Neoreaction
Current that rejects modern democracy and egalitarianism and proposes replacing them with hierarchical, efficient governments run like companies by a sovereign, combining traditionalism and technology.
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In one sentence
I want a society ruled by a hierarchical sovereign like a CEO, without democracy, uniting tradition and technology in a lean, efficient state.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Very strong · Private
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Balanced
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 100% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 4
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Power
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 55This ideology 55
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Curtis Yarvin
A political theorist known as Mencius Moldbug, Yarvin formulated neoreaction, proposing to replace democracy with a state run like a company by a sovereign-executive, on the model of neocameralism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyNick LandPhilosopher90%
SociallyAugusto PinochetDictator92%
EconomicallyJohn D. RockefellerIndustrialist and philanthropist99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsJefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States87%
Political theoryJohn C. CalhounVice president and political theorist86%
BusinessPeter ThielEntrepreneur85%
Intellectual lifeWilliam F. Buckley Jr.Intellectual85%
Intellectual lifeSalvador DalíSurrealist painter83%
PoliticsJosé Antonio KastPresident of Chile83%
PoliticsRomeu ZemaGovernor and businessman81%
Intellectual lifeIrving KristolIntellectual81%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Singapore
One-party liberal technocracyAn Asian city-state, Singapore is a parliamentary republic dominated by a single party, combining open capitalism, efficient technocratic management, strict order, and limited political freedoms in the name of progress.
Other close countries
United Arab Emirates
Rentier-diversified federationA federation of Gulf monarchies, the United Arab Emirates combines power concentrated in the royal families, a liberal economy diversified beyond oil, and strong bets on technology, tourism, and global finance.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyFlorida (United States)Conservative-touristic region84%
SociallyEl SalvadorSecurity-digital republic85%
EconomicallyNew Hampshire (United States)Libertarian-fiscal region99%
The most distant
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.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRenaissance Florence1115–153285%
SociallyPinochet's Chile1973–199091%
EconomicallyMedieval Iceland (Commonwealth)c. 930–126297%
The most distant
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