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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Declared that property is theft and was the first to call himself an anarchist, favoring federations of cooperatives and mutual credit over both capitalism and the state.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and strongly secular on religion. The profile is close to the middle on technology.
Where Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 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
🎭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
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist
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Political views closest to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
MutualismA market-based anarchism in which workers and small producers trade fairly through…97%Radical democracyWants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and…96%Anarcho-syndicalismWorkers organize in revolutionary unions that take over industry and run society without…95%Social ecologyTies the ecological crisis to social hierarchy and proposes directly democratic,…92%
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