Web-site post-Quiz 6

The Web page for www.dixienet.org, was the homepage of the League of the South. The LS group is a group of people who are Contemporary Southern Nationalists. A quote on the main page by Thomas Nelson Page says this “"I give my loyal and enthusiastic adherence to the present; with all its fresh and glorious possibilities; but I shall never forget that it is to the Old South that the New South owes all that is best and noblest in its being." This group has defined themselves, as a group whose ultimate goal is “a free and independent Southern republic. To reach this goal, we intend to create the climate for a free South among our people by 1) de-legitimating the American Empire at every opportunity; 2) by proving our willingness to be servant-leaders to the Southern people; and 3) by making The League of the South a strong, viable organization that will lead us to Southern independence.” The claim that the groups of people are all Anglo Saxon because they were the true creators of the American land, and they don’t want to ruin the image of the United States by introducing “aliens” to the country. They want to preserve the land as it once was.
However, the view of Blacks in the south is not as excluding as people would think. When people think of the south they think of Jena 6, and other events that have created tension between the whites and the blacks in the south. The President of this organization was asked the question “What are your views of blacks in the south?” and this is how he responded; “The LS disavows a spirit of malice and extends an offer of good will and cooperation to Southern blacks in areas where we can work together as Christians to make life better for all people in the South. We affirm that, while historically the interests of Southern blacks and whites have been in part antagonistic, true Constitutional government would provide protection to all law-abiding citizens — not just to government-sponsored victim groups.”
I found this website to be interesting. I don’t quite know what I was expecting before I went to it, but this wasn’t exactly it. I think I had the image of white supremacists that wanted an all white south and to bring back the old south and bring back the mistreatment of colored people. However, that was not the case. They simply want to pursue an Independent and Self-government. No where on the web page did I find hate against other people, or anything of that nature, I simply found a group of people who set a goal to change their government, and who are actively setting out to meet that goal. On the page I found nothing offensive, cruel, or racists against other people, which I have to admit I was shocked about.