Futurism
Movement of Filippo Marinetti that exalted speed, machines, industry and war as the world's hygiene, preaching nationalism, anticlericalism and a break with the past, and that helped found Italian fascism.
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In one sentence
I want a young, fast nation driven by machines and factories, free of priests, kings and museums, forged in war as the world's hygiene.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Autocracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Very strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Very strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Diplomacy
Leans further toward militarist than 99% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 46This ideology 98
Of all the axes, Diplomacy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 59
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
An Italian poet, Marinetti founded futurism, exalting speed, the machine, war, and the break with the past, and drew close to fascism, uniting artistic avant-garde and revolutionary nationalism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyNiccolò MachiavelliPhilosopher and diplomat91%
SociallyMustafa Kemal AtatürkStatesman96%
EconomicallyVladimir PutinStatesman100%
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BusinessAlex KarpEntrepreneur89%
PoliticsMao ZedongRevolutionary89%
PoliticsHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman88%
ActivismZe'ev JabotinskyPolitician88%
PoliticsKim Il-sungDictator88%
PoliticsJoseph II of AustriaHoly Roman Emperor87%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Fascist Italy (Mussolini)
1922–1943The birthplace of fascism, Mussolini's Italy was a totalitarian dictatorship that fused nationalism, a cult of the leader, a corporatist state, and militarism, suppressing opposition and seeking imperial expansion by force.
Other close countries
China
One-party industrial socialismA single-party socialist state, China unites the absolute political control of the Communist Party with a state-directed market economy, becoming a global industrial, technological, and geopolitical power.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy84%
SociallyCubaOne-party egalitarian socialism83%
EconomicallyMyanmarBuddhist military junta100%
The most distant
Kingdom of Prussia
1701–1918A German kingdom with a strong military and administrative tradition, Prussia united monarchy, a disciplined bureaucracy, and a powerful army, leading German unification and embodying the cameralist state and enlightened despotism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMaoist China1949–197689%
SociallyAtatürk's Turkey1923–193892%
EconomicallyBrazil (Vargas Era)1930–194599%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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