SuperComrade Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 That Shmaiser looks like MP-40! Such terrible cosplay. That_Baka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 He looks like Dark Helmet. SuperComrade and CrashbotUS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Sturgeon and LoooSeR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 The hell is going on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 The hell is going on there? Low budget historical reenactment. That_Baka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnsignExpendable Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I have it on good authority that the real SS stenciled huge runes on their wife beaters and ran around with AKs. That_Baka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tied Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Looks like someone dropped their Ak in a pile of shit That_Baka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Sturgeon and LoooSeR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 You want to see a bunch of Nazi worshipers, check out some of those living history groups on the Facebook. Example: I think they got it right thought, they all look about 12-15 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Does anyone remember where I posted my smackdown of SS "reenactors"? I think it was on the WoT forums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Does anyone remember where I posted my smackdown of SS "reenactors"? I think it was on the WoT forums... Elaborate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Short version: In a frictionless vacuum, SS/Wehrmacht reenactors are nice people and there's nothing wrong with experimental archaeology or even just play of distasteful historical organizations (I've played paintball on a Soviet Union themed team before, so no issues there), but in practice reenactors of WWII German units tend to be an almost perfect mix of starstruck idiots, wehraboos, and closeted and sometimes not even that closeted Neo-Nazis.The reality is unfortunately those groups attract Neo-Nazi untermenschen like a ripened grapefruit to flies (speaking from personal experience). My advice for people wanting to honestly reenact German units from WWII, and who want to not just become a Neo-Nazi party would be to hold very public fundraisers for Jewish organizations every month, and also buy a few cattle prods for some of the more stubborn wehraboos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I think most of these guys can't figure out the difference between a "bad guy" and a morally reprehensible piece of shit. Anti-heroes are cool, and we like to mythisize historical figures and groups. Unfortunately, figures and groups that had basically no upside get lumped into being the cool anti-hero group by a couple of idiots. It is hard to change minds once they have come to that conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamefurDispray Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I have it on good authority that the real SS stenciled huge runes on their wife beaters and ran around with AKs. just a couple of modernized STG-44s :^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Short version: In a frictionless vacuum, SS/Wehrmacht reenactors are nice people and there's nothing wrong with experimental archaeology or even just play of distasteful historical organizations (I've played paintball on a Soviet Union themed team before, so no issues there), but in practice reenactors of WWII German units tend to be an almost perfect mix of starstruck idiots, wehraboos, and closeted and sometimes not even that closeted Neo-Nazis. The reality is unfortunately those groups attract Neo-Nazi untermenschen like a ripened grapefruit to flies (speaking from personal experience). My advice for people wanting to honestly reenact German units from WWII, and who want to not just become a Neo-Nazi party would be to hold very public fundraisers for Jewish organizations every month, and also buy a few cattle prods for some of the more stubborn wehraboos. I find it hilarious how the people attracted to those groups are often the worst examples of the Aryan archetype desired by the Nazi big dogs. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I see the chick is dressed for the Berlin May 1945 reenactment event. ... ... What? Too soon? Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Norse and early Slavic re-enactment/living history groups suffer from the same sort of appeal to certain unsavory elements. Luckily we have pretty strict bylaws for members of our particular group and we are usually able to weed those types out almost instantly. Typically because they are too stupid to function in civil society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Can you guess the political beliefs of Confederate reenactors. The results are shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Can you guess the political beliefs of Confederate reenactors. The results are shocking! Yeah, they can be just as obnoxious and very nearly morally bankrupt. Again, these aren't sweeping statements about everyone who reenacts as X or Y, just what those groups tend to attract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Yeah, they can be just as obnoxious and very nearly morally bankrupt. Again, these aren't sweeping statements about everyone who reenacts as X or Y, just what those groups tend to attract. Agreed. You can be legitimately interested enough into a topic to participate in reenacting, yet distance yourself from the "politics" of it. If I was asked to participate in a reenactment as the historical villain I'd probably do it. I would have to make it clear that I don't agree with the historical person's POV, that is where many of these guys screw up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashbotUS Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 The more legitimate living history groups tend to have an academic interest in recreating a specific event or period of time and are apolitical and nonreligious. These groups suffer from a different type of Nazi colloquialism, but that is a different topic. We get the "Nordic blood" types every once in a while but they usually out themselves with the stupids and are removed from the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I don't get the appeal of reenacting. Seems like a huge time and money sink too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 I don't get the appeal of reenacting. Seems like a huge time and money sink too. Maybe they are like furries and ANIMEA that like to live out their fantasies in reality despite being irrational and a negative towards social interaction with real people. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 It's kind of like community theater for those who aren't good at remembering their lines. It SHOULD be a harmless hobby like building model trains and collecting coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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