 Even before his adherence to radical modernism, with its own political undertones, Aderca was a respected social critic.His support for World War I neutrality, outlined in his "Sânge închegat" essays and in his "Seara" articles, emerged as a countercritique of anti-German sentiment.Aderca had it that the German Empire was morally justified in destroying the cultural patrimony of enemy nations, short of being "barbaric".