The Reactionary Mind — Deep Dive (Conservatism, Power & Counterrevolution)
Welcome to Crisis in Perception. In this episode, we explore The Reactionary Mind — Corey Robin’s sweeping examination of conservatism as a historically reactionary movement shaped by its opposition to emancipation, equality, and challenges from below.This Deep Dive investigates Robin’s central thesis: conservatism is not merely a preference for tradition, but a counterrevolutionary ideology that emerges in response to movements for liberation. From the aristocratic backlash against the French Revolution to modern political battles over gender, race, labor, and state power, Robin argues that…
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