Reactionaryism

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Reactionaryism, also known as Reactionary or Counterrevolutionary, is a philosophy that advocates for the restoration or preservation of traditional social, political, and economic systems. It is characterized by a rejection of progressive or liberal ideas and a belief that society has become too modern or innovative.

"It is always necessary to call men back to history, which is the first master in politics, or more exactly the only master."

Reactionaries argue that traditional values, such as order, tradition, and immaterialism; have been undermined or lost in modern society, and that a return to these values is necessary to restore social cohesion and stability. They also often argue that the Enlightenment, and the ideas and values associated with it, such as reason, individualism, and democracy; have had negative consequences for society, and that a return to pre-Enlightenment ways of thinking is needed.

Reactionaries have a nostalgic view of the past and romanticize or idealize certain historical periods or social structures. They are hostile to social and cultural changes, such as the rise of secularism, gender equality, and the decline of traditional religions or cultural practices.

History

Reactionaryism started, as the name implies, as a reaction to the French Revolution; identifying as absolute monarchists opposed to the revolution. At this time, Reactionaryism organized opposition to the progressive sociopolitical and economic changes brought by the revolution; and they fought to restore the temporal authority of the Church and Crown.

In the post-Napoleonic world, Europe generally returned to its pre-revolution state, with the old French monarchy being restored. During the age of Metternich (1815-1848), Europe was generally led by   conservative and reactionary leaders. These regimes were characterized as being   monarchist,   authoritarian, and   counter-enlightenment. The reactionary state of Europe took a strong hit during the July Revolution in 1830, in which the reactionary monarchy of France was replaced by a more   enlightened one, and then the revolutions of 1848, in which much of Europe changed towards   constitutional monarchy. Throughout the second half of the 19th century only Russia remained as a dominant reactionary power under the rule of Alexander III (1881-1894) By the time WWI came the world existed in a mostly   Liberal and enlightened state and reactionary ideology no longer held power. There is some debate over whether or not the Italian   Fascists and German   Nazis should be considered reactionaries, with proponents of fascism often claiming not, while opponents claim that it is.

In recent times "Reactionary" tends to be used more as a pejorative by progressive and socialist political movements, but the term "neo-reactionary" has more recently been applied to, and sometimes a self-description of, an informal group of online political theorists known as the   Dark Enlightenment.

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Evolaism is an ideology based on the views of philosopher, painter, and poet Julius Evola, being authoritarian, radically far-right, and occult. Evolaism in general is based on a few principles: Neo-fascism, ultra-traditionalism, and Occultism/Mysticism.

  • Occultism/Mysticism: The main characteristic of Evolaism is Occultism and Mysticism, which is evident when he thought about killing himself but changed his mind after reading a Buddhist text. He believed in Novalis' magical idealism and Hermeticism, with an interest in Tantra and Esotericism. He believes in the Left Hand Path and that certain individuals would be using dark sexual powers against the current world and also that anyone who rejects "the leveling world of democracy, capitalism, multiracialism and technology in the early 21st century" would find relief. amidst the chaos. He also uses esotericism and uses Buddhist, Tantric, Hermetic, and Pagan texts, opposing Christianity. He also endorses ghosts, telepathy, and alchemy.
  • Racism: He bases his racial views on his elitism and aristocracy and on esoteric racism, believing that there is a racial difference also in spiritual matters, in which the "heavenly Aryan race" would be reconstituted in Nazi-fascist regimes, also based on Hyperborea. He is also anti-Semitic but criticizes Hitler's exaggerated anti-Semitism.
  • Ultra-traditionalism: He is a strong opponent of modern society and that there was an Ancient Golden Age and that modern society was corrupted and (as stated before) would have individuals using dark sexual power in between.

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Beliefs

Reactionarism preaches the return to a previous political state of society it describes views and policies aimed at restoring a status quo of the past.

Examples

Personality

Reactionary is very religious and traditional, likes challenging people to duels, and speaks old English (e.g. thou), maybe also Latin or Greek. He's against progressivism and "degeneracy", believing they're ruining civilization. Reactionarism advocates the use of violence against progressives and wants to cleanse the world of degeneration by erasing any progressive ideas from the face of the earth. He's best friends with Traditionalism and Authoritarian Conservatism and has many descendants, not all of whom he deems successful.

How to Draw

  1. Draw a ball
  2. Draw the eyes
  3. Fill the ball with dark blue
  4. (Optional) Draw a yellow/buff crutch cross inside a yellow/buff circle
  5. (Optional) Draw a black Tricorne hat with yellow lines on top.
 
Flag of Reactionaryism
Color Name HEX RGB
Space Cadet #1A193A 26, 25, 58
Minion Yellow #FFE74D 255, 231, 77


Relationships

Blessed and redherbed

Questionable

  •   Reactionary Liberalism - Why art thou a lib? I still admire that thou hath ended the Jacobin madness.
  •   Reactionary Neoconservatism - Why art thou a cuckservative? I do prefer you over him  .
  •   Neoreactionaryism - Thou art blessed but please go outside. Your time on weird websites hath made you speak queerly.
  •   Reactionary Modernism - Technology may not be all that bad it seems, but go outside, one video game of Crusader Kings (whatever that is) too many, son.
  •   Archeofuturism -   son, what is this creature?
  •   Conservatism - Thou call thyself a conservative, yet, what hast thou conserved?
  •   Conservative Feminism - Some call thee a tradthot.
  •   Conservative Socialism - A watered down version of   him, not a fan.
  •   Manosphere - Thine fight against degradation and support for traditional gender roles is blessed, but thou art often degenerate.
  •   Neoluddism - The industrial revolution was a mistake, but thou sadly don't reject the enlightenment (which happened before the industrial revolution). And Theodore was godless.
  •   Hoppeanism - Anarkiddy reactionary? Hmm...
  •   Clerical Fascism - Thou shall cool it with thy anti-Semitic remarks.
  •   Alt-Right - Thou art correct in some ways, but very degenerate at the same time. Please go outside and touch grass.
  •   Alt-Lite - Thou art like the   above, but weaker and spineless. Thou shall also touch grass.
  •   Guild Socialism - Thou dost advocate the medieval days, but please rid thyself of that   socialist filth. I care not for a peasant unless he serves his lord.
  •   Islamic Democracy - Heading in right direction. Morsi is a reactlib, so he's a frenemy. Thy Turkish variant became a blessed Ottomanist, so he is good.
  •   Christian Democracy - Also in the right direction.
  •   Confessionalism - Same as above.
  •   Esoteric Fascism - Fellow esoteric react... wait, WHAT?! Ancient Nordic aliens, that colonized Earth in the past and uplifted human tribes? Lost technologies of Aryans? Pagan gods as cargo cults of the aliens? Abrahamic Demiurge worshippers, that are slaves of Archon-lizards? Astral realm Hyperborea that is even more advanced than material civilizations? Please, take thine remedies, thou art queer and demonic. And stoppeth calling me a "cucktionary"!
  •   Nazism - Thou art evil however, I can not quell my admiration for Carl Schmitt. It was still better under the Holy Roman Empire.
  •   Fascism - Thou art evil, like thy kin but in practice thou get it right... occasionally.
  •   Jihadism - Same with thou.
  •   Lys Noir - Mine... Anarcho-Communist son?
  •   Monarcho-Socialism - Why art thou a communist, mine king?
  •   Monarcho-Syndicalism - Same as above.
  •   Anarcho-Monarchism - Why art thou an anarkiddy, my lord?
  •   Elective Monarchism - Why art thou democratic, mine lord?
  •   Libertarian Monarchism - Libertarianism is cursed, but I respect my king.
  •   Monarcho-Fascism - I doth respect thou my king, but please stop killing people.
  •   Mexican Fascism - Same as above. And it was still better under the Spanish.
  •   Ittihadism - Thou art no reactionary either but opposing him   at the end by Enver was blessed.
  •   Pol Potism - Thou art like   him, but very, VERY evil and dumb.
  •   Black Islamism - You believe in all this? Egads...
  •   Avaritionism - Thou reject most of Enlightnment bullshit, love duels, gold and have some good relationships with   my son. You remind me of   and  . But thou take some ideas like free trade and speak too much with   wretched and evil modernists and post-modernists   and with that   flithy commoner.

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Every single   progressive,   liberal not mentioned above, but particularly:

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For overlapping political theory see:

  Neoreactionarism,   Counter-Enlightenment,   Jacobitism

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