Bradford on Kirk

I most recently mentioned Russell Kirk and his books about the origins of the American political order in this post. The Imaginative Conservative posts something by Mel Bradford that is relevant: A Proper Patrimony: Russell Kirk and America's Moral Genealogy, in which Bradford discusses Kirk's The Roots of American Order. Not that Obama or most Democrats care. Who can revitalize the Southern Democrats?

Conservative Heritage Times posts a letter by Dr. Michael Hill of the League of the South: The Poison of Multiculturalism. I was somewhat puzzled by his exclusive focus on white Americans, since I thought the LOS was open to black Southrons and was dedicated to defending traditional Southern culture as the common inheritance of Southern whites and blacks. (See the outreach from the Arkansas LOS.) The focus on whites is understandable in so far as Anglo-American culture was first the culture of white men, and multiculturalism seeks to eradicate its pre-eminence and simultaneously make white men almost personae non gratae in their own country. In the LOS FAQ it is stated:

Q:Why does the LS seek to protect the Anglo-Celtic core population and culture of the historic South? 

A: The Anglo-Celtic peoples settled the South and gave it its dominate culture and civilisation. We believe that the advancement of Anglo-Celtic culture and civilisation is vital in order to preserve our region as we know it. Should this core be destroyed or displaced the South would be made over in an alien image — unfamiliar and inhospitable to our children and grandchildren. We, as Anglo-Celtic Southerners, have a duty to protect that which our ancestors bequeathed to us. If we do not promote our interests then no one will do it for us.

But should the letter be taken as signalling a shift in direction for the organization? Or is it just a protest against the attacks by radicals upon white America?

As a result of the elite animosity towards average, middle American whites, it is acceptable to make "comedies" like The Watch and The Campaign, in which white men are mocked. Yes, there is a minority member in The Watch, but he seems to be more socially inept than anything, while Vince Vaughn's character is an obnoxious jerk and Jonah Hill's characters is a loser. (That's how they seem from the trailer, at least.) The four do become accidental heroes, but that doesn't make the set-up any less offensive.

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What was the last American comedy featuring white men who were not idiots and fools?

It's not surprising that the Ben Affleck movie, Argo, features mostly white faces as the story takes place during the '70s. Does the movie reflect a nostalgic love of the '70s in Hollywood? '70s chic? The '80s are tainted by Reagan and the rise of the yuppies.