#or glorious architecture built by oligarchs without exploitation

[slutcore-starships]

i think the most dangerous part of reactionary sentiment is the appeal of autonomy that it so frequently gets molded around . whenever someone on the right starts making appeals to the past, 4/5 times theyre gonna use extremely specific examples (i.e. the elite soldiers of x empire, a notable middle-class profession, a period of peace and prosperity ~that tends to come right before the inevitable crash~, etc.) that serves to conjure a vision of the world where one has near complete control over their circumstances with a comfortable security net and disposable income, which will inevitably get folded in with new age myths about how much healthier everyone used to be (which is always just snake oil salesmanship and eugenics). regardless of the numerous fabrications inherent to the world they create, its all built around the real and omnipresent nugget of truth that so many people do lack the freedom to dramatically change their lives, better themselves, and live comfortably without having to make extensive sacrifices (or being born into it) and its appealing to imagine that the lack of autonomy has a single source, a target who bears all responsibility, and that defeating xyz entities will take things back to how they used to be (giant asterisk) . trying to convince someone that the world they picture never truly existed and that their appeals to traditionalism are completely unfounded and counterproductive first requires the person listening to be . open to having their mind changed in the first place - a. lmao no and b. the same lies thatve convinced them of this world are the same lies that tell them that the people most likely to try and dissuade them are the people responsible for the current state of things (racial minorities, queer people, etc.) which frequently just reinforces their beliefs . trying to deradicalize someone from romanticism is so difficult because it has to be prompted from within and the revelation itself externally reinforced before others around them can persuade them back to reactionary sentiment . its a vicious beast with far too many heads and the capacity to regrow whenever any distraction or tragedy leads someone to the perception of lost status or lifestyle, true or not