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Desmond Tutu

South African archbishop and anti-apartheid activist, 1931 to 2021

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The Anglican archbishop who preached nonviolent resistance to apartheid, won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize and chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Desmond Tutu sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly peace-first on war and peace, strongly religious on religion and strongly libertarian on liberty and authority.

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Where Desmond Tutu sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Desmond Tutu

Muhammad Yunus Bangladeshi economist and Nobel laureate97%Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, 1994 to 199997%Jimmy Carter US President, 1977 to 198197%Malala Yousafzai Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate96%Shirin Ebadi Iranian lawyer and Nobel laureate96%Bono Irish singer and campaigner96%Dalai Lama Tibetan spiritual leader96%Martin Luther King Jr. Baptist minister and civil rights leader, 1929 to 196895%

People furthest from Desmond Tutu

Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 19537%Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to present7%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 19458%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19439%

Political views closest to Desmond Tutu

Christian leftDraws on Christian ethics for social justice, peace and care for the poor, including…93%GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…90%Utopian socialismImagines planned model communities built on cooperation, an approach that predates…89%LabourismDraws on trade unions and working-class communities to win better wages, rights and…88%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Benny Gool, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.