Do you think that the "Conservatives" who are now clearly in control of the Republican Party have their roots in the 'old south' attitudes?

With the increasingly militancy of our Law Enforcement agencies & the pervasiveness of religion running rampant across the United States, the attitudes being displayed seem to reflect the value system of the ‘old south’. This link makes a very good case for the current situation’s imitation of the attitudes of the ‘old south’.

http://www.alternet.org/story/156071/conservative_southern_values_revived%3A_how_a_brutal_strain_of_american_aristocrats_have_come_to_rule_america_?page=1

Do you think what this article is saying is true? And if it is true, what can we do about it?