The Great
Southern League Race Debate
Introduction
The Great Southern League Race Debate took place during the summer of 1996. I think it will prove to be a debate that impacts the Southern movement for decades to come as virtually all of the issues and arguments that affect the South were aired.
What the debate showed more than anything else is that the true and historic Southern perspective on race and ethnicity has become so unpopular in today's America that even most Southern advocates are terrified that they will be linked to it. This has led to a spurious and counterfeit perspective of the South being adopted by many so that they can still stand up for the South but not be forced to confront its enemies on the same grounds and in the same manner our forefathers did.
Another malady has also driven its way into the South. The true and historic Southern position has been neglected for so long that a new generation of Southern activists have arisen that don't even know what it is. Even many who love the South have been so swept away with the current of history that they no longer realize what it was their ancestors fought for.
These things will become manifest as you read this debate.
You will see this issue demonstrated as several people adopt a Libertarian view on race, as though if Washington will just leave things alone, matters will turn out all right. In truth, although things would be better if Washington were not actively pressing racial integration on the South, the matter wouldn't be righted by a Libertarian policy alone. No, it will take the concerted political and social action by the South to protect herself from the Africans and other non-Southerners who live within the bounds of Dixie if the South is ever to become a viable nation again.
The Great Southern League Race Debate begins in the context of a serious political and social organization that has a stated goal of secession from Washington. That's why I joined it. And when I found out what was being stated as standard operating procedure on the listserver, I knew immediately that some change of direction must occur or the movement and the organization was doomed to failure.
The debate was at times comical and at times surreal, but through it all ran the immensely serious matter that we were debating; what the South truly is and who the Southern people truly are. To the true and historical Southern advocate, very little in the world is more important than that.
-- Dennis Wheeler
Preface
I waited until after the debate was over to put this together as I didn't realize the importance of what was taking place as it occurred. Because of that, a few of the names of the people participating got lost. When reading an e-mail post which is an answer to a former post which may be an answer to an even more former post, it is sometimes difficult to tell who's saying what or exactly what they're talking about if you haven't kept up with the posts as they were being delivered.
I have gone through them all and edited them with this in mind. I have touched very little of the content, but have inserted guideposts so that you can now come into the discussion and tell who was speaking at each point along with what things or previous statements they were referring to.
I have numbered the posts, so whenever you see a `#' sign followed by a numeral, you will know that a new message is beginning.
I have also placed my own comments throughout the document to highlight the items that I thought were the most important and to provide you with some perspective as to what the significance of a current or upcoming event was or would be.
I hope this project proves to be a big help to the Southern movement and the South itself. With that said, read on of the Great Southern League Race Debate.
-- Dennis Wheeler
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