Cultural Nationalism
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
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In one sentence
I want a nation united by shared language, traditions and heritage, open to those who adopt our values, with a protected, coordinated economy.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Balanced
Diplomacy
- Balanced
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Protectionism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Morality
Leans further toward traditionalist than 83% of the 274 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 43This ideology 18
Of all the axes, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ahad Ha'am
A Zionist thinker, Ahad Ha'am formulated cultural Zionism, proposing that Jewish national renewal should come first through culture, language, and ethics rather than immediate political and territorial sovereignty.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyEnéas CarneiroFounder of Prona97%
SociallyCharles de GaulleFounder of the Fifth Republic97%
EconomicallyConfuciusFounder of Confucianism100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsBenjamin DisraeliVictorian British PM96%
PoliticsAldo RebeloFormer Brazilian House Speaker95%
PoliticsAndrzej DudaFormer President of Poland95%
PoliticsSun Yat-senFather of modern China95%
PoliticsShigeru YoshidaAuthor of the Yoshida Doctrine94%
PoliticsJordan BardellaNational Rally president94%
PoliticsFranklin D. Roosevelt32nd U.S. President94%
PoliticsShigeru IshibaFormer Prime Minister of Japan94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Israel
National-technological republicA parliamentary republic in the Middle East, Israel combines a vibrant democracy, a strong Jewish national identity, an advanced technology economy, and a prolonged conflict with the Palestinians that dominates its politics and security.
Other close countries
Romania
Orthodox-Atlanticist semi-presidential republicA semi-presidential republic with an Orthodox majority, Romania inherits Ceaușescu's regime and combines the EU, NATO and US bases with a low flat tax, an anti-corruption drive, rising nationalism, an influential Church and the annulment of the 2024 presidential election.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyIndonesiaDevelopmentalist-plural republic94%
SociallyNigeriaFederal presidential republic94%
EconomicallyFranceSocial-republican republic97%
The most distant
New Deal United States
1933–1945Under Franklin Roosevelt, the United States expanded federal power with Social Security, bank regulation, public works and stronger unions, while keeping capitalism, racial segregation in the South and mobilizing for the Second World War.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBrazil under Juscelino Kubitschek1956–196196%
SociallyJapan in the High-Growth Era1955–197394%
EconomicallyGran Colombia1819–1831100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Right
- Right
National Democracy
Current that combines popular sovereignty and democratic institutions with strong cultural nationalism, prioritizing the nation's interests and identity over supranational commitments and multiculturalism.
- Right
Paternalistic Conservatism
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
- Right
National Conservatism
Current that unites traditional values, family, and religion with strong cultural nationalism, defending sovereignty, borders, and the people's identity within democracy, with clear distrust of globalism.
Closest in other spectrums
- Third Position
Peronist Nationalism
Justicialist doctrine of Juan and Eva Perón uniting political sovereignty, economic independence and social justice, with CGT unions, nationalizations, protected industrialization, social Catholicism and a charismatic leader above parties.
- Center
Developmentalism
Current that seeks to overcome underdevelopment through accelerated industrialization, state planning, public infrastructure, protection of infant industry and a partnership between the state, national capital and foreign capital, as in Kubitschek's Targets Plan.
- Center
New Deal Liberalism
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
The most distant ideology
Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian33%