A political ideology aimed at rolling back societal progress, mainly where social justice and equal rights are concerned. It can be opposed to any background, class,
creed, ethnicity, gender, language, nation, race, religion, sex, etc. Usually specific to the region, society and time. Often confused with conservatism. Whereas conservatism attempts to prevent new social
change, regressivism aims to reverse existing
change entirely. Regressivists often hide under the incorrect label of conservatism which has the effect of sanitizing their beliefs.
JOŽO: Dežo calls himself a
conservative, but I know for a fact he wants to take away already existing
rights.
FERO: His ideology is not
conservatism, it is regressivism.