Conservative Revolutionary
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A Conservative Revolutionary is a political transformative historical person who employs revolutionary methods to preserve, restore, or strengthen traditional hierarchys, established institutions, or conservative values.
- AKA: Revolutionary Conservative, Conservative Transformer, Traditionalist Revolutionary, Reactionary Modernizer.
- Context:
- It can typically employ Conservative Revolutionary Methods through radical changes to prevent progressive revolutions.
- It can typically pursue Conservative Revolutionary Goals through tradition restorations and hierarchy preservations.
- It can typically demonstrate Conservative Revolutionary Paradoxes through innovative means for traditional ends.
- It can typically create Conservative Revolutionary Institutions through modern techniques serving ancient principles.
- It can typically manifest Conservative Revolutionary Leadership through charismatic authority defending established orders.
- It can typically be associated with Conservative Revolutionary Movements and Conservative Revolutionary Ideologys.
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- It can often exhibit Conservative Revolutionary Strategys through preemptive reforms and controlled transformations.
- It can often demonstrate Conservative Revolutionary Synthesises through modern methods with traditional contents.
- It can often employ Conservative Revolutionary Rhetoric through revolutionary language for conservative purposes.
- It can often pursue Conservative Revolutionary Alliances through elite coalitions against popular movements.
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- It can range from being a Authoritarian Conservative Revolutionary to being a Democratic Conservative Revolutionary, depending on its conservative revolutionary method choice.
- It can range from being a Religious Conservative Revolutionary to being a Secular Conservative Revolutionary, depending on its conservative revolutionary value source.
- It can range from being a Economic Conservative Revolutionary to being a Political Conservative Revolutionary, depending on its conservative revolutionary transformation focus.
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- It can transform political landscapes while preserving social hierarchys.
- It can modernize traditional institutions to ensure their survival.
- It can co-opt revolutionary energy for conservative ends.
- It can create lasting political settlements combining change with continuity.
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- Example(s):
- Conservative Revolutionary Types, such as:
- Nation-Building Conservative Revolutionarys, such as:
- Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) unifying Germany under Prussian monarchy.
- Camillo di Cavour (1810-1861) creating unified Italy under Savoy monarchy.
- Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) establishing strong federal government with conservative institutions.
- Institutional Conservative Revolutionarys, such as:
- Constantine I (272-337) Christianizing Roman Empire to preserve imperial authority.
- Peter the Great (1672-1725) modernizing Russia to maintain autocratic power.
- Meiji Oligarchs (1868-1912) transforming Japan to preserve national independence.
- Ideological Conservative Revolutionarys, such as:
- Edmund Burke (1729-1797) revolutionizing conservative thought against radical revolution.
- Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) developing counter-revolutionary philosophy.
- Carl Schmitt (1888-1985) theorizing conservative authoritarianism.
- Military Conservative Revolutionarys, such as:
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) establishing conservative empire from revolutionary chaos.
- Francisco Franco (1892-1975) crushing Spanish Republic to restore traditional Spain.
- Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006) imposing neoliberal order through military dictatorship.
- Democratic Conservative Revolutionarys, such as:
- Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) creating Fifth Republic to restore French grandeur.
- Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967) building West Germany on Christian Democratic principles.
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) constructing authoritarian democracy for national development.
- Nation-Building Conservative Revolutionarys, such as:
- Conservative Revolutionary Movements, such as:
- German Conservative Revolution (1918-1933) seeking authoritarian alternative to Weimar democracy.
- Action Française (1899-1944) pursuing monarchist restoration through modern mobilization.
- Japanese Restoration Movement (1868) overthrowing Shogunate to restore Imperial rule.
- Conservative Revolutionary Methods, such as:
- Revolution from Above implementing controlled change through state power.
- Preventive Counter-Revolution reforming to prevent radical upheaval.
- Modernization without Westernization adopting technology while preserving cultural values.
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- Conservative Revolutionary Types, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Progressive Revolutionary, who seeks to overturn traditional hierarchys rather than preserve them.
- Liberal Reformer, who pursues gradual change through democratic processes rather than revolutionary methods.
- Reactionary, who simply opposes all change rather than using change to preserve tradition.
- Radical Revolutionary, who aims to destroy existing orders rather than transform them for preservation.
- Pure Conservative, who resists change entirely rather than embracing it strategically.
- Anarchist Revolutionary, who seeks to eliminate hierarchy rather than modernize it.
- See: Political Revolutionary, Conservative Movement, Counter-Revolution, Modernization Theory, Political Paradox, Authoritarian Modernization, Traditional Authority, Revolutionary Method, Conservative Ideology, Political Transformation.