reactionism
Opposing progressive change
Reactionism is political opposition to progressive change, favoring a return to traditional or former conditions.
The term is typically used critically by those on the left to characterize conservative resistance to reform: The party's reactionism blocked every attempt at modernization.
Related to reactionary, which functions as both noun and adjective.
Preference for existing institutions
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- counterrevolutionaryOne opposing radical overthrow
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
monarchism · absolutism · clericalism · imperialism · autocracy · oligarchy · feudalism · aristocracy
Active resistance or dissent
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- regressionReturn to former state
- reversionReturn to former state
entrenchment · obstruction · stonewalling · filibuster · intransigence · obstructionism · counterreform · pushback
Emotional, imaginative worldview
- revivalReturn after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
- antiquarianismEnthusiasm for old artifacts
- retrogressionMovement to earlier state
pastoralism · primitivism · archaism · sentimentality · wistfulness · reminiscence · traditionalism · heritage
Deliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
- scaremongeringSpreading exaggerated threats
- rabble-rousingInciting mob sentiment
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
incitement · alarmism · scapegoating · xenophobia · nativism · populism · polarization · radicalization
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- counterrevolutionaryOne opposing radical overthrow
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
nationalism · monarchism · absolutism · clericalism · imperialism · autocracy · oligarchy · feudalism · aristocracy · antiliberalism
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- regressionReturn to former state
reversion · entrenchment · obstruction · stonewalling · filibuster · intransigence · obstructionism · counterreform · pushback · reversal
romanticism
Emotional, imaginative worldview
- revivalReturn after decline
- restorationReturning something to condition
- antiquarianismEnthusiasm for old artifacts
retrogression · pastoralism · primitivism · archaism · sentimentality · wistfulness · reminiscence · traditionalism · heritage · ancestry
fearmongering
Deliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
- scaremongeringSpreading exaggerated threats
- rabble-rousingInciting mob sentiment
agitation · incitement · alarmism · scapegoating · xenophobia · nativism · populism · polarization · radicalization · disinformation
reactionismprogressivism
Philosophy advocating societal reform
radicalism · reformism · revolutionary politics · futurism · progressiveness
action, active, react, reaction, interact, reacting, reacts, enact, reacted