While I am not folkish, my interactions with folkish Heathens and yourself have been far more nuanced and complex than Silvanus’ post describes. Heck, even the Gods & Radicals essays don’t assume that all folkish people aren’t genuine, practicing polytheists! My impression is that many of them just want to do their own cultural/spiritual thing and have withdrawn from others who are hostile to their views. Many of them don’t seem to be involved in politics either right or left being mostly focused on their families/communities. On the other hand there are some folkish types who believe in the “Folk Soul” and gods only as archetypes, metaphors or symbols, and use religion & culture as mainly political tools. Then again there are feminists who do this as well! So I’ll have to make my own post about it, and the misuse of hospitality is another one.