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Socialism

Broad doctrine that advocates social or collective ownership of the means of production and economic planning to overcome capitalist exploitation, accepting both the revolutionary and the reformist road to get there.

I want a society without exploitation, with collective means of production and economic planning replacing the capitalist market.
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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 27.5%72.5% Unitary
Democracy 62.5%37.5% Autocracy
Security 38.8%61.2% Liberty
Assimilation 17.5%82.5% Multiculturalism
Militarist 25%75% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 76.2%23.8% Nationalist
Public 87.5%12.5% Private
Planning 86.2%13.8% Free market
Protectionism 67.5%32.5% Globalism
Irreligious 85%15% Religious
Progressive 73.8%26.2% Traditionalist
Technology 68.8%31.2% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

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Immigration

17.5% Assimilation, compared with the ideology catalog’s 49.75% median.

How should a society approach migration and cultural difference?

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Morality

73.8% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

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Economy

87.5% 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: 27.5% Federal, 72.5% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 62.5% Democracy, 37.5% Autocracy (Leaning 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; Socialism sits 5.0 points above it. 124 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 38.8% Security, 61.2% Liberty (Leaning Liberty); Immigration: 17.5% Assimilation, 82.5% Multiculturalism (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; Socialism sits 20.0 points below it. 151 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 25% Militarist, 75% Pacifist (Strong Pacifist); Intervention: 76.2% Non-interventionist, 23.8% 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; Socialism sits 27.4 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 87.5% Public, 12.5% Private (Very strong Public); Control: 86.2% Planning, 13.8% Free market (Strong Planning); Trade: 67.5% Protectionism, 32.5% Globalism (Leaning Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Socialism depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Socialism sits 34.3 points above it. 83 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 85% Irreligious, 15% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 73.8% Progressive, 26.2% 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; Socialism sits 35.0 points above it. 103 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 68.8% Technology, 31.2% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Socialism, the 18.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Socialism sits 11.3 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Socialism 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 Socialism.

Which ideology is closest to Socialism?

Left Accelerationism has 96.6% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Socialism?

Economy is among the furthest from the center: 87.5% Public and 12.5% Private. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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