Aristocratism
Doctrine of rule by the best, which entrusts power to a minority qualified by virtue, education or birth, rejecting political equality and majority rule, which it sees as a risk to competence.
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In one sentence
I want government entrusted to a minority qualified by virtue and birth, with limits on majority power and priority for competence.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 84% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 60This ideology 19
Of all the topics, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Nationalism
On Nationalism, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 54This ideology 63
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Plato
A Greek philosopher, Plato criticized Athenian democracy and imagined a city governed by philosophers, with rigid education, moral censorship, and the strong subordination of private interests to the harmony of the political community.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyThomas CarlyleEssayist and historian95%
SociallyMartin HeideggerPhilosopher97%
EconomicallyCorneliu Zelea CodreanuFounder of the Iron Guard100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsFrederick Augustus I of SaxonyKing of Saxony95%
PoliticsAleksandr LukashenkoPresident of Belarus95%
ReligionConfuciusPhilosopher94%
PoliticsBoris III da BulgáriaMonarch94%
PoliticsPhilippe PétainMarshal and Head of the French State94%
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator93%
PoliticsFerdinand I of the Two SiciliesKing of Naples and Sicily92%
PoliticsJulius NyerereStatesman92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Republic of Venice
697–1797A powerful medieval merchant republic, Venice was governed by a commercial oligarchy that dominated Mediterranean trade, uniting stable institutions, a strong navy, and immense economic power for centuries.
Other close countries
Zimbabwe
Dominant party in crisisRuled by Zanu-PF since 1980, Zimbabwe passed from Mugabe's dictatorship to President Mnangagwa, with radical land reform, historic hyperinflation, Western sanctions, an informal dollarized economy, disputed elections and repression of the opposition.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBurkina FasoSovereigntist pan-African military republic93%
SociallyEgyptMilitary-statist regime93%
EconomicallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy100%
The most distant
Kingdom of Naples
1282–1816Bourbon realm of southern Italy with an agrarian base, popular Catholic piety, counter-revolutionary resistance, and royal centralism prior to unification.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBrazil (Vargas Era)1930–194594%
SociallyKingdom of Bulgaria1908–194695%
EconomicallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198799%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Platonism
Plato's political philosophy, entrusting the city's government to a philosophical elite formed by virtue and knowledge, with strong control over education, property and customs in the name of justice and social harmony.
- Far-Right
Ethnic Nationalism
Conception that defines the nation by shared origin, language and descent, defending a state for the majority ethnic group and the preservation of its identity, which usually implies membership criteria tied to ancestry.
- Far-Right
Militarism
Regime centered on the armed forces as the core of political power, governing by junta or military hierarchy, with centralization, discipline, a high value on order and expansionism, and civilian politics subordinate to military command.
Closest in other spectrums
- Right
Confucianism
Doctrine that grounds political order in the ruler's virtue, ritual hierarchy and filial piety, favouring bureaucratic merit and moral education over coercive law or popular participation.
- Third Position
Socialist Conservatism
Current that unites a socialist economy with traditional values, defending social protection and a strong state role alongside family, order, and customs, far from the cultural progressivism of liberal lefts.
- Third Position
Corporatism
Model that organizes society into corporations of workers and employers integrated into the state, seeking harmony between classes and directed economic cooperation instead of conflict or free competition.
The most distant ideology
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