Malthusian Environmentalism
Environmental current inspired by Garrett Hardin that links population pressure to the depletion of common resources. It favours collectively enforced limits on resource use and policies to curb population growth.
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In one sentence
I want to preserve limited resources through firm rules for the commons and limits on population growth.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Balanced
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Private
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Immigration
Leans further toward assimilation than 93% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 50This ideology 88
Of all the topics, Immigration is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Free market
On Free market, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 61This ideology 68
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Garrett Hardin
An American ecologist, Hardin popularized the Tragedy of the Commons, arguing that shared resources degrade without control, a thesis that influenced debates on the environment, property, and population control.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyArthur SchopenhauerPhilosopher88%
SociallyMustafa Kemal AtatürkStatesman87%
EconomicallyChristian IV of DenmarkKing of Denmark and Norway100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsGeorge WashingtonStatesman and military leader83%
PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher83%
PoliticsShigeru IshibaPrime Minister of Japan81%
ReligionConfuciusPhilosopher81%
Political theoryPentti LinkolaRadical ecologist81%
PoliticsTô LâmGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam81%
Intellectual lifeLinus TorvaldsSoftware engineer80%
PoliticsEmmanuel MacronStatesman80%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
United States
Liberal-federal republicA global power and presidential federal republic, the United States combines a strong liberal tradition, a dynamic market economy, technological innovation, and a two-party system that polarizes national political life.
Other close countries
Austria
Social-neutralist republicA parliamentary federal republic in Central Europe, Austria combines military neutrality, a robust welfare state, a social market economy, a moderate Catholic-secular culture, and deep integration into the European Union.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBhutanBuddhist-conservationist monarchy82%
SociallyFranceSocial-republican republic81%
EconomicallyTurkeyNational-religious authoritarianism98%
The most distant
Sankara's Burkina Faso
1983–1987Under Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso combined food self-sufficiency, mass vaccination and literacy campaigns, women's emancipation, rejection of foreign debt, and a frontal break with French neocolonialism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAtatürk's Turkey1923–193875%
SociallyAssad's Syria2000–202480%
EconomicallyMeiji Japan1868–1912100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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