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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want to replace democracy and egalitarianism with strong sovereigns, natural hierarchy and free microstates that speed up technology, beyond the Cathedral.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Dark Enlightenment
Political conceptSources & interpretation
Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Sources below support the specific identity or context claims indicated. They do not validate this profile’s twelve numerical coordinates, its closest matches, or every statement in its description.

A documented source review is still pending for this entry. Treat its description and coordinates as an atlas interpretation.

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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted ↗

  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Federal
    Federal76.8%
    Unitary23.2%

  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy7.9%
    Autocracy92.1%

  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security54.3%
    Liberty45.7%

  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation88.8%
    Multicultural11.2%

  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force77.1%
    Negotiation22.9%

  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention44.3%
    Interventionist55.7%

  • Ownership

    Very strong · Private
    Public11.3%
    Private88.7%

  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · Markets
    State direction12.3%
    Markets87.7%

  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism23.2%
    Free trade76.8%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Secular
    Secular71.8%
    Religious28.2%

  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive32.1%
    Traditionalist67.9%

  • Technology & precaution

    Very strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration94.9%
    Ecologist5.1%

What distinguishes Dark Enlightenment

Largest median distance

Representation

This position is 52.1 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 60% DemocracyDark Enlightenment 8% Democracy

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Civil liberties

This position is 0.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 55% SecurityDark Enlightenment 54% Security

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.