At what point can we just assume that the south will never rise again?

Answer 1

I too keep counting the years since Appomattox, so that's a good question. However, the thing is that the South pretty much has risen already. Consider that the number one spectator sport in the US is NASCAR racing, which has Southern origins. Consider that no president in the last 45 years has been elected from a traditionally Northern state (what were the Democrats thinking with Kerry?). Consider that the population trends favour states such as Texas, Florida, and Georgia, and against state such as New York, Pennsylvania, and the Mid-west. What we are seeing is the cultural conquest of the South over the North.

It might seem a little strong to suggest that. After all, trends from California and the Seattle area have also permeated the country. However, when we discuss the rise of the South, I'm implying that a new South, one at odds with the segregated older regime of just 40 years ago, is now a major component of the culture of the United States. Secession is no longer seriously discussed (maybe except for Texas, but that's a different reason). Instead, we see a region of the country that is now writing its definition into the national fabric.

However, I will end by saying 141 years and counting. :-)

Answer 2

The confederacy will never rise again, but in a way, the south has already risen and is ruling the country! The south elected George W. Bush. And large southern cities like Atlanta and Dallas are booming economically.

Answer 3

If it is south like africa, then in reality and considering the way things are going,i would say the chances are very slim but if you go into some mythiology concering the rise of the africans, there is a very old lengend that a man from that eastern side of arfrica presuably ethiopia called tewodros( theodore in einglish) will lead the the african people into the height of power they once had in the 4th century, where the ethiopian emire was as mighty as rome, persia, china.

Answer 4

Hard to assume that. If by "South" you mean, the southern hemisphere, or loosely, Third World, these definitions keep changing. If you mean "South India" (I think your question ought to have been clearer), and "rising" means "rebellion", then not even that is guaranteed; history is full of surprises. Who would have thought, in 1984, that the Soviet Union would not be in existence ten years later?

Answer 5

It''s been over 100 years since the end of the American Civil War. I think the South is pretty well settled at this point.

Answer 6

Rise for what cause? Slavery? That's just stupidity. Independence? The South is the most patriotic of all.

Answer 7

I suspect that it is no longer a North/South issue. It is becoming East (which includes California, Oregon, and Washington, for purposes of this discussion) vs. West, or both ends against the middle, problem.

Answer 8

The question isn't very sparkling. What does it advise "due East"? only a wager. i'd say South of the conventional solar-upward thrust East aspect of the horizon interior the northern hemisphere, because it really is iciness.

Answer 9

I think it is fairly safe to assume that now. With the majority of the south being preoccupied with nascar, denying gay rights, and spreading Christian dogmatism they don't have time for much else!!

Answer 10

I don't think the question of wether they'll rise up again is as significant as determining how to sufficiently punish them the next time aorund...