What is the meaning of "the south will rise again"?

Question

I've always wondered what that saying meant and I've never understood it. That might be because I've lived in the north all my life.

Answer 1

Crazy pseudo-confederate ramblings.

Answer 2

You won't ever understand, even if 500 people tell you the same thing. You have to be a Southern to understand.

Like your previous posting, it isn't all about slavery. The South felt (in the 1600s) that we were very prosperious and the North took that away by having more strick rules on all types of Southern ways of life, not just slavery, but how they made a living by more taxes on certain things that were more important to the South than they were in the North.

More and more political parties were controlled by Northern power which Southerners felt that they didn't care or have any idea what was best for the South because the majority of the laws were to benifit the North and restrict the South. Since most of the political leaders never even came to the South, they had no idea how to pass laws and taxes on what was very essential to the Southern economy.

It basically means that even though the North ran us over, we will be just as good as we once were...economically and socially powerful. Ex: GO PRESIDENT BUSH! A great Southern in the White House....:) Those that were able to invest in his many companies before he took office are reaping the benifits now...ahhhhh those close Southern ties that let us get a heads up on whats going on....it truely is about who you know.

Answer 3

This refers to the South being defeated in the Civil War and some people from the South thinking that ,even though losing the war, the South would again become strong enough to break from the Union and become an independent Confederacy of States. Some people now think that this statement has become true as the manufacturing power of the Northern states has greatly diminished and the Southern states economic strength has greatly increased since the time of the Civil War.

Answer 4

THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN
In 1860 "The South", meaning southern U.S. states, declared itself to be an independent nation. Southerners charge it was then invaded, captured, and today, still remains occupied by the agressor, "The North". Much of U.S. Civil War history may be untrue depending on who you choose to believe! Remember, most of what we know about history from any era was written by "the victors"!

Upon invasion, The South had no choice but to defend itself. By 1865, Southerners had become an economic colony of The North, used and exploited like so many colonies in the world.

In many ways The North may still be in control of the federal government and continues to impose its agenda on the rest of the nation at the expense of private liberties. It may also be said that The North still controls the Supreme Court which controls the rights of states and suppresses any efforts by others to reclaim individual freedoms from the federal bureaucrats!

In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, Southerners became second class citizens in a ruthless, autocratic society full of fraudulent political maneuvering, oppressive actions and unfair legislation which cotinues to this day! For example, Southerners feel there is a sort of "ethnic cleansing" going on in an America ruled by The North aimed at eliminating "the symbols" of Southern history and heritage, like the "Stars and Bars" Confederate flag and states rights. The Confederate "Rebel" flag, unlike what many want to believe, does not represent a racist, pro-slavery philosophy but instead represents states rights in the hearts and minds of true Southerners.

Contrary to what many Northerners believe, many Afro-Americans feel they get better treatment by white folks in The South than they do by white folks in the North. Today, some of the biggest stongholds of the Ku Klux Klan remain in Northern states contrary to what many people believe because The North, which controls much of the national news media, wants the citizenry to believe racism is a "Southern thing"!

So, will The South rise again? Some believe it already has and this time the fervor is sweeping the nation in the form of states rights. Today, many U.S. citizens in all 50 states want to see more local control of governmental affairs and less influence coming from Washington, D.C. which is the essence of states rights. The President and U.S. Congress have proven they cannot satisfactorily govern the whole nation and manage taxpayer dollars effectively and efficiently so maybe they should only be allowed to be in charge of national security with everything else going back to the states. The sad part is it took over 125 years for voters to finally figure this out!

Of course, Southerners always get labeled as pro-slavery when, in fact, before the Civil War began in 1860 only one in ten Southerners even owned a slave. The Civil War was not even about slavery. The North did not go to war to free the slaves but fought to preserve the union.

Answer 5

It is just wishful thinking, probably coined soon after the Civil War. The US Government came down hard on the South during Reconstruction. The phrase might be called out to a crowd and get some cheers from the people unable to vote, or they were having financial difficulties. But, believe me, it could never happen.

Answer 6

I think the sun rises from the east.

Answer 7

It means that they are coming to glomp you.
Watch out, they might have fuzzy animals.

Answer 8

confederate slogan...originated during the civil war..

Answer 9

it will happened ONLY when they will introduce slavery again. till than it is only a remote dream.

Answer 10

It means sh!t floats