National Liberalism
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.
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In one sentence
I want a nation of strong identity and free markets, with assimilationist borders, religious tradition and robust military defense.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Strong · Private
Economy
- Strong · Free market
Free market
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Economy
Leans further toward private than 89% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 19
Of all the topics, Economy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Representation
On Representation, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 60This ideology 60
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
William F. Buckley Jr.
An American intellectual, Buckley articulated modern conservatism in the United States, uniting free markets, anti-communism, and traditional Christian values into a coherent, influential political and cultural force.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyFlávio BolsonaroPolitician97%
SociallyIrving KristolIntellectual98%
EconomicallyRoberto CamposEconomist and diplomat100%
Other compatible profiles
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PoliticsWinston ChurchillStatesman96%
PoliticsBenjamin NetanyahuPolitician96%
Intellectual lifeOlavo de CarvalhoWriter and polemicist96%
PoliticsÁlvaro UribePresident of Colombia96%
PoliticsSardar Vallabhbhai PatelStatesman95%
PoliticsCiceroStatesman and philosopher95%
PoliticsJosé Antonio KastPresident of Chile94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
British Empire
1837–1901At its Victorian height, the British Empire was the largest in history, uniting parliamentary monarchy, the industrial revolution, and global colonial rule, with strong commercial, naval, and cultural expansion across the world.
Other close countries
Gujarat (India)
Mercantile Hindutva Indian stateA state in western India and Narendra Modi's home, Gujarat has a vegetarian, Jain-influenced commercial culture, an industrial and export economy, the pro-business 'Gujarat model', alcohol prohibition and BJP dominance, and was a laboratory of Hindu nationalism.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIsraelNational-technological republic97%
SociallyGeorgiaWesternizing-frontier republic98%
EconomicallyKansas (United States)Divided Republican region100%
The most distant
Kingdom of Sardinia
1720–1861Piedmontese state led by the House of Savoy that enacted the Albertine Statute, modernized its infrastructure and diplomacy, and spearheaded Italian unification.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublican Rome509–27 BCE96%
SociallyKingdom of Saxony1806–191897%
EconomicallyFujimori's Peru1990–2000100%
The most distant
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