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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 4:34:09 GMT
Anyone else who can tell us how reenactment works in other European countrues? Here in Germany there are living too many pacifists i couldn't imagine that something like reenacting wars would ever happen. Back when I served in the Army (Bundeswehr) i rember that most of the odenary people dislike the military. War and Peace are inseparable, and by trying to unbalance one, catastrophe usually comes. If a country is too warlike, it will eventually exhaust itself with all the fighting and eventually will collapse, just like the Roman empire and Assyrian Empire. If it's too peaceful, then it will fall to stagnation and will be left behind, just like the Koreas in the 16th century. The problem with our society today is that we not only shun war, but also shun conflict. A healthy society should view conflict as a healthy way of life, and thus should be encouraged, as long as it doesn't get too violent and destructive, for example sports, competitive activities, mock war battles, etc. Competition and conflict creates strong men and women, and by balancing peace and conflict will a strong society eventually emerge who wouldn't fall for the same cycle of being great, falling to stagnation, one guy wants to reclaim former glory, become great again, rinse and repeat. |
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Mar 30, 2019 17:48:44 GMT
Dead thread?
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Post by Hobo Joe on Mar 31, 2019 23:42:35 GMT
I just recently joined a military reenactment and HEMA group based on the Battle of Teutoberg.
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Post by Tito on Apr 2, 2019 9:48:09 GMT
I'd gladly join a military reenactment, but with the complicated situation in Bosnia I doubt that they do it as there would be backfire. But, you can see from my pfp lmao, that I'd gladly join a Yugoslav reenactment. The closest thing I know to reenactment is the celebration of the forming of the 1st proletariat brigade still celebrated, in Rudo, 22th December
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Post by Hobo Joe on Apr 2, 2019 16:33:42 GMT
I'd gladly join a military reenactment, but with the complicated situation in Bosnia I doubt that they do it as there would be backfire. But, you can see from my pfp lmao, that I'd gladly join a Yugoslav reenactment. The closest thing I know to reenactment is the celebration of the forming of the 1st proletariat brigade still celebrated, in Rudo, 22th December If y'all make it into the EU you could travel to a different country for reenactment. A train to Italy from Bosnia would probably take about a day, and be 100€ish, but it might be a nice way to take a vacation. Italy probably loves Rome reenactments. |
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Post by Iosef Stalin on May 6, 2019 0:50:10 GMT
In Canada, we don't really have anything. In my province, Alberta, we kind of do, but only Ottawa and Toronto have a close to a meaningful amount. My parents are from Russia, and obviously mother Russia has lots of military movies and monuments.
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Post by Seger on May 6, 2019 4:55:21 GMT
in the netherlands, we are not so concerned with the army there is no conscription, we spend a lot on the army but relatively little about 1% while NATO striving is 2%. the army is also relatively small with 30,000 men and military parades we don't do here. lately a lot of discussion has arisen about the low budget of the army due to a few accidents during training where soldiers died because of bad equipment, that military sometimes have to share a helmet with two of us and that we actually have no tanks ourselves but 14 loans from germany (for many people it is no problem that it is germany because germany is about our biggest ally but it is embarrassing).
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Post by Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr on May 25, 2019 11:01:33 GMT
in the netherlands, we are not so concerned with the army there is no conscription, we spend a lot on the army but relatively little about 1% while NATO striving is 2%. the army is also relatively small with 30,000 men and military parades we don't do here. lately a lot of discussion has arisen about the low budget of the army due to a few accidents during training where soldiers died because of bad equipment, that military sometimes have to share a helmet with two of us and that we actually have no tanks ourselves but 14 loans from germany (for many people it is no problem that it is germany because germany is about our biggest ally but it is embarrassing). ooh didn't know you were from the netherlands, Netherfreek can relate as well  |
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Post by Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr on May 25, 2019 11:10:59 GMT
hmm seems everyone is eager about sharing their own home countries, looks like I shall discreetly do my own country reveal too(havent done so for the past year). I am from Singapore, and if you haven't been reading the news last year it was the venue of the Trump Kim Summit(that went iffy and sour sometime later). We are not really active in having military reenactments, since the most recent war was in 1942, the Japanese Occupation. Going about relating the story can come in more subtle terms such as short films, documentaries and museum exhibitions(especially as we celebrate the 200th year of the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, a man with a very complex history), and not actually festivals or events since it is deemed rather insensitive for the larger community. This is more so with the Sook Ching, which in Singapore history one of the darkest ages of our nation. During the Japanese Occupation the Japanese rounded up many Chinese Singaporeans after a largely arbitrary screening process, and afterwards performed mass executions. Around 40 000, or 50 000 victims were involved. Many loved ones were lost and the horrors of Japanese War Crimes still tug at citizens till today, which the haunting memories make unpleasant for much reenactments to take place.
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Post by Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr on May 25, 2019 11:14:05 GMT
hmm seems everyone is eager about sharing their own home countries, looks like I shall discreetly do my own country reveal too(havent done so for the past year). I am from Singapore, and if you haven't been reading the news last year it was the venue of the Trump Kim Summit(that went iffy and sour sometime later). We are not really active in having military reenactments, since the most recent war was in 1942, the Japanese Occupation. Going about relating the story can come in more subtle terms such as short films, documentaries and museum exhibitions(especially as we celebrate the 200th year of the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles, a man with a very complex history), and not actually festivals or events since it is deemed rather insensitive for the larger community. This is more so with the Sook Ching, which in Singapore history one of the darkest ages of our nation. During the Japanese Occupation the Japanese rounded up many Chinese Singaporeans after a largely arbitrary screening process, and afterwards performed mass executions. Around 40 000, or 50 000 victims were involved. Many loved ones were lost and the horrors of Japanese War Crimes still tug at citizens till today, which the haunting memories make unpleasant for much reenactments to take place. sook ching was in Japanese referred to as the Kakyō Shukusei, and the actual term sook ching came from the chinese phrase 肃清 which is read as su qing. It means purging through cleansing, an excuse used by the Japanese as fears of Anti-Japanese sentiments |
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Dec 4, 2019 14:36:03 GMT
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Post by Hobo Joe on Dec 4, 2019 23:49:55 GMT
Meant to post in here, I do American Civil War reenactments. Dont have much in the way of pics for you all though
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Post by Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr on Dec 6, 2019 4:12:13 GMT
In your opinions, do military reenactments foster national identity and pride, or do they cultivate historical curiosity and appreciation, or any other effect for that matter?
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Post by CountVonNumenor on Dec 6, 2019 6:30:42 GMT
In your opinions, do military reenactments foster national identity and pride, or do they cultivate historical curiosity and appreciation, or any other effect for that matter? In a way, we are being explained here that it's a combination of both. In a way, we keep alive the legacy of the Romanian Army, and have an educational role. Even our official association presentation says that our role is to cultivate historical curiosity and respect for our ancestors. |
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Post by Hobo Joe on Dec 11, 2019 1:17:19 GMT
In your opinions, do military reenactments foster national identity and pride, or do they cultivate historical curiosity and appreciation, or any other effect for that matter? A bit of both! With the Cherusci Tribe when I did the Teutoburg reanactment, it was a manner of nationalism and pride for me. But with the US Civil War reenactments its a way for me to help educate people and get them interested in history. Plus its a very fun hobby! |
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