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I will ask again; what are our principles?

Yes, that is what I'd like you to answer. What, specifically are 'our' principles? Again you evade. The mark of a troll.

Are we a Christian culture, enlightenment heirs, Romans in blue jeans?

And what exactly, specifically, does this mean to you? What do you stand for?

I do not presume to speak for others, but only for myself:

i believe that it is the duty of every civilized man to uphold and defend his nation and culture when they are threatened, whether from within or from without.

I believe that all men are created equal insofar as all are capable of rational action and thought; i do not believe that this moral equality translates into universal rights of all to everything, or for all men to share all things. Socialism, communism, Fascism, and in short anything which constrains the free market is terribly inefficient, does more harm than good, and should be critiqued with both doctoral theses and with bricks.

I have supreme confidence in the superiority of the West's intellectual and cultural traditions over any and all comers, past and present. with that said, my enthusiasm does not extend to unquestioning adherence to a narrow set of beliefs within our tradition.

AS a conservative, zionist Jew who loves america and wouldn't trade my native country (4 generations in the states) for any other, I fear very much that our culture lacks the strength and the will to assert itself and to survive.

I do not think that some "Great Books" program, or "Shakespeare for the troops", or any other wacky, National endowment for the Arts program can do anything other than harm our culture.