally.