Reactionary - Revision history

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	[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]		[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]
	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism. Fascism is the most extreme form of reaction.<ref>{{Citation\|year=1975\|chapter=Reaction\|chapter-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/reaction\|title=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]] (3rd ed.)\|volume=21\|page=524\|city=Moscow\|pdf=https://ia804601.us.archive.org/2/items/B-001-032-507-748-ALL/БСЭ_3изд_т21_740.pdf\|trans-title=Boljšaja sovjetskaja enciklopjedija\|trans-lang=Russian}}</ref>

	Reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought. Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought. Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

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	==Self-described reactionaries==		==Self-described reactionaries==
	While most reactionaries do not identify as such, some on the far-right are self-aware enough to use "reactionary" as a self-descriptor. They are usually associated with the '''neo-reactionary''' ('''NRx''') movement, a mostly online trend whose main object of critique is [[democracy]], both in its [[Bourgeois democracy\|bourgeois]] and proletarian forms. The neoreactionaries have themselves been criticized for overestimating the stability of [[Monarchism\|monarchy]] and for repackaging "scientific" [[racism]] as "human biodiversity."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Klint Finley\|newspaper=Tech Crunch\|title=Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries\|date=2013-11-22\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201095333/https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-date=2013-12-01}}</ref>		While most reactionaries do not identify as such, some on the far-right are self-aware enough to use "reactionary" as a self-descriptor. They are usually associated with the '''neo-reactionary''' ('''NRx''') movement, a mostly online trend spearheaded by [[Curtis Yarvin]] whose main object of critique is [[democracy]], both in its [[Bourgeois democracy\|bourgeois]] and proletarian forms. The neoreactionaries have themselves been criticized for overestimating the stability of [[Monarchism\|monarchy]] and for repackaging "scientific" [[racism]] as "human biodiversity."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Klint Finley\|newspaper=Tech Crunch\|title=Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries\|date=2013-11-22\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201095333/https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-date=2013-12-01}}</ref>


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	[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]		[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]
	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. ~~As such, reactionaries~~ are ~~usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes~~ the ~~veneration of classical art~~, ~~traditional culture and appeals to religious thought~~.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.

	Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought. Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

	[[~~Liberalism~~\|~~Liberals~~]]~~, who do~~ not ~~always consider themselves conservative~~, are ~~at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as~~ they ~~ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like~~ a ~~"more humane" capitalism). This~~ is the ~~reason behind~~ the ~~expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds"~~.		==Reactionary anti-communism==
			[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as ''paper tigers'' to mean that they look terrifying but are not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref>

	[[~~Mao Zedong~~\|~~Mao~~]] described reactionaries as ''~~paper tigers~~'' ~~to mean that they look terrifying but are not as powerful~~ as ~~they seem~~.<ref>{{~~Citation~~\|author=~~[[Mao Zedong]]~~\|~~year~~=~~1946~~\|title=~~Talk with~~ the ~~American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong~~\|~~quote~~=~~All reactionaries are paper tigers~~. ~~In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long~~-~~term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.~~\|~~mia~~=https://~~www~~.~~marxists~~.org/~~reference~~/~~archive~~/~~mao~~/~~selected~~-~~works~~/~~volume~~-~~4/mswv4_13.htm~~}}</ref> ~~Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.~~		[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds."

			Thus we have to differentiate between two types of reactionaries: the "soft" reactionary who only opposes progress in theory (towards socialism and communism) and the "hard" reactionary, usually [[Fascism\|fascists]], who will take up arms and fight to conserve the [[status quo]].

			==Self-described reactionaries==
			While most reactionaries do not identify as such, some on the far-right are self-aware enough to use "reactionary" as a self-descriptor. They are usually associated with the '''neo-reactionary''' ('''NRx''') movement, a mostly online trend whose main object of critique is [[democracy]], both in its [[Bourgeois democracy\|bourgeois]] and proletarian forms. The neoreactionaries have themselves been criticized for overestimating the stability of [[Monarchism\|monarchy]] and for repackaging "scientific" [[racism]] as "human biodiversity."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Klint Finley\|newspaper=Tech Crunch\|title=Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries\|date=2013-11-22\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201095333/https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-date=2013-12-01}}</ref>

	Thus we have to differentiate between two types of reactionaries: the "soft" reactionary who only opposes progress in theory (towards socialism and communism) and the "hard" reactionary, usually [[Fascism\|fascists]], who will take up arms and fight to conserve the [[status quo]].

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	[[Category:Right-wing ideologies]]		[[Category:Right-wing ideologies]]

Charhapiti: status quo --> bourgeois

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status quo --> bourgeois

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	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.

	Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the ~~status quo’s~~ cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

	[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds".		[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds".

CriticalResist: fixed typos and expanded article a bit

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	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.

	Certain reactionaries ~~appose~~ anything that can be considered modern, but where they ~~drawn~~ the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

	[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as "paper tigers~~," meaning~~ they ~~are~~ terrifying but not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref> Reactionaries are in [[~~Dialectics\|dialectical~~ contradiction]] ~~with~~ [[Progressive\|progressives]].		[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds".

			[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as ''paper tigers'' to mean that they look terrifying but are not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref> Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.

			Thus we have to differentiate between two types of reactionaries: the "soft" reactionary who only opposes progress in theory (towards socialism and communism) and the "hard" reactionary, usually [[Fascism\|fascists]], who will take up arms and fight to conserve the [[status quo]].

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	[[Category:Right-wing ideologies]]		[[Category:Right-wing ideologies]]

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Deogeo: dialectics

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dialectics

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	Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

	[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as "paper tigers," meaning they are terrifying but not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref>		[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as "paper tigers," meaning they are terrifying but not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref> Reactionaries are in [[Dialectics\|dialectical contradiction]] with [[Progressive\|progressives]].

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Ledlecreeper27: Mao quote

2023-02-17T17:37:32Z

Mao quote

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	Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

			[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as "paper tigers," meaning they are terrifying but not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref>

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Ledlecreeper27: Image

2022-12-03T22:27:44Z

Image

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	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], monarchism and/or feudalism. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.		[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]
			'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.

	Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and national liberation movements, women’s liberation, queer rights movements, labor unions, modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

Castronautical: Grammar

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Grammar

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	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], monarchism and/or feudalism. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], monarchism and/or feudalism. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.

	Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and national liberation movements, women’s liberation, queer rights movements, labor unions, modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries appose anything that can be considered modern, but where they drawn the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the status quo’s cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and national liberation movements, women’s liberation, queer rights movements, labor unions, modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

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	[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]		[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]
	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism. Fascism is the most extreme form of reaction.<ref>{{Citation\|year=1975\|chapter=Reaction\|chapter-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/reaction\|title=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]] (3rd ed.)\|volume=21\|page=524\|city=Moscow\|pdf=https://ia804601.us.archive.org/2/items/B-001-032-507-748-ALL/БСЭ_3изд_т21_740.pdf\|trans-title=Boljšaja sovjetskaja enciklopjedija\|trans-lang=Russian}}</ref>

	Reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought. Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought. Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

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	[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]		[[File:Chinese anti-imperialist poster.png\|thumb\|"Imperialism and all reactionaries are all paper tigers."]]
	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. ~~As such, reactionaries~~ are ~~usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes~~ the ~~veneration of classical art~~, ~~traditional culture and appeals to religious thought~~.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.

	Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought. Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

	[[~~Liberalism~~\|~~Liberals~~]]~~, who do~~ not ~~always consider themselves conservative~~, are ~~at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as~~ they ~~ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like~~ a ~~"more humane" capitalism). This~~ is the ~~reason behind~~ the ~~expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds"~~.		==Reactionary anti-communism==
			[[Mao Zedong\|Mao]] described reactionaries as ''paper tigers'' to mean that they look terrifying but are not as powerful as they seem.<ref>{{Citation\|author=[[Mao Zedong]]\|year=1946\|title=Talk with the American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong\|quote=All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.\|mia=https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-4/mswv4_13.htm}}</ref>

	[[~~Mao Zedong~~\|~~Mao~~]] described reactionaries as ''~~paper tigers~~'' ~~to mean that they look terrifying but are not as powerful~~ as ~~they seem~~.<ref>{{~~Citation~~\|author=~~[[Mao Zedong]]~~\|~~year~~=~~1946~~\|title=~~Talk with~~ the ~~American Correspondent Anna Louise Strong~~\|~~quote~~=~~All reactionaries are paper tigers~~. ~~In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long~~-~~term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.~~\|~~mia~~=https://~~www~~.~~marxists~~.org/~~reference~~/~~archive~~/~~mao~~/~~selected~~-~~works~~/~~volume~~-~~4/mswv4_13.htm~~}}</ref> ~~Reactionaries are the [[contradiction]] to [[Progressive\|progressives]] (or simply progress), which [[Dialectics\|dialectically]] tends towards socialism.~~		[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds."

			Thus we have to differentiate between two types of reactionaries: the "soft" reactionary who only opposes progress in theory (towards socialism and communism) and the "hard" reactionary, usually [[Fascism\|fascists]], who will take up arms and fight to conserve the [[status quo]].

			==Self-described reactionaries==
			While most reactionaries do not identify as such, some on the far-right are self-aware enough to use "reactionary" as a self-descriptor. They are usually associated with the '''neo-reactionary''' ('''NRx''') movement, a mostly online trend whose main object of critique is [[democracy]], both in its [[Bourgeois democracy\|bourgeois]] and proletarian forms. The neoreactionaries have themselves been criticized for overestimating the stability of [[Monarchism\|monarchy]] and for repackaging "scientific" [[racism]] as "human biodiversity."<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Klint Finley\|newspaper=Tech Crunch\|title=Geeks for Monarchy: The Rise of the Neoreactionaries\|date=2013-11-22\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201095333/https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/\|archive-date=2013-12-01}}</ref>

	Thus we have to differentiate between two types of reactionaries: the "soft" reactionary who only opposes progress in theory (towards socialism and communism) and the "hard" reactionary, usually [[Fascism\|fascists]], who will take up arms and fight to conserve the [[status quo]].

	== References ==		== References ==
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	'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.		'''Reactionary''' is an umbrella term for those whose political ideologies seek to conserve the current structures of power. In a [[Marxism\|Marxist]] context this means the total opposition to any [[revolution\|revolutionary]] movements and upholding [[capitalism]], [[liberalism]], [[imperialism]], [[fascism]], [[monarchism]] and/or [[feudalism]]. As such, reactionaries are usually conservative and hold a certain bygone era in high regard. This includes the veneration of classical art, traditional culture and appeals to religious thought.

	Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the ~~status quo’s~~ cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.		Certain reactionaries oppose anything that can be considered modern, but where they draw the line is often wherever is most politically convenient. In regards to reactionaries, their stance against [[socialism]] and [[communism]] is of the highest concern, but reactionaries also aim their hostilities toward any other movements or beliefs that threaten the bourgeois cultural and economic hegemony. This means an opposition to racial and [[national liberation]] movements, [[Feminism\|women’s liberation]], [[LGBT+\|queer]] rights movements, [[Trade union\|labor unions]], modern art/music, and cultural movements, among others.

	[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds".		[[Liberalism\|Liberals]], who do not always consider themselves conservative, are at risk of becoming reactionaries at any time as they ultimately support capitalism (even if they would like a "more humane" capitalism). This is the reason behind the expression "scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds".