Europe is entering a post-Christian era. C.S. Lewis predicted that post-Christian paganism would be worse than pre-Christian paganism, since the former would represent an explicit rejection of Christ.
This may sound absurd to modern ears, since we tend to define progress technologically. But Western culture, at the highest levels, is rejecting the natural order itself. Men and women are now considered absolutely equal. Gender is a 'social construct.' And human nature is equated with animal nature, and sometimes even valued less than the earth as a whole.
This can only end in disaster.
But we are different, aren't we? Venner says so: a German in Russia remains German but a German in America becomes American. That is a loss for Germany; but it says something about American identity. We still have a chance.
How would you describe American identity? I will give it a try, maybe later in the day.