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Olof Palme

Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986

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A leading social democrat and outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and apartheid. His 1986 assassination remains a national trauma.

Olof Palme 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, strongly globalist on nation and strongly peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Olof Palme 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
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Olof Palme

EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…99%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…98%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.98%Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…97%

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