Reactionarism on the 12 Axes

Reactionary thought began as a response to the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. Joseph de Maistre and Louis de Bonald defended throne, altar and social hierarchy against popular sovereignty and secular reason, and later figures such as Juan Donoso Cortés, Charles Maurras and the 20th century traditionalists carried the outlook forward. In recent decades the label has been revived by online 'neoreactionary' writers such as Curtis Yarvin. Reactionaries do not only want to slow change, as conservatives do; they want to undo it, restoring an order they see as natural or sacred. Compared with Conservatism, it rejects democracy itself. Compared with Monarchism, it is broader, not tied to a crown. Compared with Fascism, it looks back to pre-modern hierarchy rather than to a mass movement.

• Theocracy 80%Theocracy is a system in which a state is governed according to religious law, with clergy or religious authorities holding political power in the name of God.
• Monarchism 73%Monarchism supports a hereditary monarch as head of state, seeing the crown as a source of continuity, national unity and legitimacy that stands above party politics.
• Right-Wing Populism 73%Right-wing populism presents politics as a struggle between ordinary people and a corrupt elite, combining nationalism, strict immigration control and protectionism with appeals to traditional values.
• Conservatism 68%Conservatism seeks to preserve traditional institutions, religion, family and national identity, supporting markets, strong defense and public order while resisting rapid social change.