Neoreactionary movement

The Dark Enlightenment, or the neoreactionary movement—also known simply as neoreaction and abbreviated NRx by its proponents—is an anti-democratic and reactionary movement. It broadly rejects egalitarianism and the view that history shows inevitable progression towards greater liberty and enlightenment (thus, it is in part a reaction against "Whig historiography"). The movement favors a return to older societal constructs and forms of government, including support for monarchism or other forms of strong, centralised leadership such as a "neocameralist CEO", coupled with a libertarian or otherwise conservative approach to economics. Proponents generally also espouse socially conservative views on such matters as gender roles, race relations, and migration.

A 2013 TechCrunch article describes "neoreactionaries" as a term applied to, and sometimes a self-description of, an informal "community of bloggers" and political theorists who have been active since the 2000s.Steve Sailer and Hans-Hermann Hoppe are described as "contemporary forerunners" of the movement, and neoreactionaries are also said to draw influence from philosophers such as Thomas Carlyle and Julius Evola.

Some consider the Dark Enlightenment an early school of thought in the Alt-Right. Some critics have also labeled the movement as "neo-fascist".

Some of the impetus for the neoreactionary movement comes from libertarians like Peter Thiel, as indicated by Nick Land's essay The Dark Enlightenment:

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