Authoritarian Conservatism
Order, hierarchy, tradition, and a strong hand.
Authoritarian conservatives want a strong central state that protects order, tradition and national identity. There may be elections, but everyone knows who wins, and critics, journalists and activists are kept on a short leash. Religion and history are used to give the regime legitimacy.
What they'd say
Order comes before freedom.
A nation needs a strong leader.
Tradition and faith keep the country together.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
Repression, censorship and zero accountability tend to come with the package. And the regime usually ends up serving a small circle around the leader.
Names to know
- António Salazar
- Juan Linz (who studies it)
Its squad
Countries that think like this
These countries and regimes have Authoritarian Conservatism as their closest match out of all 46 types.
Russia
Turkey
Saudi ArabiaIs Authoritarian Conservatism your type?
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