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reactionary, reactionist 1. of, relating to, or characterized by reaction, esp against radical political or social change 2. a person opposed to radical change How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This extended, frantic thrash against the current, the last 30 years of his life, served Ford's memory poorly; he washed up, a bigoted lump, on the wrong side of history, a monument to the tragic reactionism of self-made men. Mencken concludes that black writers have not yet produced enduring work, citing "race" consciousness and reactionism as, on one hand, vitiating black attempts at "serious" and "realistic" creative expression and, on the other hand, reducing them to melodrama and propaganda ("The Negro" 320). I hope that others follow Harvard's example and stand defiant against the reactionism that has impeded many of our rights, even in the world of academia, which is traditionally a bastion of our freedoms of speech and expression. |
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