Political view

Mutualism

A market-based anarchism in which workers and small producers trade fairly through cooperatives and mutual credit.

Associated with: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Josiah Warren.

Mutualism 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 leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

Where mutualism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
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

Leaders in office today who fit

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil, 2003 to 2010 and 2023 to present65%Yamandú Orsi President of Uruguay, 2025 to present62%Andy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2026 to present59%

Leaders from history who fit

José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201574%Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 200371%Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, 1994 to 199969%

Similar political views

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Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.