neo-reactionary
Anti-democratic political theorist
Neo-reactionary describes a political philosophy that rejects Enlightenment values—democracy, egalitarianism, and progressive politics—in favor of authoritarian alternatives like monarchism or corporate governance.
Associated with online intellectual movements of the 2010s, neo-reactionaries argue that modern liberal democracy is fundamentally flawed.
The neo-reactionary blogosphere attracted tech-world contrarians.
Often shortened to NRx.
Advocacy for royal sovereignty
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
natural order · nobility · ancien régime · divine right · social stratification · hereditary rule
Racist reactionary political movement
- antidemocracyOpposition to popular sovereignty
- monarchismAdvocacy for royal sovereignty
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- cathedralBishop's principal church
Privileging structure over substance
- accelerationismIntensify systems to destroy them
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
- antidemocracyOpposition to popular sovereignty
Bay Area tech corridor
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- smart contractsSelf-enforcing coded agreements
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
monarchism
Advocacy for royal sovereignty
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
feudalism · natural order · nobility · ancien régime · divine right · social stratification · hereditary rule
alt-right
Racist reactionary political movement
- antidemocracyOpposition to popular sovereignty
- monarchismAdvocacy for royal sovereignty
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
formalism
Privileging structure over substance
- accelerationismIntensify systems to destroy them
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
- exit strategyPreplanned departure method
Silicon Valley
Bay Area tech corridor
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- smart contractsSelf-enforcing coded agreements
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
neo-reactionaryprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
leftist · egalitarian · social democrat · democratic socialist · liberal
neo-reactionaryprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
futurist · accelerationist · utopian · modernist · reformist
neo-reactionarysecular humanist
One embracing nontheistic ethics
rationalist · universalist · human rights advocate · classical liberal · cosmopolitan
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