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It was originally synonymous with right-wing, but it doesn't have to be a right-wing phenomenon, as there are left-wing reactionaries as well. The term has its origins in the French Revolution, where the National Assembly was divided into those favoring revolution on the left and the supporters of the king on the right. The term "reactionary" refers to the political group who wanted to return to pre-modern feudal monarchy. Today, a reactionary is someone who wants to go back to a previous time that was more glorious. While conservatives want to conserve the status quo, progressives want to pull the system towards improvement, and reactionaries want to push the system back.
The reactionary idealisation of the past is similar to the Fascist parties of the mid-20th century. Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again" is a pure example of the reactionary spirit, and similar sentiments were present in Britain around Brexit. Left-wing reactionaries can also exist, and they may see something very wrong in the current system, but their solution is backwards towards some idealised past.
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0:54 Reactionary Origins in the French Revolution
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You make super thoughtful and well researched content that addresses a topic while simultaneously contextualizing it within a broader cultural context. You present a descriptive rather than prescriptive account of topics while you attempt to remain neutral, while also recognizing your inherent biases. What I'm trying to say is you're really good at what you do and you should be very proud of the skill set and humility you've developed through your work.
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Some of the most interesting reactionaries are the neo-luddites who distrust or fear the inevitable changes brought about by new technology. The Unabomber manifesto is sometimes cited in such circles. The increasing efficacy of AI is probably only going to increase the strength of these movements. I wonder where we will end up... thanks for the content!
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I would love if we could go back to before the Regan Revolution.
But there is an interesting point here. Terms like "radical," "Progressive," "centrist," "conservative" and "reactionary" were not, fixed ideology., although they are used as if they were. They were referential to the particular society and time that they are in, which is constantly changing. So, in theory, a Conservative. Before gay marriage became legal, would have been opposed to it. But after it became legal, a conservative would be in favor of it, because that is. now how things are, and they want to keep things as they are. Thus, if your views remain the same, then which of these terms refer to you would change.
But few people actually use those words in this way. Most self-proclaimed conservatives are actually reactionaries. And that has been true for a long time. "Progressives" do not see themselves as reactionary, because they would look to take things to the way they were in the 1970s (with some exceptions, where they believe that real progress. has been made since then) but only as a first step. Then they would like to keep improving society in the way they believe it could have been improved had the Regan Revolution not happened.
All of this reminds us one again of the slippery nature of abstract nouns, particularly in politics. Although it takes more time and more verbal precision to talk about what actually political policies you favor and which you oppose, that is really the only way to effectively communicate your views. Ideological abstract nouns are a sort of shorthand, but a very vague one indeed.
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Extremism is a reaction to fear. This is a HUMAN thing and a part of our struggle to survive. But it shouldn't be something to judge, but allow ourselves to understand as deeply as we can. This is how we learn more about ourselves as humans and determine from this, better ways to evolve.
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Super interesting. I had heard of the left/right divide story along with reactionary in a history class but had forgotten about its orgin so thanks for that. And now I have a better sense for the word reactionary too. Love finding out where our words all come from and how they can drift to mean something entirely different or related but misused.
Like stotic meaning emotionless or even mostly apathetic to most people or many not knowing that skepticism comes from classical philosophy. But etymology has interested me and whenever I hear a words like weird (weird sisters from greek), random(origins closely related with speed and maybe rushing), frank (free people of the era and location as opposed to slaves - probably those capable of speaking their minds more straightforward?), cosmos (Pythagoras and an ordered universe), actual/potential (Aristotle), and plenty of other words - I cant help but think of the origins of the words now or at least how they were popularized. Especially weird - makes me think something is fated or has some type of carl jung like synchronatic (spell check) meaning in the person saying it. So maybe not ground breaking or surprising but as I learn about words they have more and more meaning to me and gives me more interest in what people are saying but more about what they truly mean - and my mind is more capable of connecting what is being said to deeper conversations - for example asking why people find things weird rather then just laughing and agreeing or slowing things down when they feel random and sticking on it to find the possible meanings. So idk just wanted to show my appreciation and encourage it.
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6:52 Another group of sort of left-wing reactionaries with some primitivist sentiments were Pol Pot's "Khmer Rouge". They were also very racist/nationalist.
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Great video. I have two points about the left wing reactionaries. First, I'm not sure about going back to before the beginning of neoliberalism, but I see more of a quest about how we ended where we are and where are we going like this (and if there's an escape). Second, where that quote comes from? Thanks!
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so reactionary is a modifier or adjective as opposed to an individual political ideology.
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Yeah, I don't buy it. The neo-liberal move wasn't forward, it was backward. Thus, a move toward more progressivism is still a move forward, not back.
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Reactionaries are just radicals in reverse. They are two sides of the same coin. A radical is also a "reactionary" who wants to go back to how things were because the current regime took over. a reactionary is a radical who wants to progress the ideals of a former state that the society was in. Both have strong views about what the roots, the radical form of the government should be.
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You are literally gold
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really enjoyd this
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Wait are you claiming that rejecting neoliberalism is reactionary? Or that neoliberals are reactionary?
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Fictional Future vs Idealised Past
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Well, there are the neoreactionaries, which have a small but growing presence online.
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Wrong. 'Reactionary' doesn't mean nostalgia for the past, though that could be considered a common feature. Terms like 'reactionary' and 'revolution' are used by the left with regard towards the extant power structures and those who reflexively defend them rather than trying to democratize those hierarchies. Pay attention to systems of power and who those systems benefit, not whether the right wing have a flashy new model of how to exploit the working class.
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In this light, your hero, Nietzsche, was a reactionary who pined for a return to fabled Greek values.
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If being reactionary means being anti-woke, I am super hyper duper reactionary.
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@KingCrocoduck
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It seems strange to characterize people who want to return to the social and cultural norms of the 50s as nostalgists who romanticize and idealize a complicated past, while at the same time regarding socialists and anarchists who romanticize and idealize political projects like Catalonia and the Paris Commune-- which predate the 50s by decades-- as "forward thinking" and "progressive."
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