The idea that you can bring about meaningful and lasting social and political improvements by violent regime change is a marxist revolutionary one. The fact that supposed "conservatives" and "reactionaries" can consider this a reasonable and effective approach is proof of how deeply ingrained marxist thought has become in our culture and therefore in each of us.

Deneen, a faithful catholic, knows that social and political change must happen organically, downstream from religion and culture. Totalitarian attempts at creating, maintaining or restoring a "Catholic society" have only succeeded in creating what any totalitarian regime creates: their own eventual demise, leaving frightened populations of docile imbeciles ready to give themselves over to the first next Big Man or Big Idea willing to rid them of the horrible burden of their newfound freedom, which they've been rendered completely unable to handle by the State. For a concrete example, look at what's become of Salazar's Portugal.

True and lasting change and improvement must be anchored on the will of God and therefore on the free will of individuals. This is achieved over a long span of time through strength of religion and culture, not political movements. For this to happen, there must be a solid, powerful, constant intellectual and cultural force, independent and wary of all political action and strife, capable of informing and shaping the consciousness of all individuals who seek it, from the bottom up and from the top down. This force can only be the Catholic Church.

Repent and believe in the gospel.