Maoist Communism
Mao's Chinese adaptation of Marxism, centered on the peasantry as the revolutionary force, protracted people's war, permanent mass mobilization, and cultural revolution against the party bureaucracy.
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In one sentence
I want a society mobilized in protracted people's war led by the peasantry, with permanent cultural revolution against bureaucracy.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Very strong · Planning
Control
- Very strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Balanced
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward irreligious than 96% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 93
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Immigration
On Immigration, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 50This ideology 53
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Mao Zedong
Leader of the Chinese Revolution and founder of the People's Republic, Mao adapted Marxism to the peasantry through people's war, collectivization, and the permanent mobilization of the masses in campaigns of radical transformation.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman97%
SociallySamora MachelGuerrilla leader and statesman96%
EconomicallyPol PotDictator100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsVladimir LeninRevolutionary93%
PoliticsFidel CastroRevolutionary93%
Political theoryErnst NiekischPolitical theorist93%
PoliticsWalter UlbrichtCommunist leader93%
ActivismChe GuevaraRevolutionary92%
PoliticsLeon TrotskyRevolutionary92%
PoliticsGamal Abdel NasserPresident of Egypt91%
ActivismLuís Carlos PrestesCommunist leader90%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Maoist China
1949–1976Under Mao, revolutionary China was a single-party communist state, with a collectivized economy and permanent mass mobilization, marked by campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
Other close countries
Cuba
One-party egalitarian socialismA single-party socialist state in the Caribbean, Cuba maintains a planned economy, strong state control, and universal public services, with power centralized since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism89%
SociallyChinaOne-party industrial socialism87%
EconomicallyNorth KoreaDynastic-autarkic totalitarianism99%
The most distant
Maoist China
1949–1976Under Mao, revolutionary China was a single-party communist state, with a collectivized economy and permanent mass mobilization, marked by campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyEast Germany1949–199093%
SociallySoviet Union (USSR)1922–199194%
EconomicallyKhmer Rouge Cambodia (Pol Pot)1975–197999%
The most distant
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