Brooks Simpson has an excellent post on his blog today titled “Another Version of Southern Heritage” that relates a recent speech by the current president of the neo-Confederate League of the South. The speech features flagrant racism and flagrant calls for violence against the United States government. While I give the speaker credit for being candid, if he is an indication of the prevailing doctrine driving the League of the South and other similar neo-Confederate organizations, then organizations like the Southern Poverty Law Center are absolutely correct about the threat they pose. That this ideology is promoted by politicians like Ron Paul makes it even more alarming. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Brooks.
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European Christians only, eh? Apparently Judah Benjamin was not a Southerner.
I’m not sure which is more shocking, the racist xenophobia expressed, or the denial of historical fact. The claim that bankers are after the Southern middle class is perhaps a bit humorous, but the idea of the Civil Rights Movement as a second Reconstruction is just frightening.
maybe Jeff Davis declared him an “Aryan.”
“the idea of the Civil Rights Movement as a second Reconstruction is just frightening”
I dunno, wasn’t black civil rights a core aim of the original (failed) reconstruction? In that sense, yeah, the 20th century civil rights struggles was reconstruction 2.0, this time more successful.
The positions taken by this guy are obviously repugnant, but I think they have a certain coherence.
This is why I love free speech, by the way. It allows a cockroach to open his mouth and demonstrate his racism, desire for violence, etc. for all of us to see.
Eric,
I agree wholly with you and Dr. Simpson on this. But I’m wondering how you link Ron Paul to this groupPerhaps he’s a member?
Christ
I think the guy’s message is the Klan message, but don’t think he’s a threat. It’s just words.
What I find disturbing is Brooks Simpson labelling this as Another Version of Southern Heritage.