re·ac·tion·ar·y (r-ksh-nr)
adj.
Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative.
n. pl. re·ac·tion·ar·ies
An opponent of progress or liberalism; an extreme conservative.
Seems like liberals are using this term correctly. I do not get your point.
reactionary - definition of reactionary by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
thats the liberal definition:
here is the real one:
As the debate for the hearts, mind and soul of Americans rages, the need to clearly understand the correct application and meaning of a Reactionary in today’s Newspeak political world is crucial. The slurs slung for contemptuous connotation illustrate the fear that people will one day wake up to their true heritage. Consequently, let’s get the term correct. A Reactionary is a rational moralist combating cultural and political insanity. A Reactionary is not a power elite seeking to coerce skeptics to accept reason. Reason applies free will to accept voluntary limits upon personal excess, social deviance and political compulsion, is the true objective of a rational reactionary. Restraint on the reach, range and scope of government is its core political principle.
You’ll understand if everyone ignores your inane and ridiculous ‘definition’ of reactionary.
The term describes a majority of conservatives extremely well: fear of change, fear of diversity, fear of dissent – the desire to return America to an idealized past that never really existed to begin with. An American past that was far from ‘ideal’ for millions of women, homosexuals, African Americans, and other racial, ethnic, and religious minorities.
Typical of most reactionaries is the incorrect notion that change brings about an ‘absence’ of ‘morals’ or ‘values.’
For example:
[P]ersonally I don't think the society is made better by abortion on demand and gay marriage.
A society with no morals and no ethics is a doomed society. History has proven that many times.
Women who have abortions and same-sex couples are just as ‘moral’ as everyone else. A woman may elect to have an abortion for a variety of reasons having nothing to do with ‘morals’ or ‘values.’ And same-sex couples believe their desire to marry is highly moral and predicated on long-standing American values of commitment and the desire to have a family.
Americans standing up for their privacy rights or equal protection rights is anything but ‘immoral.’