I know little about neoreactionaries but thanks, if you say they have similar ideas I will look them up.
I think that most of the time accusations of being “neoreactionary” or “progressive” (or any other political label) simply mean: you expressed ideas that disagree with my political tribe, so I model you as a member of the opposing tribe. Such labels often say more about the people who used them than they say about you. They miss the option of not belonging to any tribe, and simply playing with ideas.
Also, accusing people of belonging to the opposing political tribe is a good excuse for promoting one’s own tribe. Hey, they started first!
I have a different view in this. I think a lot of people don’t fight an opposing tribe, they fight the world, and thus if you are not in the tribe, you are in the world, and as such problematic. Two examples. I know a very conservative guy who really likes Rene Guenon and thinks the whole modern world is rotten. I also know a Marxist who thinks every tradition is a legacy of oppression and injustice of past times, so almost everything should be deleted and started anew. These people, from opposite angles, oppose most of what exists. This is what I mean by fighting the world. Since they fight the world, they are correct assuming that if you are not an ally in it, you are more or less an opponent.
I think that most of the time accusations of being “neoreactionary” or “progressive” (or any other political label) simply mean: you expressed ideas that disagree with my political tribe, so I model you as a member of the opposing tribe. Such labels often say more about the people who used them than they say about you. They miss the option of not belonging to any tribe, and simply playing with ideas.
Also, accusing people of belonging to the opposing political tribe is a good excuse for promoting one’s own tribe. Hey, they started first!
I have a different view in this. I think a lot of people don’t fight an opposing tribe, they fight the world, and thus if you are not in the tribe, you are in the world, and as such problematic. Two examples. I know a very conservative guy who really likes Rene Guenon and thinks the whole modern world is rotten. I also know a Marxist who thinks every tradition is a legacy of oppression and injustice of past times, so almost everything should be deleted and started anew. These people, from opposite angles, oppose most of what exists. This is what I mean by fighting the world. Since they fight the world, they are correct assuming that if you are not an ally in it, you are more or less an opponent.
Point taken.