nemo37 on 11 June 2018
This is a very minor thing, but the word "reactionary" is used incorrectly in the title of this thread.
Reactionary is one of those words that doesn't mean what it sounds like its means. One would think that it refers to someone acting upon their reactions to something, but rather the actual definition is someone that opposes social/political change (it is a synonym to conventionalist, ultraconservative, etc.).
BTW, the only reason I know/I am so passionate about this is because 2 years ago I wrote a paper for a notoriously difficult Professor (great teacher, but brutal marker) and I used the word "reactionary" like it was used here and the Prof took off 10% just for that.
