Simple gestures, such as laying flowers at the foot of a shrine, lets the world know that there are some who still care for the people these monuments depict and recall. As you’re doing so, remember to say a prayer for the dead and for this fallen world around you.
We cannot let our heroes go unreverenced.
Today, the 19th of January, is the birthday of the noble Son of the South, Robert Edward Lee. Born in 1807, Lee would prove in his lifetime to be one of the most capable commanders in military history. But he was not merely a man who mastered the machine of war – rather, he was also a father, a man of immense conviction and character, and a pious and long-suffering person. All of these traits serve as examples to the present, especially when contrasted to the navel-gazing and destructive attitudes of the current age. Lee was, and will remain, a man for all times. The present culture (or lack thereof) may deride him, but all may take solace in knowing that character is not negated by the fanciful and often fanatical attacks by his foes.
And while one should be rightly alarmed at the blatant anti-Southern sentiment which has gripped with hysteria both the new and aged institutions of North and South alike, one cannot allow the venomous hatred which impels these to act to overpower our own good sense. It is the love of the South, its heritage, and its heroes which will prevail. Hatred, without any sort of love to rest upon, will consume itself. Let us pray that we, like Lee, act when the time comes to act, but always bear love towards home and enemy host alike.
The Abbeville Institute (which does not have any affiliation with St Andrew’s News) is hosting a conference upon the implications of the attacks on Confederate monuments. While St Andrew’s News will likely not be in attendance, it is encouraged that any reader do so and support such a laudable institution. The location is in that “cultural crib” of the South, Charleston, South Carolina, on the 24th of February.
Events such as these are needed to re-enculturate Southerners and remind them of who they are and what they are presently losing. If any readers know of any other events, from demonstrations to educational talks, please contact St Andrew’s News so that we may relay the information.
Happy Robert E. Lee Day! Today we Alabamians (along with our sister-States Arkansas and Mississippi) celebrate General Robert E. Lee’s birthday (19th of Jan, 1807). Besides being one of the greatest military minds to have ever lived, Lee was the epitome of a Southern gentleman, one who should be emulated down through the ages. Surely in our South he is counted among the modern “Nine Worthies.”
But the forces of subversion have struck hard at this legendary man. They have sought to break the celebration of Lee by supplanting his holiday with the secular saint of the age- Martin Luther King, Jr. In this act they display their outright hostility towards the Southern people. Consider the in two instances the words of both Lee and King and how they are diabolically opposed:
Lee: God is our only refuge and our strength. Let us humble ourselves before Him. Let us confess our many sins and beseech Him to give us a higher courage, a purer patriotism, and a more determined will; that He will convert the hearts of our enemies; that He will hasten the time when war, with its sorrows and sufferings, shall cease, and that He will give us a name and place among the nations of the earth.
King: I endorse it (school prayer ban). I think it was correct. Contrary to what many have said, it sought to outlaw neither prayer nor belief in god. In a pluralistic society such as ours, who is to determine what prayer shall be spoken and by whom? Legally, constitutionally or otherwise, the state certainly has no such right.
Lee: With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have therefore resigned my commission in the Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my sword…
King:(O)ur loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation. This means we must develop a world perspective
President Ronald Reagan signed MLK, Jr. day into law in spite of today being the South’s celebration . Why would a so-called conservative do this? Marcus Epstein at Lew Rockwell’s site has the answer:
Why is a man once reviled by the Right now celebrated by it as a hero? The answer partly lies in the fact that the mainstream Right has gradually moved to the left since King’s death. The influx of many neoconservative intellectuals, many of whom were involved in the civil rights movement, into the conservative movement also contributes to the King phenomenon.
We should all proudly and publicly celebrate Robert E. Lee Day. Let us remind our opponents whose South this really is!
The U.S. Army college Carlisle Barracks is considering removing paintings of Southern Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from its grounds. The reason given is very clear, according to the college spokeswoman:
(O)ne person has questioned why we would honor individuals who were enemies of the United States Army…
And a point is being made. Hanging portraits of great men like Lee and Jackson in a Federal war college is something of an irony. Those great Southern heroes’ lives were given in service to the South, specifically Virginia, which the Federal Government overran and effectively raped. It would be equivalent to the Bolsheviks hanging portraits of the Romanovs.
But the proposed removal of the paintings would not be out of guilt over their invasions. Opposition to the Federal government (firmly in the control of the Northern States) is secular blasphemy. And, in that regard, Lee and Jackson are two arch-fiends.
While megaliths to Lincoln are permitted and promoted, our heroes must forever remain unseen.
+++ Related News (Outgoing Links) +++
Florida School Eliminates Forrest’s Name
