That author’s article sickens me, for most of the arguments you made. This is why I very much love your blog. You truly see things clearly and fairly. One thing I’d like to add is that the term folkish shouldn’t be viewed with all this stigmatism. Folk is essentially a word for an ethnic, tribal group, though admittedly, there are some bad apples who twist it to suit their racist purposes. But this is a word that goes back beyond such concepts of racial superiority, and as such, should be free to use to explain one’s stance on cultural and religious leanings. My personal meaning is indigenous or tribal and has a deep connection to ancestry. The point you make, though, about how all people were once indigenous is really the most important part of all this, and reviving or recreating a version of indigenous way of life feels like the very thing we need in our world. Not globalisation or universalism, which is essentially imperialism. I see no potential for diversity within universalism and globalism, no room for the individual or the small community structure that is so essential to sustainability.