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ActivistActivism1978–

Richard Spencer

An American activist, Spencer popularized the term alt-right and advocates identitarian white nationalism and an ethnically homogeneous state, supremacist positions widely repudiated inside and outside the United States.

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Closest Spectrum
Left
Closest Ideology
Dengist Socialism
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Georges Sorel
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1978–
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Federal
    Federal70%
    Unitary30%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy21.2%
    Autocracy78.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security56.2%
    Liberty43.8%
  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation96.2%
    Multicultural3.8%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force56.2%
    Negotiation43.8%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention47.5%
    Interventionist52.5%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public66.2%
    Private33.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction68.8%
    Markets31.2%
  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism73.8%
    Free trade26.2%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Secular
    Secular66.2%
    Religious33.8%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive33.8%
    Traditionalist66.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration72.5%
    Ecologist27.5%

What distinguishes Richard Spencer

Largest median distance

Cultural integration

This position is 48.1 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 48% AssimilationRichard Spencer 96% Assimilation

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Closest to catalog median

Foreign involvement

This position is 0.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% Non-InterventionRichard Spencer 48% Non-Intervention

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