Conservative Revolutionary

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.
  • 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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• 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.

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