ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 7月30日 00時11分

The 155th Gettysburg anniversary re-enactment, which was held over the 2nd weekend in July, was a chance for dedicated hobbyists to blast away at each other with antique rifles and rekindle old friendships over campfire-cooked meals. It was also a snapshot of a hobby in decline. #Gettysburg is among the biggest re-enactments of the year, and it still draws thousands to the sweltering Pennsylvania countryside. But that’s nothing compared to the re-enactments of the 1980s and 1990s. Enthusiasts cite a number of factors for why crowds have dwindled: video games or the rising price of gear, perhaps. In the 1980s and ‘90s, “the whole tone of the country was different,” said Thomas Downes, 68, who has been re-enacting for the Union side for 38 years. “It wasn’t ‘I’m racist and I want to glorify slavery.’ Nobody really thought a lot about the social reasons of why the South went to war.” But those reasons can no longer be ignored. After a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017, at least 2 smaller #CivilWar re-enactments were canceled. “You build a comfort zone for the hobby to function,” said Brad Keefer, a re-enactor and history professor. Pointing to the Confederate camp, he said. “And give them the benefit of the doubt that they weren’t at Charlottesville.” @arnold_daniel took these photos at the Gettysburg re-enactment. Swipe left to see more.

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