“Most (of the reenactors) were not happy.”
Yet they also weren’t offended enough to pack up and leave.
No one should support the display of the ANoVA flag in a hateful and racist manner. Doing so desecrates a symbol to many of their heritage, the honorable service and conduct of their ancestors, etc.
But demanding removal of it from display in a historically appropritate and relevant context, such as a living history event or reenactment, is as about as close to Maoism as I’ve seen in this country.
“Yet they also weren’t offended enough to pack up and leave.”
I believe the Lutheran Seminary folks counted on blindsiding them. It is a good tactic as it makes the re-enactors look like racist brats if them leave on the spot, and hopefully softens them up for next year.
The re-enactors had already made commitments and the arrangements in their lives to book the time to participate. They were THERE, and to turn around and go home - who knows? Maybe the people that were in charge jollied them along, made them feel guilty and threw some shame their way. It must have been a terrific push back for the Seminary folks to even admit that the re-enactors were not happy.