Tomorrow’s Headlines: Dixie Alliance celebrates Independence!

Killen, Alabama: Southerners from around the Dixie Alliance gathered together today in celebration and remembrance of the social and political upheavals which ultimately lead to their Independence and freedom from Federal Tyranny. As a result of that difficult time twenty-five years ago,  many will recall those Southern and Midwestern States who sought a peaceful separation from the U.S. Federal System, and entered into the present-day alliance we enjoy today.

But it wasn’t easy, as Alabama’s then-Governor Hill recollects. Alabama was amongst the first states to completely ‘nullify’ the authority of the Federal Government in favor of self-determination and the governing of their own affairs. And when Federal officials were escorted and expelled from the State through the recently formed Alabama State Guard, the Federals responded by attempting occupation and martial law of Montgomery. Alabama’s Government sought assistance from Governor Davis of Georgia, and the Dixie Alliance was then born. Sovereign Texas also responded, and the three State Governments called for an end to the Federal drone attacks and indefinite detention of southern citizens. Massive anti-Federalist demonstrations erupted in Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and Free Quebec was instrumental in leveraging international support for the newly formed Alliance.  As a result, Washington’s years of economic disaster, urban decay, and multicultural experimentation finally caught up with them – and occupational troops were forced to withdraw.

What has now become known as the Second Southern Revolution, was in actuality the result of a series of social, political, and intellectual transformations in Southern society, government and ways of thinking. Southerners rejected the Federal Tyranny that dominated the U.S. Empire at the time, championing instead a restoration of the Classical ideals which dominated Southern culture before Imperial Occupation. As a result of gaining their Independence, Virtue was the goal, and Progressivism was the enemy. Among the significant results of the revolution was the restoration of Sovereign State government responsible to the will of the people.

Note: The above is intended as a fictional scenario. Stay tuned as in the future, Active South brings you more ‘headlines’ from an Independent South! Have ideas? Let us know!

Picture of the Day: Southern Soldiers

Active South Advertising Program

In order to promote the message of Southern Independence, we need you – yes, YOU – to help us in getting out the word. While several people (or a small group) can make a big difference in our cause, if we have “all hands on deck” we can quickly accomplish what it would take a small group several years to do.

Here’s what you can do. The Advertisement to the right is simple and eye-catching, and conveys our message quickly and efficiently. There’s several options to you on how to distribute this ad.

Free Method: This is easy, and all it takes is a little time. Download the jpeg image of this ad, and upload it to your profile on facebook, twitter, or blog. You can then share it with your friends on facebook, or go out to you local county facebook newspaper sites and share it with them. Easy. You can also print it out and distribute it at the library bulletin board, your local post-office bulletin board, or the local coffee shop.

Advertising: This method of course will cost some money, and the idea here is to utilize local papers, and the most cost-effective advertising rates in order to advance the message of secession amongst rural communities. If you are from Alabama or another Southern State, you’re going to know your small local papers better than anyone else around. Find out how much the advertising rates are – and if you can afford it – place the jpeg graphic as an ad! If you can’t afford it, send Active South a message regarding your local paper. See that “Donate” button up in the right hand corner? We’re working on gathering funds to help folks place ads, and possibly even billboards. So if you can spare a few bucks, or know of someone who can, direct them our way so we can get this campaign rolling.

For example:

• Northwest Missouri News Advertising Rates are: $75 for a front page “ear” (find out more about these rates Here)
• St. Genevieve Herald (Southeast Missouri) Rates are $7.00 per column inch (find out more about these rates Here)

Rhett Centre Flyer

For more information:

• SNN: Rhett’s explanation why Southern independence was necessary
• SNN: Robert Barnwell Rhett Art raffle (fundraising for the Rhett Centre)

May Active South Project: The Rhett Centre

Robert Barnwell Rhett, the Father of Southern Nationalism, explained using clear language in his memoir the root of the conflict between the North and South in the 1860s. Rhett, who had served as a US Senator and a representative in the provisional Confederate Congress, wrote a report in the latter capacity which explained to European governments as well as to a domestic audience why the Southern States had seceded in 1860-61. Rhett, believing that independence was necessary for the long-term survival and well-being of the Southern people, had used political divisions between the North and the South since the late 1820s to promote Southern independence over issues such as the tariff, Western expansion, slavery, foreign policy and US presidential elections. According to his memoirs, published in an edited form in 2000 by Dr William C Davis as A Fire-Eater Remembers: The Confederate Memoir of Robert Barnwell Rhett,  ‘the real matter at issue was Constitutional Free government or the higher law – Despotism of a majority.’

Today, have things changed much as far as the Southern people’s relationship to the North and the US Federal Government over the last century and a half?Southerners are not treated as equals within the Union. US social experiments in the South have resulted in disaster for Southern cities and towns. Southerners are not permitted to protect the monuments and memorials to their ancestors from defilement. The basic liberties of Southerners in important areas such as health care and self-protection are continually being eroded. Southern local governments are no longer permitted even the smallest measure of autonomy or cultural expression. Northern Leftists openly talk about how US Federal Government policies are demographically displacing Southerners, leading to a future when Southerners will be a minority in every Southern State. Even more so than in 1860 it is clear that Southerners have no hope of maintaining essential freedoms or even their continued existence as a people within the United States of America. Independence is even more of a must today for Southerners than it was in 1860s.

This is why Active South is promoting the Rhett Centre – a long-term project of Southern Nationalist Network (SNN). The Rhett Centre will be the first Southern nationalist think-tank, conference centre and audio/video studio. This will be a major advancement for our cause. We have bought the url rhettcentre.com and have the land upon which the centre will be built. The goal now is to raise the funds to build the structure.

Over the rest of the month of May, we will continue to post articles on why Southern Independence is necessary, as well as encourage Active South readers to promote or contribute to the future of the Southern people. And one of the ideal ways of doing this is through helping build the Rhett Centre. In fact, SNN is currently hosting a raffle for an original piece of artwork in order to help raise funds for the Rhett Centre. See below for more details!

For more information:

• SNN: Rhett’s explanation why Southern independence was necessary
• SNN: Robert Barnwell Rhett Art raffle (fundraising for the Rhett Centre)

Honoring our Southern Mothers

My Grandma was a woman who has since passed on, but is someone who I honor this Mother’s Day. She wasn’t really someone who was well educated, or spent a lot of time dwelling on the “hot-topics” of the day. But while she didn’t hold a fancy degree from a fine university – she excelled in the knowledge of taking care of a family of five children, loving the Lord, helping forge a living on a dairy farm, and playing a vital role in the education of not just her family – but her community too.

She was a down-to-earth lady. She didn’t think twice about sticking a male cat head-first in a boot in order to castrate it herself. And in her younger days, she was often outside working just as hard as my grandpa in bringing in crops, helping during calving, or sweating it out in the kitchen in order to can vegetables for the coming winter. Although she kept a tidy house, she wasn’t a germ-a-phobe like some ladies are today. If someone tracked in a little cow manure into the house, it wasn’t a big deal. In fact, we as kids always looked forward to visiting for that big pitcher of raw milk in the fridge, and the drawer full of stale cookies. The point? She didn’t sweat the small stuff. She knew there were more important things to worry about.

What she did focus on, I can still clearly remember. For her, when she greeted folks at church, or talked with others at a community supper – she treated each person as if they were really special. And it wasn’t that superficial manner of a salesman. I believe she really went out of her way to engage and build others up. From taking people a meal during a rough time, or showing up for folks when they needed help moving or bringing in hay, she’d sometimes put aside her own wants in order to give a hand when it was needed.

My own mother today has many of her qualities, and in turn passed on many of these qualities to me. That’s the power of a Mother. Not a mother? Don’t worry. You can still exhibit many fine Southern virtues in influencing those around you for good. And if you’re a husband to one of these ladies, then thank the Lord you’ve been blessed to share life with a lady who cares about our value towards Christian Faith, Family (blood), and Community (soil). Because one day, your children (or future children) will pick up the torch. And hopefully, Lord willing, they’ll be picking up – and carrying on, with what really matters!

National Guard Publication ridicules South, and promotes subversion of Constitution

Of particular interest to the Southern Nationalist, the Sept/Oct 2012 article in The Guard Experience (The official publication of the Army National Guard) entitled, “The Soldiers Who Saved Mississippi”  is a clear – and timely – warning to Federal service members who may face unrest in their local communities. Because by conveying the experiences of Sergeant Larry Mins, and the 10,000 fellow Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers mobilized by President Kennedy, this moment in 1962 reminds soldiers that no matter what your community believes – if Federal leadership requires a soldier to subvert the constitution, even to the point of firing on their neighbors, then they’d better do it.

As for the history of this incident, Brooke Lea Foster (author of the article) shows her obvious egalitarian bias when she writes that, “In 1962, Segregation was all the South knew. So when James Meredith, a young black man, decided to take advantage of a Supreme Court ruling affirming his right to enroll at The University of Mississippi, riots erupted. Soldiers from the Mississippi National Guard answered the call, followed orders and prevented more bloodshed, helping usher in a new chapter in the civil rights struggle.”

Clearly, it doesn’t matter that segregation was practiced all throughout the so-called United States, or that Meredith risked the lives of hundreds of his fellow Mississippians through forcing his way – when he could have received a college education from a University who welcomed him. Still, although Brooke Foster has crafted a propaganda piece designed to speak to Guardsmen, there are several interesting points drawn from the article which are worthy of further consideration.

1. Soldiers no longer serve local communities, but the dictates of the Federal Government – even if that Government is wrong: When Guardsman Mims (from Mississippi) relays his personal experience in the article, he talks about Colonel Guy Gravlee, who blew a whistle indicating that the soldiers lock and load. The rioters, upset over the Federal subversion of their local institution, finally broke in the face of tear gas and the overwhelming Federal force.  “These were our folks, my fellow Mississippians,” he says. “But they ceased being our folks when they started attacking us.”

James Meredith, now 80, recalls that “The greatest fear of a military commander is that his troops won’t follow their orders. The Kennedys were scared to death that the Mississippi Guard wouldn’t follow theirs.” But, he wasn’t surprised that the that Mississippi Guard followed orders that day. Even Gov. Barnett’s son, Ross Barnett Jr., reported for duty after his unit was federalized.

2. Southern Stereotypes perpetuated through a Military who claims to be tolerant of all views: Perhaps unsurprisingly, the article ridicules the South by portraying Mississippians as a rabid, mindless lot eager for bloodshed over Constitutional principals (self determination, state sovereignty, liberty, and limited government) that were of no consequence. For instance, when Governor Ross Barnett spoke to a crowd of 50,000  at an Ole Miss football game, he stated that, “I love Mississippi! I love her people! Our customs. I love and respect our heritage.” According to The Guard Experience, everyone knew the Governor was really just talking about segregation. Governor Ross Barnet  is further vilified in the article when the writer asserts that he formed a Citizens Council only to promote white supremacy.

• Read Governor Ross Barnett’s Declaration to the People of Mississippi, and decide for yourself what the man was talking about.

3. The Federal Government, through forcing their will at Ole Miss, has indeed changed things for this community. But is it for the better? Dr. Charles Ross, currently a professor at Ole Miss who teaches African-American history, concludes the article by stating that, “We continually try to apologize and convince people that we’ve changed…No other state works as hard to convince the rest of the country that everything is different.”

And different it is. According to College Prowler, “Although Christianity is the predominant religion at Ole Miss, there are many other faiths represented on campus. There is a large Muslim community in Oxford, and the town has its own mosque. There are also populations of Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and non-religious students.” (Also see University of Mississippi Gay-Straight Alliance)

For further reading: The Nanny-State Super Citizen