Saturday, August 12, 2006

Bad idea

Via this Reason Hit and Run article I learn that there are German Army re-enactors in the USA. And not the Wehrmacht or some other morally near-neutral thing, but the SS 10th Armored Division. The website claims they are non-political, but this dude seems to enjoy playacting as world's most evil people.

Now, some of you may want to make note of Americans re-enacting Civil War battles. Not so fast. That is Americans re-enacting American history, so there is that. Also, neither army (USA or CSA) was particularly known for atrocities, unlike the SS which specialized in such things. Also, as any reader of Confederates in the Attic can tell you, the re-enactors seem to be jolly sorts.

I rather like the Stalinist war music on the Soviet re-enactor page.

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