Techno-Socialism
Current that joins the dictatorship of the proletariat with technological accelerationism, defending a revolutionary party, data-driven planning, automation, and collective ownership to lead the transition to communism.
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In one sentence
I want a society under the dictatorship of the proletariat, with algorithmic planning, automation, and collective ownership advancing toward communism.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Very strong · Planning
Control
- Very strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Strong · Progressive
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward irreligious than 100% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 100
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Intervention
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 53This ideology 49
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution and founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin theorized the vanguard party, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and imperialism as the final stage of capitalism, shaping 20th-century communism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyChe GuevaraRevolutionary93%
SociallyLeon TrotskyRevolutionary93%
EconomicallyJoseph StalinDictator100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsSamora MachelGuerrilla leader and statesman93%
PoliticsMao ZedongRevolutionary89%
Intellectual lifeDomenico LosurdoMarxist historian and philosopher88%
Political theoryAntonio GramsciMarxist theorist87%
ActivismLuís Carlos PrestesCommunist leader86%
PoliticsWalter UlbrichtCommunist leader86%
PoliticsHo Chi MinhRevolutionary and statesman86%
Political theoryHoward ScottEngineer86%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Soviet Union (USSR)
1922–1991The world's first socialist state, the USSR was a single-party federation with a planned economy and centralized power, becoming a global superpower and the pole of communism during the Cold War.
Other close countries
Cuba
One-party egalitarian socialismA single-party socialist state in the Caribbean, Cuba maintains a planned economy, strong state control, and universal public services, with power centralized since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism80%
SociallyNorth KoreaDynastic-autarkic totalitarianism75%
EconomicallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic90%
The most distant
Soviet Union (USSR)
1922–1991The world's first socialist state, the USSR was a single-party federation with a planned economy and centralized power, becoming a global superpower and the pole of communism during the Cold War.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMaoist China1949–197689%
SociallyEast Germany1949–199083%
EconomicallyKhmer Rouge Cambodia (Pol Pot)1975–197997%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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