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The father of modern conservatism, Burke defended prudent reform, tradition, and institutions against abstract rationalism and revolutionary rupture, harshly criticizing the excesses of the French Revolution.
Political axes
Edmund Burke leans further toward free market than 91% of the 444 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Control is where Edmund Burke stands furthest from the rest.
On Trade, Edmund Burke sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
Ideological proximity
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Political tradition that values order, customs, family, and consolidated institutions, preferring gradual and prudent change over rupture, based on historical experience and skepticism toward utopias.
Platform of the Republican Party, combining border security and deportations, tariffs and industrial protectionism, tax cuts and deregulation, gun rights, Christian values and returning abortion to the states.
Right-wing current that combines free markets, free trade, and limited government with strong national identity, cultural assimilation, traditional and religious values, and a robust military.
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Techno-CommunismAnarchist24%
A Brazilian politician, Bolsonaro reached the presidency leading the nationalist, conservative right, with agendas of security, traditional values, and economic liberalism; convicted over an attempted coup and barred from office, he remains influential.
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A US state with a conservative, pro-market profile, Florida combines low taxation, tourism, intense immigration, combative cultural politics, and a state government active in security and education.
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British colonies on the North American Atlantic coast, with assemblies of white property owners, governors appointed by the Crown, established and dissenting churches, trade under the Navigation Acts, slavery in the South and expansion into Indigenous lands.
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