Also, I don't just mean they are reactionary in certain area or in their personal life (Like Aristotle was important for biology despite being an apologies for slavery)?
I mean worth looking into their thinking precisely in areas where they're reactionary.
Possible suggestions (not saying they're justified) that I expect people would put forward include:
- Carl Scmitt
- Heidegger
Yukio Mishima is a wonderful novelist.
And the Paul Schrader movie about his life is my favourite film. Beautifully shot dissection of the pathologies that made him a fascist.
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I read Patriotism a while ago and I will admit, it was a very interesting read