This book is his view of how we can actually make that happen and why it is a good idea. He does not believe that it is too late for us. The Southern Nation is full of practical advice that can be implemented by individuals and groups. Southerners are a conquered people, oppressed politically, economically, socially, and morally. The South is by definition a nation of its own, with its own unique language, culture, history, philosophy, and icons.
Southern nationhood is practical as well as possible.
The South will be better off as a free and independent nation. According to Thornton, we have no choice but to seek freedom and we will eventually prevail. Thornton make an excellent case that an independent South would be one of the richest and most productive nations on earth. We already are rich and productive, but much of our current wealth is siphoned off to support the yankee empire. Multinational corporations locate facilities in the South, import outsiders for the top jobs, give low paying jobs to locals, and take the profits back to New York and Detroit.