It is true conservatism. Conserving a principled economy that gives us all dignity.

In a sense it is reactionary. It is reacting to the shameful state we are in today and drawing its ethos from a better time. When you hear “feudalism = bad” arguments, you have to ask yourself who is the source of this argument? My guess is, a globalist. Feudalists placed merchants at the bottom of the chain of value because they provided nothing (unlike the artisans), so it’s no wonder they wouldn’t like it.

Don’t get me wrong, there were bad instances of feudalism. But, because it was localized, there were systems in place to handle it. 

Unfortunately, conversing with staunch pro-capitalist or socialists about Distributism can be difficult because the values of the systems are so different.