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Comment author: polymathwannabe 23 June 2015 07:44:16PM 0 points [-]

Can we look at Orbán's Hungary as a real-life laboratory of whether NRx works in practice?

Comment author: knb 28 June 2015 12:31:04AM *  1 point [-]

I recall reading somewhere (slatestarcodex, I think) that the neoreactionists have three main strains: ethnocentric, techno-futurist/capitalist, and religious-authoritarian. In light of that, I wonder if Israel isn't a better example than Hungary. Israel is technologically advanced but also a strict ethnostate with some theocratic elements. Like Hungary, Israel is probably too democratic to really qualify.

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 01 July 2015 01:59:30AM -2 points [-]

The problem with Israel is that the religious elements are based on a religion still optimized for exile rather than being a national religion. They still haven't rebuilt the temple, for crying out loud.