A "revolution", usually led by elderly conservatives, aimed backwards in
time toward the restoration of some idealized period in the past, often the 1950s.
Retrolution (retro-revolution) is a right wing reaction against modern society and
politics. Retrolutionists often scream about "Taking the country back" from the liberal, progressive left wing of
politics. What they mean is both "taking the country back" physically, as well as "taking the country back" in time, usually to the time of their own youth.
The underlying causes of the retrolutionary spirit are the fear of old age and
death, moral disapproval based on resentment, and hatred and envy towards "immoral" young people.
"The Tea
Party movement is part of the exciting
GOP Retrolution."
"Some would argue that the Bush administration was even more retrolutionary than the Reagan administration."
"Beck and
Palin are powerful retrolutionary leaders."