 Crainic and his traditionalist followers rejected Lovinescu's views on local "synchronism" with Western culture.Their attitude in regard to the latter has drawn comparisons with Protochronist messages in Communist Romania, both claiming the superiority and primacy of Romanian culture over its Western counterparts.Although Crainic publicized his thoughts on the matter mainly through his other periodical, "Sfarmă-Piatră", "Gândirea" notably hosted a 1926 article in which he likened the fight against Lovinescu's influence to "a second independence [of Romania]".