Radical ecologist

Pentti Linkola

A Finnish fisherman and thinker, Linkola advocated an anti-democratic, anti-technological deep ecology, with a strong state, an end to economic growth, and a drastic reduction of population to save the biosphere, becoming a reference of eco-authoritarianism.

1932–2020

Portrait: Pentti Linkola — Wikimedia Commons / Wikipédia

Profile across the 12 axes

How Pentti Linkola positions on each of the 12 political dimensions measured by 12 Axes.

Structure

Strong - Unitary

Federal 19%

Unitary 81%

Representation

Very strong - Autocracy

Democracy 13%

Autocracy 88%

Power

Strong - Security

Security 76%

Liberty 24%

Immigration

Strong - Assimilation

Assimilation 85%

Multiculturalism 15%

Diplomacy

Strong - Pacifist

Militarist 28%

Pacifist 73%

Intervention

Leaning - Non-interventionist

Non-interventionist 68%

Nationalist 33%

Economy

Strong - Public

Public 80%

Private 20%

Control

Strong - Planning

Planning 78%

Free market 23%

Trade

Very strong - Protectionism

Protectionism 89%

Globalism 11%

Religion

Strong - Irreligious

Irreligious 83%

Religious 18%

Morality

Leaning - Traditionalist

Progressive 40%

Traditionalist 60%

Technology

Very strong - Biology

Technology 4%

Biology 96%

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