Reactionary Modernism

Reactionary Modernism
"There is no such thing as modernity in general. There are only national societies, each of which becomes modern in its own fashion."
Basic Information
Aliases	Anti-Enlightenment Modernism Technological Romanticism
Alignments	NonQuad Culturally Reactionary Religious Reactionary
Ideological Influences
Influenced by	Anti-Liberalism Conservative Revolution Jüngerism Romanticism Schmittianism Spenglerism Volkism
Influenced	Nazi Transhumanism (some)
Ideological Information
Notable Theorists	Jeffrey Herf, Germany (coined the term)
Character Information
Likes	Technology Modernism without Enlightenment Engineering Spiritualism
Dislikes	The Libs (except for Reactionary Liberalism) The Enlighenment When someone says Reactionarism and Modernism are incompatible

Reactionary Modernism is a culturally right-wing, pro-technology and in other aspects mostly varied ideology that is the son of Reactionarism. Reactionary Modernism believes that the rejection of culturally liberal enlightenment values and the support of technological advancement are not contradictory and sometimes can even be complementary.

History

Reactionary Modernism in Europe

Jeffrey Herf coined the term Reactionary Modernism in order to discuss the paradoxical European enthusiasm for Totalitarianism & Völkish nationalism, yet also wanted new technological & political innovations & concepts.

Reactionary Modernism has also been explored as a theme in both literature, & in broader political culture in places like Great Britain, Romania, Greece, Sweden, and Spain.

Reactionary Modernism has also been used to acknowledge the European philosophical, cultural & political thought during the time in which Fascism was on the rise.

They are also often very spiritual, believing in many belief systems ranging from deism/pantheism to paganism to any of the Abrahamic religions, which they believe to be necessary for building a harmonious and strong society. They additionally emphasize on everyone abiding to the laws of nature.

Modern Reactionary Modernism

Herf believes that Reactionary Modernism can be seen in the current governments of Iran under the Ayatollahs and Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Extremist Islamist groups such as Al Qaeda also display elements of Reactionary Modernism.

Ideas

WIP

Criticism

The term Reactionary Modernism was criticized by Thomas Rohkrämer who was qouted for saying "It is simply not strange, or 'paradoxical' to reject the Enlightenment & embrace technology at the same time', but a common practice in nineteenth- & twentieth-century Germany as well as in many other countries. Instrumental reason and technology are available for an endless number of different purposes, many of which are not humane, or enlightened"

Roger Griffin also criticized the term by arguing that " Fascism as an ideology and movement can be seen as proposing a radical alternative to Liberal & Socialist visions of what form modernity ideally should take. It represents an uncompromising rejection both of thorough-going liberalism and extreme 'modernism', whose logical culmination it sees as relativism, anomie, subjectivism, and the loss of definitive meaning and 'eternal' values. It is an attempt to re-anchor modern human beings within that highly modern phenomenon, the Totalitarian state through consciously manipulated historical, national & racist myth".

Personality and Behaviour

• He enjoys cooperating with Nazism for cultural and economic reasons.
• He is passionate about STEM and rejecting postmodern art.
• Likes to complain about degeneracy.
• He works in industrial factories a lot and is great at mechinal industry.

How to Draw

Flag of Reactionary Modernism

1. Draw a ball,
2. Fill it dark grey
3. Inside the ball draw a grey gear
4. Inside the gear draw a gold sword
5. Draw the eyes, and you're done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Dark Grey	#2D2D2D	45, 45, 45
	Grey	#7F7F7F	127, 127, 127
	Gold	#FFC90E	255, 201, 14

Relationships

Friends

• Transhumanism - Robot arms and healing cancer are cool. Maybe a side dish of eugenics as well.
• Neoreactionarism - My internet friends.
• Industrialism - Technology is good & so is tradition. Reminds me of those good ol' Prussian days.
• Archeofuturism - Reject postmodernity embrace modernity.
• Corporatism - Corporations working together to make our nation strong makes me happy.
• Crusadism - I bet with my technology we can take back the holy land!
• Fascism - The least bad modernist.

Frenemies

• Nazism & Showa Statism - We're good friends but can you cool it with the eugenics and human experiments? We gotta keep good PR.
• Nazi Transhumanism - You're taking things too far.
• Reactionary Socialism - I like your critiques of the Enlightenment but for the love of god, technology isn't THAT bad.
• Reactionary Liberalism - Would be based if it weren't for your awful economics.
• Jihadism - So they say that you're a reactionary modernist huh? I never envisioned you that way but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. And no, I'm not going to watch your goat fucking snuff films.
• Catholic Theocracy - You are based, I like Catholicism, but why do you always look at me with that confused face?
• Manosphere - Your one-sided views on relationships and toxicity are disgusting, though I admit some of your factions and ideas are good.
• Futurism - Stop making fun of me! We were supposed to be brothers!!

Enemies

• Kakistocracy - The reason people still deny technology has helped society.
• Liberalism - You ruined the name of Modernism.
• Neoluddism - The industrial revolution & its consequences are based!
• Anarcho-Primitivism - Ooga booga ooga booga. That's how you sound like.

Further Information

Literature

• Reactionary Modernism: Technology, culture, and politics in Weimar and the Third Reich

Wikipedia

• Reactionary Modernism

Videos

• Germany 2.4: Technology as German in the Interwar Period

Gallery

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