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Interrogation1800's avatar

How would you respond to the notion that European culture should be founded in the spirit of the Greco-Roman world rather than of "Germania"? Do you see yourself as an opponent of the corresponding pan-European idea, tracing a common identity to classical Greece, Rome and successive periods?

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J. R. Sommer's avatar

I'm not opposed to any pan-European idea. Germania, at best, is now a diaspora—and an inconsequential one at that.

The world is now irreversibly "global" and can only be effectively opposed by the inward, spiritual turn. I detail this in The New Colossus.

Thank you for your thoughtful question.

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Grhasta108's avatar

Extremely interesting and thought-provoking. Thank you. Is this essay part of a book?

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J. R. Sommer's avatar

Thank you. The themes of this essay—thought and self—I explore more deeply in The New Colossus (2025) and my two forthcoming books (The Electric Will and Supreme Being).

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eike.dirks's avatar

Brilliant, thank you for the insight

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J. R. Sommer's avatar

Thank you

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Rose Sybil's avatar

Very interesting. I don’t fully agree especially with Shiva as Loki, but still very good.

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J. R. Sommer's avatar

Thank you, Rose

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