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counter-revolution

/ ˌkaʊntəˌrɛvəˈluːʃən /

noun

  1. a revolution opposed to a previous revolution and aimed at reversing its effects

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • counter-revolutionist noun
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Zimmer explained all this further Tuesday on Bluesky, writing: "The Right today is dominated by people like Vought who are convinced there is nothing left to conserve — that our moment requires not 'conservatism,' but a radical 'counter-revolution.'"

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The Right today is dominated by people like Vought who are convinced there is nothing left to conserve – that our moment requires not “conservatism,” but a radical “counter-revolution.”

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Capitol, Greene suggested the country will now see a counter-revolution.

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“At best, you could say Oglethorpe was naive,” said Gerald Horne, a professor of history and African-American studies at the University of Houston and author of the book “The Counter-Revolution of 1776.”

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More precisely, it is a counter-revolution, the aim of which is to initiate minor children into the hierarchies of race, gender, and sexual orientation that have long structured American life.

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