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Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian novelist, 1927 to 2014

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The Nobel-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude was a lifelong man of the left, friendly with Fidel Castro and active as a go-between in Latin American conflicts.

Gabriel García Márquez sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, leaning globalist on nation and leaning peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Gabriel García Márquez 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.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Gabriel García Márquez

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Political views closest to Gabriel García Márquez

Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.99%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.99%Radical democracyWants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and…99%Critical theoryExamines how power, class, race and gender shape institutions and ideas, and aims to…98%

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