Far-Right

Dark Enlightenment

A intellectual current of Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin that attacks democracy, egalitarianism and the academic-media "Cathedral", defends autocratic government and exit, and harbors strands of race realism and accelerationism.

I want to replace democracy and egalitarianism with strong sovereigns, natural hierarchy and free microstates that speed up technology, beyond the Cathedral.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 76.8%23.2% Unitary
Democracy 7.9%92.1% Autocracy
Security 54.3%45.7% Liberty
Assimilation 88.8%11.2% Multiculturalism
Militarist 77.1%22.9% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 44.3%55.7% Nationalist
Public 11.3%88.7% Private
Planning 12.3%87.7% Free market
Protectionism 23.2%76.8% Globalism
Irreligious 71.8%28.2% Religious
Progressive 32.1%67.9% Traditionalist
Technology 94.9%5.1% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

50.9pt

Representation

7.9% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

50.2pt

Control

12.3% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.

How should economic activity be coordinated?

46.2pt

Economy

11.3% Public, compared with the ideology catalog’s 57.5% median.

Who should own productive assets and provide essential services?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 76.8% Federal, 23.2% Unitary (Strong Federal); Representation: 7.9% Democracy, 92.1% Autocracy (Very strong Autocracy). 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; Dark Enlightenment sits 49.6 points below it. 100 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 54.3% Security, 45.7% Liberty (Balanced); Immigration: 88.8% Assimilation, 11.2% Multiculturalism (Very strong Assimilation). 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; Dark Enlightenment sits 4.5 points below it. 128 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 77.1% Militarist, 22.9% Pacifist (Strong Militarist); Intervention: 44.3% Non-interventionist, 55.7% Nationalist (Balanced). 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; Dark Enlightenment sits 4.5 points below it. 167 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 11.3% Public, 88.7% Private (Very strong Private); Control: 12.3% Planning, 87.7% Free market (Very strong Free market); Trade: 23.2% Protectionism, 76.8% Globalism (Strong Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Dark Enlightenment depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Dark Enlightenment sits 41.9 points below it. 36 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 71.8% Irreligious, 28.2% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 32.1% Progressive, 67.9% Traditionalist (Leaning Traditionalist). 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; Dark Enlightenment sits 6.7 points below it. 197 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 94.9% Technology, 5.1% Biology (Very strong Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Dark Enlightenment, the 44.9-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Dark Enlightenment sits 37.4 points above it. 19 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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What does getting Dark Enlightenment on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Dark Enlightenment.

Which ideology is closest to Dark Enlightenment?

Right-Wing Accelerationism 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 Dark Enlightenment?

Technology is among the furthest from the center: 94.9% Technology and 5.1% Biology. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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