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TheAncientGeek comments on "NRx" vs. "Prog" Assumptions: Locating the Sources of Disagreement Between Neoreactionaries and Progressives (Part 1) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 07 September 2014 06:09:02PM 0 points [-]

like. If history is cyclical, if civilizations rise and fall, then the assumption that civilization is preferable to savagery leads to the conclusion that the mechanisms underlying the rise and fall of civilizations ought to be studied in order to prolong the lifespan of the current civilization --

That's an argument for conservatism, not reaction.

Comment author: Azathoth123 07 September 2014 08:48:45PM 8 points [-]

That's an argument for reaction once society starts to fall.

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