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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a society of compassion without castes, with common land and resources and a state that cares for all without attachment to profit.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Buddhist Socialism
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal29.5%
    Unitary70.5%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy81.1%
    Autocracy18.9%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security49.6%
    Liberty50.4%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Multicultural
    Assimilation28.8%
    Multicultural71.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force19.4%
    Negotiation80.6%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention78.1%
    Interventionist21.9%
  • Ownership

    Very strong · Public
    Public87%
    Private13%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction79.3%
    Markets20.7%
  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism74%
    Free trade26%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular47.6%
    Religious52.4%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive60.6%
    Traditionalist39.4%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Ecologist
    Acceleration27.4%
    Ecologist72.6%

What distinguishes Buddhist Socialism

Largest median distance

Technology & precaution

This position is 31.4 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationBuddhist Socialism 27% Acceleration

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 5.4 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 55% SecurityBuddhist Socialism 50% Security

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