Theorist
Rudolf Rocker
German theorist of anarcho-syndicalism, Rocker championed revolutionary unions and free federations of communes in place of the state, and in Nationalism and Culture attacked nationalism and centralized power as enemies of cultural creation.

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Anarcho-syndicalist theorist · 1873–1958
Profile is a model built from 240 answers simulated in character; not a statement by the person.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
52.5pt
Structure
90% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.
Where should public power live?
45.0pt
Power
10% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.
How far should the state reach into everyday life?
38.5pt
Immigration
11.2% Assimilation, compared with the ideology catalog’s 49.75% median.
How should a society approach migration and cultural difference?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 90% Federal, 10% Unitary (Very strong Federal); Representation: 77.5% Democracy, 22.5% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Rudolf Rocker sits 20.0 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 10% Security, 90% Liberty (Very strong Liberty); Immigration: 11.2% Assimilation, 88.8% Multiculturalism (Very strong Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Rudolf Rocker sits 48.8 points below it. 62 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 11.2% Militarist, 88.8% Pacifist (Very strong Pacifist); Intervention: 85% Non-interventionist, 15% Nationalist (Strong Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Rudolf Rocker sits 36.2 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 77.5% Public, 22.5% Private (Strong Public); Control: 61.3% Planning, 38.7% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 37.5% Protectionism, 62.5% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Rudolf Rocker depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Rudolf Rocker sits 24.3 points above it. 132 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 85% Irreligious, 15% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 76.2% Progressive, 23.8% Traditionalist (Strong Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Rudolf Rocker sits 37.4 points above it. 103 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 52.5% Technology, 47.5% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Rudolf Rocker, the 2.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Rudolf Rocker sits 5.0 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Further reading
1937
Nationalism and Culture
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Which ideology is closest to Rudolf Rocker?
Anarchism has 97.4% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Rudolf Rocker?
Structure is among the furthest from the center: 90% Federal and 10% Unitary. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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