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What
It Means To Be A Reactionary
The popular depiction for the word Reactionary gives the
definition - an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism. A
more in-depth amplification is once again found in Wikipedia. “Reactionary (or reactionist) is a political epithet typically applied to extreme ideological conservatism, especially that which
wishes to return to a real or imagined old order of things, and which is willing to use coercive means to do so. The term
is primarily used as a term of opprobrium (groups rarely identify themselves as reactionary), meant to assert the idea that
the opposition is based in merely reflexive politics rather than responsive and informed views. More specifically, the term
"reactionary" is frequently used to refer to those who want to reverse (or prevent) some form of claimed "progressive" change.
(An equivalent term would be "regressivism." The term reaction is sometimes used as a general term for the program or philosophy
of designated reactionaries.)
It was coined in the context of the French Revolution to
refer to those who wished to restore the conditions of the Ancien Régime. Through the nineteenth century, it was used to refer
to those who wished to preserve feudalism or aristocratic privilege against industrialism, republicanism or classical liberalism.
Marxists used the term in a dialectical sense to refer to those who resist revolutionary change whether they be the conservatives
who opposed the liberal revolutions of the eighteenth and early to mid nineteenth centuries or those in the bourgeoisie and
their allies who opposed socialist demands for power to be given to the working class and particularly those who resisted
socialist revolution.”
As the debate for the hearts, mind and soul of Americans
rages, the need to clearly understand the correct application and meaning of a Reactionary in today’s Newspeak political
world is crucial. The slurs slung for contemptuous connotation illustrate the
fear that people will one day wake up to their true heritage. Consequently, let’s
get the term correct. A Reactionary is a rational moralist combating cultural
and political insanity. A Reactionary is not a power elite seeking to
coerce skeptics to accept reason. Reason applies free will to accept voluntary
limits upon personal excess, social deviance and political compulsion, is the true objective of a rational reactionary. Restraint on the reach, range and scope of government is its core political principle.
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foremost triplets of modern day deceit are Marxist collectivism, Darwinian atheism and Freudian self-indulgence. All produce a secular humanism that denies human nature and condemns mankind to continual misery. The psychobabble that passes for social awareness is pure delusion: “Anything you believe that a mental health professional personally disagrees with. Psychiatrists and psychologists
operate under the premise that they are always right (about everything). When a patient/client disagrees with them on any
point, that patient is labeled as delusional. When two mental health professionals disagree with each other, it is a case
of double delusion, even though they may label that as philosophical debate.”
The following table lays out major differences
among the Reactionary, the NeoCon, the Progressive and the Fascist. Read and
compare the attitudes and goals among these four groups as reflected upon ten basic areas of social politics. Remember that the typical, left right ideology scale is erroneous.
Communists and Fascists are but two branches of the same totalitarian tree. They
are the real extremists. The only valid way to view political philosophy is to
gauge on what side of the individual vs. government equation does the creed reside.
The sensible and sane course is found within the Reactionary tradition.
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States' Rights, Articles of Confederation, Local vs. Federal, Republic Form Representation, Limit Suffrage,
Property Rights, Individualism
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Strong President, Weak States, Constitutional Federalism, Military Presence Globally |
Bigger is Better, Central Federal Authority, Coercive Enforcement, No States' Rights, Activist Legislation |
Global Power Elite, Top Down, Harsh Punitive Control, Ultimate Authority, Secular Religion
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America-First Heritage, Defense of Borders, Non Interventionist, Oppose Internationalism, Limit Foreign
Treaties, Avoid Alliances, No Foreign Aid, Stop Immigration
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Global Empire, Interventionist Internationalism, Pre-emption, Israel-First, Engaged Military, Oil Driven Policy |
International Agreements, Community of Nations Consensus, United Nations Approval, Foreign Aid, Weak Military
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NWO Trilateral CFR Globalism, International Treaties, Elite Rule, Subdue Independent Nations |
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Entrepreneur Merchants, Domestic Autonomy, Honest Money, Promote Thrift, Limit Corporations,
Balance Budgets
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NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, Globalism, Corporate Model, Trade and Budget Deficits |
State/Corp Model, Fiat Money, Pro Labor Contracts, Regulate Small Business |
Interdependency, Transnational Model, Global Control, Federal Reserve |
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Defend Bill of Rights, States' Supremacy, Orginalist Jurists, Right of Secession, Sunset Laws, Restrict Lawyers |
Federal Law Supremacy, Constitutionalists, Treaty Law, Rule Under Man Laws |
International Law, Evolving Law, Legislative Courts, Fix Society, Precedent Rulings |
World Courts, Global Gulags, Despot Cover, Prison Planet, Arbitrary Elitism |
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Separation Church and State Myth, Pro Life, Biblical Revelation, God's Commandments |
Counterfeit Christians, Tax Exempt Model, Talmud Heresy |
Man Defines God, Agnostic, Church State Separation, Liberation Church |
Atheism, State Over God, Satan Worship, Man is Measure of All |
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Individual Bill of Rights, Anti Patriot Act, Equal Protection Under Law, Natural Rights |
Pro Patriot Act, Low Priority, Law Enforcement vs Peace Keeping |
ACLU Agenda, Craft Non Existent Rights, Federal Control of States |
Limited Arbitrary Application, Elites Only, None for Public |
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Conform to Human Nature, Applied to Native Citizens, Limited Federal Government, Local Rule |
True Believers Only, Myth of Exporting Abroad, Big Business |
Hypocrites in Practice, Good Intentioned Frauds, Steal from Rich |
For Elites Only, Subjugate the Masses, Reward Minions |
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Rejects Egalitarian Myth, Accepts Natural Differences, Opposes Special Treatment |
Color Blind Phonies, Begs Approval, Denies Differences |
Guilt Complex, Diversity Driven, 'PC' Advocate, Multiculuralist |
Master Tribe, Control Factions, Excuse Expand Government |
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Legalized Theft, Abolish IRS, Consumption and Excise Tax, Pro Tariffs, Repeal Income Tax |
Reform a Bad System, Failure to Revamp Government |
Redistribution of Wealth, Pro High Taxes, Spend, Progressive Rates |
Keep People Poor, Regulations Favor Elites, Bankrupt Folks |
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Abolish Public School Education, Pro Home Schooling, Reject Media Propaganda |
Pro Federal Education, Big School Budgets, Protects Media |
Pro NEA, Secular Humanism, 'PC' Culture, Produce Media Propaganda |
Dumb Down Public, Mandate Collectivism, Reality by Media |
In order to appreciate these distinctions, a proper understanding
of the clash between two famous 18th Century titans, is needed. Edmund
Burke’s - Reflections on The Revolution in France and Thomas Paine’s - Rights of Man. Burke is often referred to as the first modern conservative, while Paine
is universally acclaimed as a professional radical and a revolutionary propagandist.
The most common mistake is that each viewpoint is diametrically opposed to the other.
Progressives lionize Paine because he believed that neither government nor corporations should have rights, and that
the rich should pay a "progressive taxation" so that hereditary aristocracies couldn't emerge.
No doubt Paine is correct that only humans have rights. When these same
progressives analyze Burke, they correctly conclude that his philosophy implies that the control of government by a corporate
elite and those with inherited wealth is the best way to ensure a stable society, but falsely extrapolate that conservatism
continues to maintain this tenant. While Burke was not a Reactionary, he was
a defender of institutions of his era. Burke was entirely accurate about his
perceptive view of a corrupt human nature. Only by adopting Paine’s Rights
of Man to Burke’s mistrust of human failing, can one grasp the truly significant differences among the four different
ideologies.
The main feature that separates the Reactionary from the
counterfeit conservative is that the NeoCon believes in the State as a solution, just as the Progressive; while the Reactionary
rejects government as a reliable steward of the public trust. Conversely, the
Progressive accepts a perfectible process of evolutionary progress. The utter
disconnect from historic record of reality is why this camp is knee deep in delusional denial.
The most threatening branch of that totalitarian tree are the despots that use fascist methods to apply that faulty
‘progress’ to the expansion of government with all its legal protection of State tyranny. Absent in the mix is any trace of a viable foundation in moral principle.
A Reactionary is always concerned about the metaphysical moral dimension.
Critics indict the Reactionary as being retaliatory in function
and fighting an irrational battle against ‘progress’. They
say that reprisal efforts will never turn back the tide of the Marx-Darwin-Freud juggernaut.
Well, then, how does one explain or even rationalize the twisted and perverted social and political turmoil that has
taken the world to the edge of oblivion? The cherished social traditions and
valued principles that formed the underpinnings for Western Civilization have not changed with time. Nor has primeval human nature. The cultural war that plays
out has the Reactionary in the forefront of defending and preserving that which has intrinsic value and everlasting purpose. Today’s Reactionary wants to protect
the idea and model of a real Republic. Since the original one is no longer with
us, the task ahead is to legitimatize the political mix that will provide the best chance for a reinstitution of the fundamental
heritage that marked the lives and sacred honor of our Founding Fathers. If this
goal is an opprobrious epithet, wear this scarlet letter proudly!
Just who are the regressive culprits that transformed a fledgling
country into a decadent empire? The race to a state of nature, means that only
the Fascist will emerge. Civilization cannot exist under the boot of despots. The Reactionary stands as minutemen guarding home soil against the invasion
of un-American ideas and treacherous exploiters. Again who are the delusional? The collectivists that preach Marxist jargon, and adore their own hedonism as they
disavow the Creator of the universe. No the Reactionary is a real American. And your country needs many more to defeat the forces of perdition. The choice is yours’, incorporate the Rights of Man into a genuine Burke conservative society. The Reactionary will point the way . . . Go proactive Reactionaries are on the
cutting edge. So says Aneurin Bevan: "Reactionary: A man walking backwards with his face to the future."
SARTRE – November 21, 2005
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