Aristocratism
Doctrine of the rule of the best, entrusting power to a minority qualified by virtue, education or birth, rejecting political equality and majority rule as surrendering the city to incompetence.
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In one sentence
I want government entrusted to a minority qualified by virtue and birth, rejecting political equality as surrendering the city to incompetence.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 84% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 19
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Diplomacy
On Diplomacy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 46This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Plato
A Greek philosopher, Plato criticized Athenian democracy and imagined a city governed by philosophers, with rigid education, moral censorship, and the strong subordination of private interests to the harmony of the political community.
Closest, by dimension
Politically13th Dalai Lama (Thubten Gyatso)Religious leader and head of state93%
SociallyMartin HeideggerPhilosopher97%
EconomicallyCiro GomesPolitician100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator93%
ReligionPope Pius IXPope and monarch of the Papal States93%
ReligionConfuciusPhilosopher92%
PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher91%
Political theoryPentti LinkolaRadical ecologist91%
ActivismNick FuentesPolitical commentator and streamer91%
PoliticsJuan Domingo PerónStatesman90%
PoliticsGetúlio VargasStatesman90%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Republic of Venice
697–1797A powerful medieval merchant republic, Venice was governed by a commercial oligarchy that dominated Mediterranean trade, uniting stable institutions, a strong navy, and immense economic power for centuries.
Other close countries
Algeria
Military-backed presidential republicBorn from the war of independence against France, Algeria is an army-dominated republic with Islam as the state religion, a state-run economy dependent on oil and gas, a non-aligned foreign policy and repression of the Hirak movement.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyHungaryNational-illiberal republic89%
SociallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy95%
EconomicallyRussiaStatist-rentier authoritarianism98%
The most distant
Tokugawa Japan
1603–1868The Tokugawa shogunate pacified Japan after the Sengoku era with a feudal system of domains (bakuhan), a rigid four-class social hierarchy, official Neo-Confucianism, a ban on Christianity and external isolation (sakoku).
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBrazil (Vargas Era)1930–194591%
SociallyQing Dynasty China1644–191295%
EconomicallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198799%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Plato's political philosophy, entrusting the city's government to a philosophical elite formed by virtue and knowledge, with strong control over education, property and customs in the name of justice and social harmony.
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Jewish Theocracy
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- Right
Confucianism
Doctrine that grounds political order in the ruler's virtue, ritual hierarchy and filial piety, favouring bureaucratic merit and moral education over coercive law or popular participation.
- Radical Left
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- Third Position
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The most distant ideology
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