Techno-Socialism
Current that joins the dictatorship of the proletariat with technological accelerationism, defending a revolutionary party, data-driven planning, automation, and collective ownership to lead the transition to communism.
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In one sentence
I want a society under the dictatorship of the proletariat, with algorithmic planning, automation, and collective ownership advancing toward communism.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Very strong · Planning
Free market
- Very strong · Irreligious
Religion
- Strong · Progressive
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 83% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 60This ideology 20
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 36
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Vladimir Lenin
Leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution and founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin theorized the vanguard party, the dictatorship of the proletariat, and imperialism as the final stage of capitalism, shaping 20th-century communism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyGrigory ZinovievBolshevik revolutionary and Soviet leader94%
SociallyLeon TrotskyRevolutionary93%
EconomicallyJoseph StalinDictator100%
Other compatible profiles
ActivismChe GuevaraRevolutionary93%
PoliticsSamora MachelGuerrilla leader and statesman93%
Intellectual lifeDomenico LosurdoMarxist historian and philosopher89%
Political theoryAntonio GramsciMarxist theorist88%
Political theoryHoward ScottEngineer88%
ReligionAuguste ComtePhilosopher88%
PoliticsMao ZedongRevolutionary87%
PoliticsMiguel Díaz-CanelPresident of Cuba86%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Soviet Union (USSR)
1922–1991The world's first socialist state, the USSR was a single-party federation with a planned economy and centralized power, becoming a global superpower and the pole of communism during the Cold War.
Other close countries
Cuba
One-party egalitarian socialismA single-party socialist state in the Caribbean, Cuba maintains a planned economy, strong state control, and universal public services, with power centralized since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyChongqing (China)Industrial dirigiste municipality79%
SociallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism73%
EconomicallyNorth KoreaDynastic-autarkic totalitarianism100%
The most distant
Soviet Union (USSR)
1922–1991The world's first socialist state, the USSR was a single-party federation with a planned economy and centralized power, becoming a global superpower and the pole of communism during the Cold War.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMaoist China1949–197687%
SociallySocialist Yugoslavia1945–199284%
EconomicallyEast Germany1949–199098%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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