Re-enactors
Several years ago I was involved with a group of American Civil War re-enactors.
I found for the most part that the general public appreciated the events we went to although the group that we depicted was of the confederate south or the "bad guys"
Common sense must prevail in any event such as this, afterall many a veteran was affected by the enemy in one way or the other, having seen many a friend get blown to bits, mistreated etc etc.
I have always had a love of historical things.
Not every person in the general public share the same view.
Nazis are bad, so are commies, marxists, dictators, Japs etc.
This is a general perception by the uneducated public.
Remember guns are bad too! Doesn't matter which side uses them.
The most disturbing thing I found in the re-enactment hobby was that some of the members went too far, to the point that one would wonder if they had some sort of mental disorder. This is the last thing our hobby needs.
Years ago I was also invilved with a local gun club, many members having military firearms.
There were those level headed individuals who used common sense and those who didn't.
Guess what? The others in the club thought all of us a bunch of para-military whack jobs!
Wear a German uniform, you're bound to get some negative feedback. A time and a place for everything.
Do it where other like minded individuals can appreciate it for what it is. If you "live it" obviously you have an issue or two, seek help soon.
A bunch of local collectors have a nice meet at my friends John's every year, we're good people. Like minded, sincere and genuine collectors who appreciate history. To the general public I'm sure we'd be a bunch of weirdos. At the same time though, we're not running around the streets "playing army"
Guys, do all of use in the hobby a favour and use your comon sense.
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