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I'm seeing the term "reactionary" more and more on Lemmy.
Can you (or anybody else) define the term and what in means in context here? Is it just someone who reacts too much, or is it another term for conservative? I'm not sure how it's being used here.
Thank you!
Essentially it is someone that is vehemently opposed to positive social change, progressive reform, or more specifically leftist politics. So liberals and fascists are both reactionary to some degree. Fascists are down right regressive, while liberals are to a lesser extent or at best opposed to necessary measures to overcome reactionary forces that hold us back e. g. aggressive support for the status quo and opposition to revolutionary politics.
Thank you!