There is an excellent article by Charley Reese at Lew Rockwell  today on Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis . It is always helpful to review the words of such men and consider them. I find reading biographies and the words of Davis, and R. L. Dabney refreshing and inspiring. The clarity of their insights often help bring focus to the confused political and cultural mess that we trudge our way through on a daily basis. As Southrons, it behooves us to refresh ourselves in their words. I often liken it to walking with them. It is the closest thing to taking a walk with them along the backroads of Texas and Mississippi. Their words inspiring challenging and encouraging like those of a kindly grandfather teaching his descendant the wisdom he has gathered in his lifetime.

The refreshing words of Jefferson Davis encouraged me today especially. Yesterday I attended a funneral, and amoung the hymns sung was "I have returned to the God of my Childhood". It would behoove each of us to return to the God of our childhood, the God of our grandfathers and heed those words. Especially when there is talk of the coming collapse of the dollar and rise of the Amero. This is nothing more than a replay of the French economy with the collapse of the assignat. The assignat was a paper currency which fell in value. The government attempted intervening, creating further problems. Finally they created the new currency of the mandat. The mandat, like the assignat fell even faster in value, leading to a total collapse in the economy. That second collapse set the stage for Napoleon and his rise to power.

If you read the article, the Lord Acton quote of how he grieved what was lost at Appomattox more than he rejoiced over what was gained at Waterloo, you can begin to grasp the significance of Napoleon’s rise to power and how it transformed the world. Only time will tell if the dollar follows the path of the assignat, with the amero being the modern equivalent of the mandat.

If only politicians learned the lessons that such events teach us, great griefs and heartaches could be avoided.  Even in these griefs, there are opportunities for the Southern people to return to the table of nations. The Yankee policies have shown what greed can accomplish and have wreaked havoc on families, culture and history. Now is the time for Southern wisdom, ways, and values can give hope.

Merry Christmas and Remember Jefferson Davis.

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