Civil War re-enactment in Manassas canceled amid worries over violence

Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | Aug 18, 2017 | ANTONIO OLIVO

[COBOL2Java]

An annual Civil War re-enactment in Virginia was canceled Friday after participants shared worries over their safety following the recent violence in Charlottesville.

The two-day event in Manassas, scheduled to start Aug. 25, was meant to share how both Union and Confederate soldiers lived during the Civil War.

The event, which the city began hosting in 2011 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, has previously featured tent cities set up in the downtown area, an evening ball, and lectures about how the war started and why.

Patty Prince, a Manassas city spokeswoman, said some of the re-enactors called event organizers with worries that the racially charged atmosphere across the country over whether to tear down Civil War monuments would lead to violence.

“It’s just not a good time to have it,” Prince said about the event. “It’s a very sad time in our country.”

[TheConservativeTejano]

Well, this is true, this was the most sickening part of the whole debacle of 0sama, was that we found out the government was rotten through and through. We shouldn’t expect any better from the current crop. Time for a new generation of leadership

Partner, you hit a homerun with that statement.We agree with ya 100%.

At least we write it down but the Rat party will never ever do this since they are stuck on Pelousy, Waters, Wasserman-Shulz, Weiner, the America Hating, Imposter Obama, Clintoons etc.

[foreverfree]

bump

[Lurker]

I’m starting to get really, really pissed off.

L

[HokieMom]

Hi, Travis — are you ever on the radio these days? Had to stop listening to AJ because he kept interrupting you so badly. Drove me nuts! Would love to hear your take on things somewhere.

[Lurker]

Those 5.11 pants look way better on me. Mine have honest wear.

L

[HokieMom]

Please support Corey Stewart to defeat the dopey Tim Kaine in 2018

[foreverfree]

Attacking statues of various Catholic saints? News to me. Where and how?

ff

[rlmorel]

And fixed bayonets.

[Postman Pat]

“bad re-enactors, who are many, with their beer bellies and gray hair, make a mockery of it”

I am not sure the gray hair would be a problem for the Confederate side, after all they really used up as many able-bodied men of whatever age they could get their hands on but the beer guts are a serious issue.

Seeing so-called Confederate soldiers, an army of bare-foot, half-starved scarecrows for the most part depicted as plump, well-dressed men in spotless uniforms and full kit just makes it ridiculous looking.

[aomagrat]

http://religionnews.com/2017/08/21/saints-statue-defaced-amid-confederate-monuments-debate/

[aomagrat]

http://thehayride.com/2017/05/joan-arc-next-target-take-em-nola/