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About El Cid
The name and concept is taken from the El Cid of Spanish fame. El Cid, also called EL CAMPEADOR ("the Champion"), by name of RODRIGO, or RUY, DIAZ DE VIVAR (b. c. 1043, Vivar, near Burgos, Castile [Spain]--d. July 10, 1099, Valencia), Castilian military leader and national hero. His popular name, El Cid (from Spanish Arabic as-sid, "lord"), dates from his lifetime.
El Cid fought the Moors successfully for most of his adult life. In fact his efforts stopped the Islamic invasion of Europe in the West in the 11th Century. Western culture would today not exist as we know it if it were not for The Cid.
Diaz was a loyal vassal and servant to his King. However later in El Cid's career King Alfonso stripped Diaz of his position and properties.
Why do I sign my writings with El Cid? First it is in recognition of a significant historical figure that fought for his home and culture. We that have inherited the culture of Western civilization owe much to Diaz. Second I think the later stages of his life are important. Diaz served his king but in the end his king was turned against him by jealous courtiers. Diaz then fought for what every man has the right to fight for, his freedom and his own ability to sustain and provide for himself.
We Southerners have much in common with Diaz. We have followed the teachings of Jesus and have rendered unto Caesar what is Caesar's. We have paid the taxes levied against us by the United States. We have served in the armed forces of the United States in numbers disproportionately higher than any other region of the country. We laid down our arms in 1865 when we had the option of continuing a guerrilla war. We accepted occupation and have attempted to live God's law.
I use the legacy of El Cid to remind me and all true Southerners that there comes a time when just being a good vassal is not enough. We must again fight for our rights as a separate and free people. We must remember the words of Jesus to the Zealots and beware of the thought of using arms first. However, we must cease weakly sitting by as our culture is destroyed and perverted by the immoral and Godless Federal Tyranny (I do not use that phrase lightly).
We must begin fighting with words and actions. We must stand up for our rights to self determination and our duty to live under the rule of God. We must reassert our cultural heritage and uniqueness. We must no longer be passive participants in the destruction of the dream our forefathers bequeathed us.
I am a Christian, a husband, and a father. I have
also served in the Army for the last 22 years (10 National Guard and 12 Active).
I have been to Iraq and a dozen other places. I am a conservative (paleoconservative) with libertarian
economic tendencies. I believe
in a strict interpretation of the Constitution (although I believe that document
has been too trampled to be of much use) and the Bible. I support the
independence and self-rule of Southerners by Southerners by all means
practicable. I also support any and all other legitimate states and groups
seeking self-determination.
My political viewpoint at a glance:
I am best described as a Paleoconservative. I am basically an agrarian and traditionalist. My principles are of the Southern nationalist ilk and my convictions Christian in nature. (in modern parlance you might add in a smidgen of libertarian thought as well - particularly on economic issues)
I disagree with the libertarian notion of open borders but laissez faire is an economic principle I agree with. I disagree (to a degree) with the libertarian view on social regulation of morality.
I blog at the Dum Spiro Spero and the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
My Google Reader Share. My Blogger profile. My email southernnationalist@gmail.com
Selected Online Writing
Partial list of recommended books
 From
Union to Empire, Essays in the Jeffersonian Traditionby Clyde N. Wilson |
![[book]](http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1570030235.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg) The
Papers of John C. Calhoun 1845-1846 (Papers of John C Calhoun)edited by Clyde N. Wilson |
 The
Politically Incorrect Guide to American Historyby Thomas E. Woods Jr. |
 Omnipotent Government: The Rise of Total State and Total Warby Ludwig Von Mises |
 The History of
Money and Banking in The United StatesBy Murray N. Rothbard |
 Egalitarianism
As a Revolt Against NatureBy Murray N. Rothbard |
 Economics in One
Lessonby Henry Hazlitt |
![[book]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0268000735.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg) Dedication
and Leadershipby Douglas Hyde |
 I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition (Library of Southern Civilization) |
 The
Real Lincolnby Thomas Dilorenzo |
 A
Constitutional History of Secessionby John Remington Graham |
 Institutes
of the Christian Religionby John Calvin |
 The
Libertarian Readerby David Boaz |
 The
South Was Rightby James Robert Kennedy, Walter Donald Kennedy |
 Mere
Christianityby C.S. Lewis |
 When
in the Course of Human Events: Arguing the Case for Southern Secessionby Charles Adams |
North American * Secession and Independence Movements
*Hawaii and Puerto Rico are obviously not part of North America, no offense intended
Active Secession Movements Around the World
One Nation Indivisible? A Study of Secession and the Constitution