The Pete Quiñones Show Reading Léon Degrelle's 'The Burning Souls' w/ Thomas777
Mar 27, 2026
Thomas777, a revisionist historian and fiction writer who runs the Substack Radio Free Chicago, reads and comments on Léon DeGrelle's The Burning Souls. They explore DeGrelle's Walloon roots, his role with the Walloon Legion and Waffen-SS, and the book's mix of Catholic piety, martyrdom motifs, and Heideggerian longing for homeland. The conversation also covers frontline life, spiritual dimensions of war, and cultural relevance today.
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DeGrelle's Exile And Lifelong Public Pride
- DeGrelle survived the war, crash‑landed in Franco's Spain, and lived into old age openly wearing his decorations.
- Thomas777 cites veterans and attendees who remembered DeGrelle as a proud, accessible veteran at IHR events in late 20th century Europe.
Spiritual Revolution Over Material Recovery
- DeGrelle argues modernity's moral decay stems from pursuit of appetites and material comfort rather than spiritual life.
- He insists salvation requires a spiritual revolution rooted in faith, charity, and self‑giving instead of hedonistic consumption.
Home Memory Shapes Soul and Identity
- Homeland, house, and rooted domestic memory are core sources of identity that modern nomadism destroys.
- Degrelle uses detailed scenes (cupboard, vine‑encumbered balcony, family routines) to show how nomadic apartments erase cultural continuity.