[woodruffw]

I didn’t use the word “progressive.” I only used the word “reactionary.”

I’m not interested in an argument about “Whig history,” because this isn’t a house party. It’s a comment chain on a tech forum where the originating post doesn’t even do us the dignity of substantiating itself: it just proudly assumes that we all know these things, and that we’re all going to agree with the author if we can just pay attention for long enough and get over the “ick” factor.

That isn’t moral reasoning, of the kind you’re talking about with the Good. It’s just a sneaky way to say “we all know I’m right.”

[fsckboy]

use of the word reactionary 99% marks you as a progressive, reactionary is a dog whistle. If you don't like that others have polluted your word, easy to edit your post and choose another word.