Individualist Socialism
Branch that reconciles socialist ideals with strong emphasis on personal autonomy and freedom, defending cooperation and collective ownership without sacrificing each person's independence and uniqueness.
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In one sentence
I want cooperation and collective property that never sacrifice each individual's autonomy, freedom and uniqueness.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Democracy
Representation
- Very strong · Liberty
Power
- Very strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Very strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Private
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Control
- Strong · Globalism
Trade
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Very strong · Progressive
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 85% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 36This ideology 90
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 49
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Benjamin Tucker
An American individualist anarchist, Tucker championed a free market without state or monopolies, uniting radical individual freedom and mutualism, and translated the great libertarian thinkers of his time.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyÉmile ArmandIndividualist anarchist97%
SociallyVitalik ButerinProgrammer96%
EconomicallyPablo MarçalEntrepreneur and politician99%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeRandolph BourneEssayist95%
Intellectual lifeLysander SpoonerJurist95%
Intellectual lifePhil ZimmermannCryptographer94%
ActivismEzra HeywoodIndividualist anarchist94%
Political theorySamuel Edward Konkin IIILibertarian theorist94%
ActivismJohn McAfeeEntrepreneur and activist93%
Intellectual lifeHal FinneyCryptographer93%
Political theorySatoshi NakamotoCreator of Bitcoin93%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Massachusetts (United States)
Academic-progressive regionA northeastern US state, Massachusetts is a progressive stronghold and a hub of education and science, with prestigious universities, a strong liberal tradition, and politics focused on social rights and innovation.
Other close countries
California (United States)
Techno-progressive regionThe most populous US state, California is a global hub of technology and culture, with strongly progressive, environmentalist, and technocratic politics and a gigantic, innovative market economy.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyCatalonia (Spain)Independentist-industrial region88%
SociallyLuxembourgFinancial-integrated monarchy91%
EconomicallyPanamaPresidential republic and service economy98%
The most distant
Free Territory (Makhnovshchina)
1918–1921During the Russian Revolution, Makhno's Free Territory was an anarchist experiment in Ukraine, with self-managed peasant communes and popular militias that rejected both the White state and Bolshevik power.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAnarchist Aragon and Catalonia1936–193985%
SociallyParis Communemarço–maio de 187176%
EconomicallyDutch Republic (United Provinces)1581–179598%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Anarchist
- Anarchist
Geoanarchism
Synthesis of anarchism and Georgism that rejects the state but treats land and natural resources as commons, defending that their rent be shared by the whole community in a free and egalitarian way.
- Anarchist
Anarchism
Philosophy that rejects the state and all coercive authority, defending the free organization of society through voluntary associations, cooperation, and self-management, with freedom and equality as central values.
- Anarchist
Mutualism
Anarchist current founded by Proudhon that advocates fair exchange, free credit, and use-based property, with producers and cooperatives trading among themselves without exploitation, bosses, or a central state.
Closest in other spectrums
- Libertarian
Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism
Current that unites free markets and individual freedoms with concern for social justice, holding that economic freedom must also concretely improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable.
- Libertarian
Geolibertarianism
Synthesis of libertarianism and Georgism that combines free markets and individual freedoms with the taxation of land value, seen as a common resource, to fund the minimal state without punishing labor.
- Libertarian
Progressive Libertarianism
Branch that pursues gender equality through individual freedom and the market rather than the state, defending autonomy, equal rights, and the end of legal restrictions on women's choices.
The most distant ideology
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