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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

German pastor and anti-Nazi dissident, 1906 to 1945

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A Lutheran pastor who opposed Hitler, joined a plot against him and was executed shortly before the end of World War II.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly religious on religion, leaning traditional on culture and leaning libertarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on technology and interventionism.

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Where Dietrich Bonhoeffer 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Political views closest to Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Christian leftDraws on Christian ethics for social justice, peace and care for the poor, including…98%DistributismSpreads property widely among families and small producers, opposing both big capital…97%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.91%Left conservatismCombines strong economic protection for workers with attachment to community, family and…89%

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