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In the Third Republic, the monarchists were the reactionary faction, later renamed Conservative. [ 9 ] In the 19th century, reactionary denoted people who idealized feudalism and the pre-modern era—before the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution—when economies were mostly agrarian , a landed aristocracy dominated society, a ...
The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin is a 2011 book written by political theorist Corey Robin.It argues that conservatism from the 17th century to today is based on the principle "that some are fit, and thus ought, to rule others".
Reactionary conservatism, also known as reactionism, opposes policies for the social transformation of society. [100] In popular usage, reactionism refers to a staunch traditionalist conservative political perspective of a person who supports the status quo and opposes social, political, and economic change. [101]
"Though it is often claimed that the left stands for equality while the right stands for freedom," wrote Robin in his 2011 book The Reactionary Mind, "this notion misstates the actual disagreement ...
Traditionalist conservatism, often known as classical conservatism, is a political and social philosophy that emphasizes the importance of transcendent moral principles, manifested through certain posited natural laws to which it is claimed society should adhere. [1]
Agrarian conservatism in Germany was a type of conservatism that began to wane in popularity prior to the rise of the Nazi Party. Following the Aufklärung , [ Note 1 ] German Conservatives rejected the newly-emergent habit of constantly questioning the status quo and never finding satisfaction in the present moment. [ 1 ]
Gushee said reactionary Christianity is happening around the world. "In the book, I talk about Russia, and Hungry, and Brazil under Bolsonaro, and Poland − until that government was just voted ...
This timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences that have affected conservatism in the United States. With the decline of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party after 1960, the movement is most closely associated with the Republican Party (GOP).