← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · Hilaire Belloc
Thread ID: 13710 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2004-05-15
2004-05-15 03:43 | User Profile
Can somebody provide me where I can find information on this concept. Perhaps AntiYuppie(who professes to be a reactionary modernist) can help me. I remember having a private chat with AY over this issue, but I accidently deleted the PMs.
2004-05-15 18:40 | User Profile
[QUOTE=AntiYuppie]You can start here [url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521338336/qid=1084640005/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-6575981-9870265?v=glance&s=books&n=507846[/url] , the book which gave the term wider currency. I've only read excerpts, and found that many of the ideas (though using a different terminology) can be found in the writings of Burnham and his disciples.
Basically, "reactionary modernism" describes ideologies that oppose social and cultural radicalism while embracing modernity in terms of science, technology, and statecraft. It's the view that teaches the (self-evident) fact that one need not embrace racial equality, feminism, etc. in order to enjoy the fruits of the industrial and electronic age, and (conversely) one need not return to an agrarian or Medieval society (or even an 18th century "Constitutional Republic") in order to reject and combat subversive social ideologies.[/QUOTE]
Thank you AY! :thumbsup:
Sounds similar to Anthony Smith's notion of a "neo-Traditionalist", who rejects the excessive rationalism of the modern world, yet embraces other aspects of modernity and modern forms of organization to serve traditionalist ends.