On 15 Jun 2009 at 6:20, [email protected] wrote: > [dmb] > > Reactionary means right-wing, ultraconservative, old-fashioned, >> unprogressive, redneck and the like.
[Craig] > You're confusing categorical with relative concepts. > "Right-wing" or "ultraconservative" locates a position along a spectrum > that has "left-wing" or "ultraliberal" at the other end, according to some > principle of categorization (e.g., private vs. government). > "Reactionary" means "reacting against current trends". For instance, > in regard to school vouchers, generally liberals are reactionary. [Platt] DMB not only confused but intellectually challenged. Note the ease in which his description of "reactionary" can be flipped: Progressive means left-wing, ultraliberal, fashionable, socialist, hippie and the like. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
