Distributism
Doctrine of Christian inspiration that advocates the wide distribution of property and small-scale production, opposing both monopoly capitalism and state socialism in favor of autonomous communities.
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In one sentence
I want communities of small autonomous owners, with widely distributed property, rejecting monopoly capitalism and the socialist state.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Federal
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Balanced
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Structure
Leans further toward federal than 80% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 38This ideology 80
Of all the topics, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Free market
On Free market, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 61This ideology 62
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
G. K. Chesterton
A British writer, Chesterton popularized distributism, defending the wide distribution of property and small-scale production against monopoly capitalism and state socialism, with strong Christian inspiration.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyEmiliano ZapataRevolutionary96%
SociallyJacques MaritainPhilosopher96%
EconomicallyPeter MaurinChristian activist100%
Other compatible profiles
PhilosophyRussell KirkPolitical philosopher and historian95%
Intellectual lifeJ. R. R. TolkienWriter and philologist94%
Intellectual lifeTucker CarlsonPolitical Commentator and Journalist93%
ReligionPope Leo XIVReligious leader93%
PhilosophyMichael SandelPolitical philosopher92%
ReligionPope FrancisReligious leader92%
Political theoryAlain de BenoistNouvelle Droite theorist92%
PoliticsLudwig II of BavariaKing of Bavaria92%
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
Greenland (Denmark)
Arctic-social autonomous territoryAn autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland has its own government and parliament, an Inuit majority, a fishing economy sustained by Danish subsidies, public health and education, a debate over independence and an Arctic contest over minerals and military bases.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyPuerto Rico (United States)Colonial unincorporated territory89%
SociallyCroatiaCatholic-touristic parliamentary republic96%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic99%
The most distant
Old Swiss Confederacy
1291–1798Medieval alliance of autonomous cantons formed from the 1291 Pact, the Old Swiss Confederacy operated without a strong central power, combining direct democracy in local assemblies (Landsgemeinde), independent peasant militias, and weak joint military/diplomatic coordination among the cantons.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth1569–179584%
SociallyDemocratic Athensc. 508–322 BCE87%
EconomicallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 BCE99%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Center
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- Center
Communitarianism
Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
- Center
Georgist Distributism
Fusion of distributism and Georgism promoting widespread family ownership of productive property combined with land value taxation to prevent monopolies and state collectivism.
Closest in other spectrums
- Right
Neo-Thomism
Revival of Thomas Aquinas's thought from 1879 (Leo XIII), with Maritain and Gilson. It grounds politics in natural law, the common good and subsidiarity, favoring mixed government, property with a social function and just war, under Catholic faith.
- Right
Paleoconservatism
American traditionalist right, of Buchanan and Kirk, defending Christian heritage, localism and states' rights, immigration restriction, protectionism and non-interventionism, against neoconservatives and the managerial state.
- Left
Christian Labourism
Branch that combines the defense of workers and social justice with Christian values, promoting labor rights, solidarity, and social protection within democracy, inspired by the social doctrine of the Church.
The most distant ideology
Techno-SocialismRadical Left33%