i think we need a distinct name for this, the negative reactionary, i don't want to refer to a past because it is better for me or mine or my values, but because it is worse for my enemies. 1/

i don't think an "ordinary" reactionary necessarily thinks they personally would be better off, but they do think the people they think of as good and best, perhaps justified as most capable of leading, would rise in the hierarchy. /fin

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