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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)
, or to restore traditional ones

Nope, that’s regression. Easy mistake to make when everyone calling themselves conservative for the past half century have actually been regressive.

Isn't that reactionary/reactionism?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Nope, being reactionary means that your actioned and/or opinions are reactions to the actions/opinions of others rather than proactive ie what others react to.

    Being regressive, on the other hand, means wanting to regress to a previous state, such as wanting to roll back social progress or otherwise return to how things used to be.

    MAGA being a classic example of revisionist regressive ideology pretending that everything was better back when minorities and other vulnerable groups of people didn't have as many/any rights.

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