Conservativism, in the sense of being cautious about change, is an important perspective to have. The problem is that a lot of people that call themselves conservatives are actually reactionaries.
That’s a different (and imo less useful) definition of reactionary. Reactionaries in the sense that I’m talking about are those that want to return society to some previous (generally awful) status quo.
Conservativism, in the sense of being cautious about change, is an important perspective to have. The problem is that a lot of people that call themselves conservatives are actually reactionaries.
Reactionaries are just reacting to proposed changes, its inline with being cautious about change. Maybe a little too cautious, but still
That’s a different (and imo less useful) definition of reactionary. Reactionaries in the sense that I’m talking about are those that want to return society to some previous (generally awful) status quo.