Good morning! I’m spending the day at the “Largest Secessionist Conference in America,” in Irving, Texas. I’ll be dropping notes in this thread throughout the day. 
The theme of today’s conference is “the revival of secession and state nullification”—which is especially timely, given that the U.S.’s new acting AG is apparently a supporter of nullification. cnn.com/2018/11/09/pol…
The conference is selling CDs to combat “politically correct politicians” who are “pushing to eradicate all of the symbols of the Old South.” (One of the CDs is dedicated to the “War for Southern Independence.”)
Here’s a good primer on the Abbeville Institute, which is hosting today’s conference: chronicle.com/article/Secret… “One of Abbeville's most important purposes...is to arm the next generation of Southern intellectuals“
Abbeville founder Donald Livingston kicks things off, talking about the Civil War: “The war was not about slavery... The war was about suppressing secession!”
Some quotes from Kirkpatrick Sale, the only nominal leftist speaking today:
“Secession is the only road to survival.”
“This country is hurtling... toward a maelstrom of collapse and catastrophe.”
“We’re on a sinking ship, and we don’t have long to escape it.”
“Secession is the only road to survival.”
“This country is hurtling... toward a maelstrom of collapse and catastrophe.”
“We’re on a sinking ship, and we don’t have long to escape it.”
Allen Mendenhaal, former staff attorney for Roy Moore, is currently talking about wearing a coat-and-tie to arrive at basketball games, while his opponents wore warm-up pants that “sagged beneath their rear-ends.”
Here’s what today’s secession conference turnout looks like. (One of the attendees just announced that Harvard students’ IQ is going to drop because of “diversity.”)
Free books! (Arguing for the doctrine of nullification.)
Free pamphlets! (“We’re friendly, genteel, sweet-tea drinking political dissidents.”)
Marcus Evans from YesCalifornia is here, railing against American media. (Here’s everything about YesCalifornia’s links in Russia: politico.com/magazine/story…, thinkprogress.org/russia-texas-c…)
The Tenth Amendment Center’s Michael Boldin now up, talking nullification: “I’ve always wanted to give a speech on nullification on Nullification Day! ... Remember, remember, the 10th of November!”
Finally got the chance to actually meet Larry SECEDE Kilgore, who told me (surprise!) he’s running for Texas governor again in 2022.
A couple final quotes from today’s secession conference:
1. The MC referred to the Confederate flag as the “Freedom Flag.” (They’re for sale.)
2. One of the attendees told me that North-imposed segregation(?) was the reason for racial strife in the South.
1. The MC referred to the Confederate flag as the “Freedom Flag.” (They’re for sale.)
2. One of the attendees told me that North-imposed segregation(?) was the reason for racial strife in the South.
And 3. Jeff Deist, talking about modern beauty and truth, said, “I don’t have to say Beyoncé and Mozart are equivalent.”
