This is like discovering Euclidean geometry, formalizing it axiomatically, discovering that you can't actually undermine non-parallel-line geometries, and then legislating that only the Euclidean parallel line postulate is legal.
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It doesn't work. The degeneracy (in a mathematical sense) of history as a solution to a system of psychohistorical equations, once recognized, inevitably evolves past the degeneracy to realize a fuller set of solutions.
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I've often wondered why my writing seems to appeal to a subset of reactionary types even though I'm openly anti-reactionary. I think it's because I share a bunch of analytical lenses with both left and right reactionaries, but then go on gleefully to alt-parallel-postulates
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Reactionary is a word that I havent really understood except that it means something derogatory. What does it *really* mean?
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Me too. You are presumably reacting to something. What are you reacting to? Is my response to this tweet reactionary behavior? The opposite could be "actionary" where you just take actions that are not in response to anything.
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Is it reactionary if one acts to put out an act of arson?
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Semantic first principles are less useful here than conventional usage. In the US certain people self-identify as reactionaries. My usage is based on their self-declared positions.
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In that case: reactionary = opposing political or social progress or reform. Is that the same as conservative?
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Am I a reactionary if I think, the US/west needs to go back to a past with intact families? I mean.. may be it is reactionary to want that.
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Depends on the type of family and how far back, and what other notions of family (for example gay or with working wives) you want to either prevent or undo.
Its interesting that you have to qualify and so clearly limn the consequences of a vague pro family statement. I have nothing against gay families, or working wives, ... But such active policing of thoughts is.. not freedom. Is it reactionary to want such active policing to stop?
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