Fitzhugh
George Fitzhugh in “Southern Thought” presents an argument of a new society in the South. The South must take for granted the fact that slavery is right and that a new ideology, a new philosophy must be created off the south’s foundation of an agricultural slave based society. Fitzhugh calls for “complete independence and isolation from all outside influences (1910)” to the point of becoming a separate nation in order for the South to develop its own distinctive brand of thought. Fitzhugh attacks a capitalistic society believing that no security can be found in it and only from slavery can a society be free of immoral activities. Fitzhugh envisioned a South that incorporated slavery of every race as he compared the South to ancient societies that used slavery based on what a person is born into. Fitzhugh believed the need for the South to diversify her economy from an agricultural one to an industrial one to advance the South’s economy and education. Fitzhugh sought to prove historically the failure of a free capitalistic society, but when we turn to assess Fitzhugh’s critique we discover, at both its explicit and its ramified level, that its strengths are also are its weaknesses.
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Approximate Word count = 1618
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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