Conservatism
Political tradition that values order, customs, family, and consolidated institutions, preferring gradual and prudent change over rupture, based on historical experience and skepticism toward utopias.
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In one sentence
I want a society that preserves customs, family and institutions, changing slowly and with skepticism toward utopias and ruptures.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Balanced
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Private
Economy
- Leaning · Free market
Free market
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 76% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 28
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Structure
On Structure, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 38This ideology 39
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Edmund Burke
The father of modern conservatism, Burke defended prudent reform, tradition, and institutions against abstract rationalism and revolutionary rupture, harshly criticizing the excesses of the French Revolution.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyMatteo SalviniPolitician97%
SociallyCiceroStatesman and philosopher97%
EconomicallyRoger ScrutonPhilosopher100%
Other compatible profiles
EconomicsThomas MalthusEconomist and Anglican Cleric97%
Intellectual lifeJordan PetersonPsychologist and essayist96%
PoliticsCarl Gustaf Emil MannerheimMarshal and statesman96%
PoliticsFlávio BolsonaroPolitician96%
PoliticsCarlos LacerdaJournalist and governor96%
PoliticsWoodrow WilsonStatesman95%
BusinessAlfried KruppIndustrial Magnate and Head of Krupp Group95%
PoliticsJair BolsonaroPolitician95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
United Kingdom
Liberal-financial monarchyA parliamentary monarchy, the United Kingdom has a long liberal and democratic tradition, a market economy, and a strong financial sector, maintaining global influence after leaving the European Union in the process known as Brexit.
Other close countries
Philippines
Dynastic-Catholic democracyAn archipelagic presidential republic, the Philippines combines a democracy dominated by political dynasties, a strong Catholic identity, and a market economy, with security and anti-crime agendas in the spotlight.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyPolandNational-Catholic republic95%
SociallyParaná (Brazil)Agro-industrial conservative region98%
EconomicallyWashington, D.C. (United States)Federal-institutional district100%
The most distant
Kingdom of Saxony
1806–1918Lutheran German state with pioneering manufacturing and mining, a Catholic dynasty, and parliamentary traditions inside the German Confederation and Empire.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublican Rome509–27 BCE97%
SociallyThirteen British Coloniesc. 1732–177696%
EconomicallyKingdom of Jerusalem1099–118798%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Right
American Conservatism
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- Right
Neoconservatism
Right-wing current that unites free markets, traditional values, and an interventionist foreign policy, advocating the promotion of democracy and national interests through military force and global leadership.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Conservative Centrism
Centrist branch that combines economic moderation and institutional respect with social conservatism, valuing family, religion, order, and gradual change without joining the authoritarian right or populist radicalism.
- Center
New Deal Liberalism
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
- Center
Socratism
Socrates' dialectical method, examining beliefs through rational questioning and the pursuit of virtue, distrustful of mass politics and the rhetoric of demagogues, yet respectful of the city's rule of law.
The most distant ideology
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