12 axes results, explained

Three typical results from the test, with the image each one produces and what the numbers say.

12 axes result: Right-Libertarianism (Right), 91% match with Friedrich Hayek. Axes: Federal 78%, Autocratic 51%, Freedom 75%, Internationalism 55%, Militarist 53%, Multiculturalist 63%, Privatize 58%, Markets 96%, Globalism 96%, Irreligious 63%, Progressive 56%, Acceleration 54%. Closest countries: Australia 84%, Argentina 84%, Switzerland 82%.

A right-libertarian result

Markets and globalism are both at 96%, the strongest numbers on this card, and freedom beats security at 75%. Together they point to right-libertarianism, a 95% match. Federal at 78% says power should sit close to home.

The quiet numbers matter as well. Democratic or autocratic is nearly even at 51% autocratic, so this person trusts markets far more than they care about the form of government. Friedrich Hayek is the closest figure at 91%, which fits the economics. Australia and Argentina lead the countries at 84%.

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12 axes result: Progressivism (Left), 94% match with Olof Palme. Axes: Unitary 69%, Democratic 74%, Freedom 58%, Internationalism 85%, Pacifist 63%, Multiculturalist 83%, Collectivize 62%, Planned 80%, Globalism 64%, Irreligious 68%, Progressive 96%, Bioconservative 56%. Closest countries: South Africa 86%, Uruguay 86%, Portugal 84%.

A progressive result

Progressive at 96% is the loudest number here, followed by internationalism at 85% and multiculturalism at 83%. Planned economy at 80% then rules out the liberal version of this outlook. The ideology is progressivism, a 97% match.

Unitary at 69% is the surprise: this person wants those policies applied the same way everywhere, not left to regions. Olof Palme, the closest figure at 94%, built exactly that kind of national welfare state. South Africa and Uruguay share first place among countries at 86%.

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12 axes result: Centrism (Centre), 87% match with Franklin D. Roosevelt. Axes: Unitary 74%, Democratic 72%, Security 52%, Internationalism 54%, Militarist 61%, Assimilationist 54%, Privatize 53%, Planned 80%, Globalism 73%, Irreligious / Religious 50%, Traditional 53%, Acceleration 73%. Closest countries: Finland 87%, South Korea 87%, Greece 86%.

A centrist result

Centrism at 97% does not mean having no views. Most axes sit close to the middle, with religion exactly even at 50%, but planned economy at 80%, democratic at 72% and acceleration at 73% stand out sharply.

That mix explains Franklin D. Roosevelt as the closest figure at 87%: moderate on most social questions, confident that the state should steer the economy. Finland and South Korea lead the countries at 87%. Two centrists can look very different on a card like this, which is the point of twelve axes.

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