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▲|footer = Italian esotericist [[Julius Evola]], Austrian monarchist [[Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn]], and Colombian aphorist [[Nicolás Gómez Dávila]]—prominent reactionary critics of modernity
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Reactionary conservatism, also known as reactionism, opposes policies for the [[social transformation]] of society.<ref>{{cite book|title=The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought|edition=3|year=1999|page=729|isbn=978-0-00-255871-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cthOAAAAMAAJ|last1=Bullock|first1=Alan|last2=Trombley|first2=Stephen|last3=Lawrie|first3=Alf|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers}}</ref> In popular usage, reactionism refers to a staunch [[traditionalist conservative]] political perspective of a person who supports the ''status quo'' and opposes social, political, and economic change.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reactionary |title=reactionary |work=Merriam-Webster|date=May 9, 2023 }}</ref> Some adherents of conservatism, rather than opposing change, seek to return to the {{lang|la|[[status quo|status quo ante]]}} and tend to view the modern world in a negative light, especially concerning [[mass culture]] and [[secularism]], although different groups of reactionaries may choose different traditional values to revive.{{sfn|Encyclopædia Britannica}}{{sfn|McLean|McMillan|2009}}
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