Reactionary Traditionalism
Modernity was a wrong turn.
Reactionary traditionalists think things went wrong somewhere around the Enlightenment. Voting, individual rights, secular states, factories: all of it, in their eyes, broke a sacred order of kings, priests and fixed ranks they want back. Some of these ideas have resurfaced in online subcultures.
What they'd say
The Enlightenment was a mistake.
Hierarchy is natural.
Return to tradition.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Critics say it romanticises a past full of inequality and oppression. Some of its key thinkers, like Julius Evola, were tied to fascism.
Names to know
- Joseph de Maistre
- René Guénon
- Julius Evola
Its squad
Countries that think like this
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