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.
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In one sentence
I want to replace democracy and egalitarianism with strong sovereigns, natural hierarchy and free microstates that speed up technology, beyond the Cathedral.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Federal
Structure
- Very strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Very strong · Private
Economy
- Very strong · Free market
Control
- Strong · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Very strong · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 96% of the 250 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 59This ideology 8
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Power
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 55This ideology 54
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Nick Land
A British philosopher, Land founded accelerationism and the so-called Dark Enlightenment, advocating the acceleration of capitalism and technology and criticizing egalitarian democracy in favor of new hierarchies.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyCurtis YarvinPolitical theorist93%
SociallyAlberto FujimoriPresident of Peru88%
EconomicallyBarry GoldwaterPolitician99%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeSalvador DalíSurrealist painter83%
Political theoryJohn C. CalhounVice president and political theorist83%
EconomicsRoberto CamposEconomist and diplomat83%
BusinessPeter ThielEntrepreneur83%
ReligionFriedrich NietzschePhilosopher82%
PoliticsJefferson DavisPresident of the Confederate States81%
BusinessElon MuskEntrepreneur80%
Intellectual lifeWilliam F. Buckley Jr.Intellectual80%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Singapore
One-party liberal technocracyAn Asian city-state, Singapore is a parliamentary republic dominated by a single party, combining open capitalism, efficient technocratic management, strict order, and limited political freedoms in the name of progress.
Other close countries
United Arab Emirates
Rentier-diversified federationA federation of Gulf monarchies, the United Arab Emirates combines power concentrated in the royal families, a liberal economy diversified beyond oil, and strong bets on technology, tourism, and global finance.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyFlorida (United States)Conservative-touristic region81%
SociallyHong Kong (China)Technocratic-financial region83%
EconomicallyWyoming (United States)Libertarian-extractive region99%
The most distant
Renaissance Florence
1115–1532A city-state of the Italian Renaissance, Florence united banking and commercial capitalism, factional disputes among guilds and families such as the Medici, and a patronage that revolutionized the arts, letters, and political thought.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyFujimori's Peru1990–200082%
SociallyBritish Empire1837–190184%
EconomicallyPinochet's Chile1973–199099%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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