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that's not what 'reactionary' means. identifying with elements of the past is natural. that's not the same as trying to roll back social and moral progress because you consciously identify with a pre-progress situation.
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It’s complicated when certain elements and ideas in the past appear to have been more forward-looking than the present. Also related: questioning whether or not time is necessarily a forward progression.
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