2nd Secessionist Convention Media Stories
The convention was held Oct 3-4, 2007 in Chattanooga, TN
As you'll see, there was controversy over (mostly Southern Poverty Law
Center) allegations that convention co-convener League of the South is
racist. More info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_the_South
http://middleburyinstitute.org also co-convened.
In truth, all secessionists risk being tarred by "unionists" with the
"bigotry" smear because *some* secessionists obviously want separatist
organizations, communities or nation states based on race, religion,
ethnicity, language, gender, etc. The desire to work in political
community with one's own kind does not necessarily mean hateful or
supremacist or colonialist beliefs - though when it does we should
protest the fact. But that doesn't mean we have to spend half our time
denouncing any secessionist who doesn't toe any unionist's politically
correct line.
To me a greater concern about the conference itself is that most of the
attendees assume seceding entities will be one or more of the current
states of the union. One of these days I'll list all the arguments for
why we should be promoting secession by smaller entities (communities,
cities, counties) which then form regional networks and confederations.
At http://secession.net.
One argument is suggested by the fact that two different gay blogs below
gave the convention relatively positive coverage. Minority groups that
want self-determination can most easily be accommodated by
community-based secession movements.
Considering that a time of great change is coming, we must get
our strategies and goals in order if we are to offer a real alternative
to the various authoritarians jockeying to take greater control of
nation states worldwide. Carol in DC