There has been a lot of reporting on a "national secession convention." Isn't that self-contradictory? By making it a "national" activity, aren't they admitting that they are just playing games within the "national" context. A North American secession convention might make sense, or an anti-national convention might make sense. However, secession is about leaving a nation and not being national at all.
What I see is some "Ruritanian" fantasy playing. "What if we had our own toy Republic," is the fantasy without considering that when the day is over, you are on your own.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
They eat their own. Another SCV faction fight. James-Younger Camp, a real piece of work.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has this report on the latest factional fighting in the SCV between far-right and farther-right factions. The farther right it seems is called the "lunatics" in the Neo-Confederate movement, a very apt name.
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=813
Look at the lead photo. As you might imagine, the current Commander-in-Chief, Christopher Sullivan, editor of the Southern Partisan, a Neo-Confederate publication, doesn't want this group to be the public face of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV).
Especially since they were T-shirts promoting the Turner Diaries, a race war white supremacist novel as reported by the Southern Poverty Law Center. http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=637
The Lunatic faction is actually calling Sullivan a "granny" which is a term of derision for those who are not seen as neo-Confederate enough.
This will be a destructive conflict of the entire Neo-Confederate movement. The first phase of the fighting will be in the SCV. One faction will be the Neo-Confederates who realize that if the James-Younger Camp is the face of the SCV, the organization is finished for credibility. If they win, the SCV will be pitted against the Southern Partisan and it will be a competition who is the most Neo-Confederate and true. This competition will involve attacks on the Southern Partisan as being politically correct etc. and pressuring it to take ever more extreme positions.
Even if the "lunatics" as the more Neo-Confederate faction is called, fails to take over the SCV, it will result in an ongoing conflict in the SCV and against the Southern Partisan for years. Every organization will be forced to attempt to navigating between these extremes. The League of the South http://dixienet.org/New%20Site/index.shtml (LOS) will have to choose which side to be on. The LOS was one of the groups that attacked the old "moderate" leadership and was a force in the SCV take over. It will be ironic to see the LOS attacked by the very extreme forces it unleashed.
As for Christopher M. Sullivan, I can't think of a more appropriate person to have to face attacks by the Lunatics.
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=813
Look at the lead photo. As you might imagine, the current Commander-in-Chief, Christopher Sullivan, editor of the Southern Partisan, a Neo-Confederate publication, doesn't want this group to be the public face of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV).
Especially since they were T-shirts promoting the Turner Diaries, a race war white supremacist novel as reported by the Southern Poverty Law Center. http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=637
The Lunatic faction is actually calling Sullivan a "granny" which is a term of derision for those who are not seen as neo-Confederate enough.
This will be a destructive conflict of the entire Neo-Confederate movement. The first phase of the fighting will be in the SCV. One faction will be the Neo-Confederates who realize that if the James-Younger Camp is the face of the SCV, the organization is finished for credibility. If they win, the SCV will be pitted against the Southern Partisan and it will be a competition who is the most Neo-Confederate and true. This competition will involve attacks on the Southern Partisan as being politically correct etc. and pressuring it to take ever more extreme positions.
Even if the "lunatics" as the more Neo-Confederate faction is called, fails to take over the SCV, it will result in an ongoing conflict in the SCV and against the Southern Partisan for years. Every organization will be forced to attempt to navigating between these extremes. The League of the South http://dixienet.org/New%20Site/index.shtml (LOS) will have to choose which side to be on. The LOS was one of the groups that attacked the old "moderate" leadership and was a force in the SCV take over. It will be ironic to see the LOS attacked by the very extreme forces it unleashed.
As for Christopher M. Sullivan, I can't think of a more appropriate person to have to face attacks by the Lunatics.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Questions for the Presidential Candidates./ Is Ron Paul really a friend of the Confederacy.
I came up with 25 questions for the presidential candidates regarding Neo-Confederacy. What I am putting in this blog is just the draft versions. I will try to get them in the mail this month.
A lot of Neo-Confederates think Ron Paul is their friend. I wonder if Ron Paul will be willing to answer these questions and how would he answer. I think most of the candidates, Republican and Democrat would not want to answer these issues, but I would think that Ron Paul, who is supposed to be something other than a usual politician would be glad to answer these questions. Or maybe not.
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON NEO-CONFEDERACY
Though these questions are written for a yes, no answer, please feel free to elaborate on them or give an answer other than yes or no, either in the space provided beneath the question or with an attached sheet of paper. Please make sure if an attached sheet of paper is used, it is clear to which question you are responding.
1. Are you a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
2. Would you nominate for attorney general someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
3. Would you nominate for attorney general someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
4. For other cabinet positions would you nominate someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
5. For other cabinet positions would you nominate someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
6. Would you nominate for the Supreme Court or some other Federal judgeship someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
7. Would you nominate for the Supreme Court or some other Federal judgeship someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
8. Would you nominate for the United States Commission on Civil Rights someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
9. Would you nominate for the United States Commission on Civil Rights someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
10. Would you nominate to the National Endowment for the Humanities or other such Federal boards regarding arts, crafts, cultural activities, and the humanities someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
11. Would you nominate to the National Endowment for the Humanities or other such Federal boards regarding arts, crafts, cultural activities, and the humanities someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
12. Would you nominate for an ambassadorship someone who was a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
13. Would you nominate for an ambassadorship someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
14. As President would you allow the participation of the United States military in Neo-Confederate events?
15. As President would you place a wreath at the Arlington Confederate Memorial or other Confederate memorial?
16. As President would you accept awards from Neo-Confederate organizations?
17. As President would you attend events held by Neo-Confederate organizations?
18. As President would you send letters of commendation, congratulations or similar to Neo-Confederate organizations?
19. As President would you observe a Confederate holiday?
20. As President would you display Confederate symbols at the White House?
21. As President would you display or commemorate Confederate leaders in the White House?
22. As President would you allow a United States ship to be named after a Confederate leader?
23. As President would you allow a United States public building, park, or public facility to be named after a Confederate leader?
24. As President would you allow a stamp to be issued by the United States Postal Service commemorating a Confederate leader?
25. As President would you allow a coin to be issued by the United States Mint commemorating a Confederate leader?
A lot of Neo-Confederates think Ron Paul is their friend. I wonder if Ron Paul will be willing to answer these questions and how would he answer. I think most of the candidates, Republican and Democrat would not want to answer these issues, but I would think that Ron Paul, who is supposed to be something other than a usual politician would be glad to answer these questions. Or maybe not.
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON NEO-CONFEDERACY
Though these questions are written for a yes, no answer, please feel free to elaborate on them or give an answer other than yes or no, either in the space provided beneath the question or with an attached sheet of paper. Please make sure if an attached sheet of paper is used, it is clear to which question you are responding.
1. Are you a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
2. Would you nominate for attorney general someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
3. Would you nominate for attorney general someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
4. For other cabinet positions would you nominate someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
5. For other cabinet positions would you nominate someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
6. Would you nominate for the Supreme Court or some other Federal judgeship someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
7. Would you nominate for the Supreme Court or some other Federal judgeship someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
8. Would you nominate for the United States Commission on Civil Rights someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
9. Would you nominate for the United States Commission on Civil Rights someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
10. Would you nominate to the National Endowment for the Humanities or other such Federal boards regarding arts, crafts, cultural activities, and the humanities someone who is a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
11. Would you nominate to the National Endowment for the Humanities or other such Federal boards regarding arts, crafts, cultural activities, and the humanities someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
12. Would you nominate for an ambassadorship someone who was a member, honorary or otherwise, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, Council of Conservative Citizens or other neo-Confederate organization?
13. Would you nominate for an ambassadorship someone who has lent support to the Neo-Confederate movement or is otherwise active in it?
14. As President would you allow the participation of the United States military in Neo-Confederate events?
15. As President would you place a wreath at the Arlington Confederate Memorial or other Confederate memorial?
16. As President would you accept awards from Neo-Confederate organizations?
17. As President would you attend events held by Neo-Confederate organizations?
18. As President would you send letters of commendation, congratulations or similar to Neo-Confederate organizations?
19. As President would you observe a Confederate holiday?
20. As President would you display Confederate symbols at the White House?
21. As President would you display or commemorate Confederate leaders in the White House?
22. As President would you allow a United States ship to be named after a Confederate leader?
23. As President would you allow a United States public building, park, or public facility to be named after a Confederate leader?
24. As President would you allow a stamp to be issued by the United States Postal Service commemorating a Confederate leader?
25. As President would you allow a coin to be issued by the United States Mint commemorating a Confederate leader?
Monday, October 01, 2007
Son of Confederate Veterans (SCV) goes Christian Reconstructionist
They now have a Chaplains Corp newsletter and have announced a religious political program of action which you can read in the following newsletter which is online.
http://www.scv.org/documents/ChaplainsChronicleSept07.pdf
The editorial, lead article of the newsletter, asks the members to work "to establish the rule of Christianity in America." The call for this is by the Chaplain-in-Chief of the SCV, originally made in the Confederate Veteran, the official publication of the SCV.
The general web page for this newsletter and evidently for the Chaplain Corps itself is at this web page.
http://www.scv.org/chaplainsChronicle.php
The idea of the Civil War as a holy war is in an article by Mark W. Evans.
My article on the Confederate Christians is online at this web page:
http://gis.depaul.edu/ehague/Articles/PUBLISHED%20CRAS%20ARTICLE.pdf
It was published by the Canadian Review for American Studies at the Univ. of Toronto.
http://www.scv.org/documents/ChaplainsChronicleSept07.pdf
The editorial, lead article of the newsletter, asks the members to work "to establish the rule of Christianity in America." The call for this is by the Chaplain-in-Chief of the SCV, originally made in the Confederate Veteran, the official publication of the SCV.
The general web page for this newsletter and evidently for the Chaplain Corps itself is at this web page.
http://www.scv.org/chaplainsChronicle.php
The idea of the Civil War as a holy war is in an article by Mark W. Evans.
My article on the Confederate Christians is online at this web page:
http://gis.depaul.edu/ehague/Articles/PUBLISHED%20CRAS%20ARTICLE.pdf
It was published by the Canadian Review for American Studies at the Univ. of Toronto.