A term used by college socialists and neo-Marxists to describe anyone with political views to the right of Mao. The word has its roots in the Communist model of history, where all of human history is supposedly one long class struggle between the working class and the bourgeois.
Chuck took an Uber on the Uber strike day! And last week, he told me he doesn’t believe in a 90% tax rate for the rich. He’s such a reactionary.
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A simple pun used by airheads to complicate the lives of those of us tortured by careless parents choice of name.
My name is Hughbert Gerald, my father's name was Harold Eric, and my grandfather's name was Gaylord Elza etc...
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Girlfriend:I don't think im ready for a realtionship
you:I know what that means just fucking say whats wrong with me
Girlfriend:idk
you:I know what that means just fucking say whats wrong with me
Girlfriend:idk
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Get the I don't think im ready for a realtionship mug.extreme conservatism, especially in politics. wanting to restore to past conditions that can no longer compete with modern changes.
Former radical hippies turning into post reactionary hippies
Former radical hippies turning into post reactionary hippies
The "reactionary" elders of this country held on to the belief that someday after the reign of republican presidents the figure of chieftain or king will be restored as the political head figure once again.
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