THE
LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH has a dream....
A
free and prosperous Southern Republic. Our own
nation founded on private property, free association,
fair trade, sound money, low taxes, equal justice before
the law, secure borders, and armed and vigilant
neutrality. Self-governing states and local communities
invoking the favour and guidance of Almighty God. A
bold, self-confident civilisation based on its European
roots.
Our dream must begin in
individual hearts and households and then expand to our
communities and states. We do not believe that solutions
to our social and moral problems can be imposed by any
central state, and we understand that the struggle for
local self-government will be a long one, extending
across generations and requiring the work of those yet
unborn. The good things in life come not as handouts
from a distant government but from free people, working
within their own communities to solve their own
problems.
From the beginning, THE
LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH
has fearlessly stated our basic purpose:
"We
seek to advance the cultural, social, economic, and
political well-being and independence of the Southern
people by all honourable means."
To make this vision
reality, the Southern people must call forth once again
the honour, courage, and forthrightness that made our
civilisation the envy of the world. Throughout our
history we have stood, and often fought, for certain
fundamental principles, and it is on these principles
that THE LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH takes its stand.
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We
of THE LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH are pledged to:
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Advance the interests and independence of the
Southern people.
2.
Defend the historic Christian faith of the
South and return the regulation of religion
and morals to the jurisdiction of states and
local communities.
3.
Educate Southerners (and other Americans of
good will) about our history and our
civilisation.
4.
Protect the symbols and heritage of the
traditional South.
5.
Maintain our link with the great civilisations
of Europe, especially that of the Anglo-Celts,
from which the South has drawn its
inspiration.
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6.
Encourage the development of healthy local
communities and institutions by seceding from
the mindless materialism and vulgarity of
contemporary American society.
7.
Restore the traditional rights reserved to the
states under the Constitution.
8.
Form friendships and alliances with
sympathetic movements striving for devolution
of government and independence for authentic
nations and regions, both inside and outside
of the United States.
9.
Stimulate the economic vitality and
self-sufficiency of the Southern people.
10.
Pledge our lives, fortunes, and sacred honour
to the cause we have undertaken.
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But a
nightmare stands in our way...
Since the War for
Southern Independence, the South has been redefined by
an alien and revolutionary vision from Washington, DC:
the American Empire. This empire, which is in the hands
of corrupt politicians, tyrannical judges, and global
military adventurers, has been constructed on the rubble
of our ancient liberties. It has imposed on its
once-free citizens a vast and oppressive bureaucracy in
the form of welfare and affirmative action programs that
squander our wealth and incite racial strife; it has
established regulatory agencies that stifle the spirit
of enterprise; it has enacted legislation and issued
judicial edicts to legitimate moral perversity and
persecute religion; it has assumed control over the
education of our children, who are taught little except
to hate their ancestors and to despise their own people;
and, ultimately, it has while pursuing empire abroad
refused to defend its people against an epidemic of
crime, the invasion of our borders by illegal aliens,and
the international agencies that are bit by bit chipping
away at the sovereignty of the United States. These
enormities are sufficient to nullify whatever moral
authority the central government once may have had.
The Empire will not
tolerate deviation or independence. It has taken charge
of the smallest details of our lives and stripped the
states and local communities of their rights and
responsibilities. The sons of free men have become
slaves. We look at the might and power arrayed against
us and are tempted to despair. The odds against us are
too great! Our numbers are too few to affect real
change! We are too weak.
But we reply, in the
words of Robert Lewis Dabney, that
"It
is only the atheist who adopts
success as the criterion of right." |
Imagine what would happen
if only one Southern state stood up for its rights under
the 10th Amendment. If only one Southern community
supported local agriculture and local businesses. If
only one Southern family seceded from popular culture.
And if only one Southerner joined THE LEAGUE
OF THE SOUTH. Would
another Southerner follow?
When the Hebrew leader
Jonathan dared challenge the militarily-superior
Philistines against great odds, he told his frightened
followers:
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is not constrained to save by many or by
few." |
To our fellow Southerners
we say, We need only use the tools and numbers Heaven
has given us. We need only declare our independence, one
by one, from the malignant culture that poisons our very
lifeblood as a people.
Our vision of a free and
prosperous South continues the tradition of
decentralisation defended by virtuous and principled
Southerners: Washington, Jefferson, Henry, Mason,
Randolph, Calhoun, Davis, and Lee. We daily accept
expropriations from the central government, both
material and spiritual, that would have brought these
men to active resistance. They were willing to risk
their lives, fortunes, and sacred honour for the cause
of liberty.
Will future generations
say the same of us?
THE
LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH is not just another
Southern heritage group, not just sentimental dwellers
in the past. We revere our Southern ancestors because
they were right and because their ideas have
consequences for our future.
We have a vision.
Do you dream with us? Can you bear to tell your
grandchildren you were not among us? Take your
stand today. Join THE
LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH. Please print out
and use the membership application that follows
below....
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