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That horse has already left. Neoreaction is a thing now.
Among a self-selected group of nerds on the internet, yes. Whenever it gets noticed by larger society, said society reacts (ahaha) with revulsion. This is both as it should be, and as the neoreactionaries predict, but the point is that I don't think it's going to grow beyond the usual demographics of nerd-focused extremist movements.
Are "nerd-focused extremist movements" a thing? I can't think of any other examples.
As a matter of fact, extremist movements often seem to target or arise-from the educated sections of the middle-class...
So... 'nerd' means 'educated middle class'?
And by this definition, haven't some movements grown beyond this demographic?
They're a topic of much past discussion on LW, in fact.
* http://lesswrong.com/lw/18b/reason_as_memetic_immune_disorder/
* http://lesswrong.com/lw/cxg/link_nerds_are_nuts/
* http://lesswrong.com/lw/kat/the_benefits_of_closedmindedness/
* http://squid314.livejournal.com/350090.html