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Leader of Labor Zionism and the Mapai party, Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel's independence in 1948 and was its first prime minister, building a secular, centralized state with a strong public sector, kibbutzim, and the army as the school of the nation.
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The socialist strand of Zionism that built the State of Israel through the kibbutzim, the Histadrut labor federation, and Ben-Gurion's Mapai party, uniting Jewish nationalism, collective work on the land, and a secular welfare state.
A republican current inspired by Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. It defends civic liberty through laws, popular participation, and regulated conflict among social groups, allowing exceptional measures to preserve the republic.
Ideology that places the nation as the central value, defending its sovereignty, unity, and identity, and prioritizing the interests of the people and the nation-state over external influences and globalism.
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Progressive LibertarianismLibertário41.8 / 100Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
Athenian statesman and general, Pericles led Athens through its democratic and cultural golden age, expanded popular participation in institutions, funded the Parthenon with the Delian League's treasury, and led the city into the Peloponnesian War.
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An Asian presidential republic, South Korea combines a vibrant democracy, an export-oriented market economy, and technological leadership, the result of rapid development under strong state impetus.
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Under Perón, Argentina experienced a populist, nationalist regime that united strong working-class support, corporatism, industrialization, and the expansion of social rights, leaving a lasting mark on the country's politics.
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