National Liberalism
Right-wing current that combines free markets, free trade, and limited government with strong national identity, cultural assimilation, traditional and religious values, and a robust military.
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In one sentence
I want a nation of strong identity and free markets, with assimilationist borders, religious tradition and robust military defense.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Strong · Private
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Control
- Strong · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Control
Leans further toward free market than 85% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 64This ideology 24
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 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
William F. Buckley Jr.
An American intellectual, Buckley articulated modern conservatism in the United States, uniting free markets, anti-communism, and traditional Christian values into a coherent, influential political and cultural force.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyIrving KristolIntellectual96%
SociallyFriedrich MerzChancellor of Germany98%
EconomicallyRoberto CamposEconomist and diplomat100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsWinston ChurchillStatesman96%
Intellectual lifeOlavo de CarvalhoWriter and polemicist96%
PoliticsBenjamin NetanyahuPolitician96%
PoliticsJosé Antonio KastPresident of Chile94%
PoliticsJair BolsonaroPolitician94%
ActivismRenan SantosBusinessman and political activist94%
PoliticsFlávio BolsonaroPolitician94%
PoliticsGeorge W. BushStatesman93%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
British Empire
1837–1901At its Victorian height, the British Empire was the largest in history, uniting parliamentary monarchy, the industrial revolution, and global colonial rule, with strong commercial, naval, and cultural expansion across the world.
Other close countries
Israel
National-technological republicA parliamentary republic in the Middle East, Israel combines a vibrant democracy, a strong Jewish national identity, an advanced technology economy, and a prolonged conflict with the Palestinians that dominates its politics and security.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyGeorgiaWesternizing-frontier republic94%
SociallyTexas (United States)Liberal-energy region97%
EconomicallyHong Kong (China)Technocratic-financial region99%
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
PoliticallyRenaissance Florence1115–153294%
SociallyFujimori's Peru1990–200092%- EconomicallyBritish Empire1837–190199%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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