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EDITORIAL SUMMARY

I want a sacred hierarchical order of castes and initiates that puts spirit above money and mass politics, against modernity.

Written for this atlas as a summary of Traditionalism
Political conceptSources & interpretation
Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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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
    Federal70.9%
    Unitary29.1%

  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy17.4%
    Autocracy82.6%

  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security56.7%
    Liberty43.3%

  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation52.9%
    Multicultural47.1%

  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force67.6%
    Negotiation32.4%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention59.8%
    Interventionist40.2%

  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public53.1%
    Private46.9%

  • Economic coordination

    Near midpoint
    State direction55.2%
    Markets44.8%

  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism81.6%
    Free trade18.4%

  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular22.2%
    Religious77.8%

  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive28.9%
    Traditionalist71.1%

  • Technology & precaution

    Very strong · Ecologist
    Acceleration7.5%
    Ecologist92.5%

What distinguishes Traditionalism

Largest median distance

Technology & precaution

This position is 51.3 points from the median of the 257 ideology profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationTraditionalism 8% 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 1.7 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 55% SecurityTraditionalism 57% Security

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