nupe on Nostr: West owes much to Rome, but I feel this romanticization of its pre- Christian pagan ...

West owes much to Rome, but I feel this romanticization of its pre- Christian pagan power projection is an enlightenment invention. A regression from Christendom and its moral underpinnings to a material-focused nostalgia where everyone can pretend they were a righteous pagan Roman citizen. It feeds national pride, but then... pride is a sin.