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Founder of Standard Oil, he built the largest industrial monopoly in American history until its breakup by the Supreme Court in 1911. A devout, teetotal Baptist, he became the greatest philanthropist of his era, founding the University of Chicago and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Political axes
John D. Rockefeller leans further toward private than 96% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Economy is where John D. Rockefeller stands furthest from the rest.
On Structure, John D. Rockefeller sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
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Capitalism of the great industrialists such as Henry Ford, Rockefeller and Thomas Edison, exalting the factory, mass production, invention and the entrepreneur, with a work ethic, traditional family and minimal state interference.
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.
Synthesis that unites free markets and economic freedoms with the appreciation of tradition, order, and institutions, defending prudent change and social stability within the framework of liberal democracy.
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CommunalismAnarchist25%
Argentine president from 1989 to 1999 elected by Peronism, Menem embraced neoliberalism: he privatized state firms, pegged the peso to the dollar, opened the economy, aligned with the US and pardoned junta officers.
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A presidential republic in Central America, El Salvador gained prominence for its tough security policy against gangs and its adoption of bitcoin, uniting strong popular support and the concentration of power in the executive.
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A city-state of the Italian Renaissance, Florence united banking and commercial capitalism, factional disputes among guilds and families such as the Medici, and a patronage that revolutionized the arts, letters, and political thought.
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