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Surrealist painterIntellectual life1904–1989

Salvador Dalí

Catalan surrealist painter, Dalí was expelled from the surrealist group over his ambiguous sympathies for fascism, publicly backed Franco and the monarchy and, from 1949 on, embraced a Catholic nuclear mysticism fusing faith and science.

Closest spectrum
Far-Right
Closest ideology
Authoritarian Capitalism
Closest personality
Humberto Castelo Branco
Portrait of Salvador Dalí
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal30%
    Unitary70%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy21%
    Autocracy79%
  • Power

    Leaning · Security
    Security65%
    Liberty35%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation71%
    Multiculturalism29%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Nationalist
    Internationalist32%
    Nationalist68%
  • Economy

    Strong · Private
    Public21%
    Private79%
  • Free market

    Strong · Free market
    Planning26%
    Free market74%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious21%
    Religious79%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive39%
    Traditionalist61%
  • Technology

    Strong · Technology
    Technology78%
    Biology22%

What sets Salvador Dalí apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Salvador Dalí leans further toward autocracy than 84% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 61Salvador Dalí 21

Of all the topics, Representation is where Salvador Dalí stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Morality

On Morality, Salvador Dalí sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 39Salvador Dalí 39

Here they share common ground with most personalities.