Aristocratism
Doctrine of rule by the best, which entrusts power to a minority qualified by virtue, education or birth, rejecting political equality and majority rule, which it sees as a risk to competence.
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In one sentence
I want government entrusted to a minority qualified by virtue and birth, with limits on majority power and priority for competence.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Strong · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 84% of the 271 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 19
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Diplomacy
On Diplomacy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 45This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Plato
A Greek philosopher, Plato criticized Athenian democracy and imagined a city governed by philosophers, with rigid education, moral censorship, and the strong subordination of private interests to the harmony of the political community.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyFrederick Augustus I of SaxonyKing of Saxony94%
SociallyThomas CarlyleEssayist and historian98%
EconomicallyCelso FurtadoEconomist100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator93%
PoliticsPhilippe PétainMarshal and Head of the French State93%
PoliticsAleksandr LukashenkoPresident of Belarus92%
ReligionConfuciusPhilosopher92%
PoliticsBoris III da BulgáriaMonarch91%
PhilosophyMartin HeideggerPhilosopher91%
PoliticsNorodom SihanoukKing and statesman91%
PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher91%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Republic of Venice
697–1797A powerful medieval merchant republic, Venice was governed by a commercial oligarchy that dominated Mediterranean trade, uniting stable institutions, a strong navy, and immense economic power for centuries.
Other close countries
Zimbabwe
Dominant party in crisisRuled by Zanu-PF since 1980, Zimbabwe passed from Mugabe's dictatorship to President Mnangagwa, with radical land reform, historic hyperinflation, Western sanctions, an informal dollarized economy, disputed elections and repression of the opposition.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic93%
SociallyBurkina FasoSovereigntist pan-African military republic95%
EconomicallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy100%
The most distant
Kingdom of Naples
1282–1816Bourbon realm of southern Italy with an agrarian base, popular Catholic piety, counter-revolutionary resistance, and royal centralism prior to unification.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyTokugawa Japan1603–186892%
SociallyBrazil (Vargas Era)1930–194595%
EconomicallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198799%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Right
- Right
Platonism
Plato's political philosophy, entrusting the city's government to a philosophical elite formed by virtue and knowledge, with strong control over education, property and customs in the name of justice and social harmony.
- Right
Confucianism
Doctrine that grounds political order in the ruler's virtue, ritual hierarchy and filial piety, favouring bureaucratic merit and moral education over coercive law or popular participation.
- Right
Modernizing Authoritarianism
Model inspired by Park Chung-hee's regime, combining state-led industrialization, credit for private firms, and planning with anti-communist political repression.
Closest in other spectrums
- Radical Left
Agrarian Socialism
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- Third Position
Eco-Fascism
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- Third Position
Socialist Conservatism
Current that unites a socialist economy with traditional values, defending social protection and a strong state role alongside family, order, and customs, far from the cultural progressivism of liberal lefts.
The most distant ideology
Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian27%