Secular Conservatism
Conservative branch that defends order, tradition, and institutions without grounding them in religion, supporting cultural values and social stability with secular, historical, and pragmatic arguments.
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In one sentence
I want a society that preserves tradition and institutions through secular, historical arguments, without appealing to religion for it.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Private
Economy
- Leaning · Free market
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Control
Leans further toward free market than 77% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 64This ideology 38
Of all the axes, Control is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 56
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
A Czech statesman and philosopher, Masaryk was the founder and first president of Czechoslovakia, defending humanist democracy, minority rights, and ethical values as the basis of national political life.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyHenry KissingerDiplomat95%
SociallyGeorge WashingtonStatesman and military leader94%
EconomicallyJordan PetersonPsychologist and essayist99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsCarl Gustaf Emil MannerheimMarshal and statesman95%
PoliticsCiceroStatesman and philosopher92%
PoliticsBaron of Rio BrancoDiplomat and foreign minister92%
Intellectual lifeIsaac NewtonPhysicist and mathematician91%
PoliticsMarshal Deodoro da FonsecaMilitary officer and statesman90%
PoliticsCarlos LacerdaJournalist and governor90%
Intellectual lifeJosé BonifácioStatesman and naturalist90%
PoliticsMatteo SalviniPolitician90%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Czechia
Liberal-secular republicA parliamentary republic in Central Europe, Czechia combines a consolidated liberal democracy, a strong secular tradition, an industrialized market economy, and integration into the European Union after the end of the socialist bloc.
Other close countries
South Korea
Technological-security republicAn Asian presidential republic, South Korea combines a vibrant democracy, an export-oriented market economy, and technological leadership, the result of rapid development under strong state impetus.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyJapanConservative-technological monarchy91%
SociallyParaná (Brazil)Agro-industrial conservative region93%
EconomicallyUnited StatesLiberal-federal republic98%
The most distant
Republican Rome
509–27 a.C.An aristocratic republic of antiquity, Rome balanced consuls, Senate, and tribunes of the plebs in a mixed system of elective magistracies, expanding across the Mediterranean through citizen legions and a strong cult of civic virtue.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublic of Venice697–179787%
SociallyFujimori's Peru1990–200085%
EconomicallyHoly Roman Empire (First Reich)962–180697%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Right
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- Right
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- Center
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- Center
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- Center
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