Reactionaryism
Stance that rejects modernity and seeks to restore the pre-revolutionary order, defending monarchy, religion, tradition, and hierarchy against Enlightenment rationalism, liberalism, and democracy.
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In one sentence
I want to restore the throne, the altar and the hierarchy that preceded the revolutions, as a counterweight to Enlightenment rationalism and liberal democracy.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Very strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 97% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 3
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 51
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Joseph de Maistre
The leading reactionary theorist, Maistre opposed the French Revolution by defending monarchy and the authority of tradition and religion against Enlightenment rationalism, influencing European conservative thought.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAntónio de Oliveira SalazarDictator99%
SociallyFrancisco FrancoDictator98%
EconomicallyManuel I of PortugalKing of Portugal100%
Other compatible profiles
Political theoryAleksandr DuginPhilosopher97%
PoliticsCorneliu Zelea CodreanuFounder of the Iron Guard96%
Political theoryGustavo BarrosoIntegralist leader and writer96%
PoliticsPlínio SalgadoPolitician96%
Political theoryCarl SchmittJurist95%
PoliticsPhilip II of SpainKing of Spain and global emperor94%
PoliticsPhilippe PétainMarshal and Head of the French State94%
PoliticsJustinian IByzantine emperor94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Holy Roman Empire (First Reich)
962–1806A federation of Central European territories, the Holy Roman Empire gathered principalities and cities under an elected emperor and strong Church influence, marked by fragmented power and the autonomy of its members.
Other close countries
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAfghanistanTheocratic emirate92%
SociallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region92%
EconomicallyMyanmarBuddhist military junta100%
The most distant
Portugal (Estado Novo)
1933–1974Under Salazar, the Portuguese Estado Novo was a conservative, corporatist dictatorship that united Catholic nationalism, order, and political control without mass mobilization, holding the country and its colonies for decades.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyHabsburg Spain1516–170097%
SociallyPapal States756–187097%
EconomicallyFascist Italy (Mussolini)1922–194399%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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