Nazism
Authoritarian Statist Centrism

How Nazism actually answers

Most writing about Nazism describes what its thinkers argued. This page describes something different: what 43 people who landed on Nazism in our quiz said, question by question, compared with everyone else who took it.

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Adolf Hitler

Reading these results

These are people the quiz placed in Nazism on the strength of these same answers, so the strongest agreements are partly built in.

The interesting figures are the ones further down: what this group is split on, and where it departs from the rest of the sample in ways the label alone would not predict. The comparison group is everyone who has taken the long quiz, which leans left of the general public.

Where they break from everyone else

The statements where this group is furthest from the rest of the sample.

NazismEveryone who took the quiz
Fully disagreeNeutralFully agree
  • No branch of government should be allowed to accumulate too much power.

    Checks and Balances · Governance axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 125 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Same-sex couples should have the same legal rights and recognition as opposite-sex couples.

    LGBTQ+ Rights · Social axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 112 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Immigration and cultural diversity strengthen society.

    Multiculturalism · Social axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 109 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • The country runs better when power is concentrated in a strong central authority.

    Centralization of Power · Governance axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 106 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • All citizens should be required to complete military or civil service for the good of the nation.

    Mandatory Service · Governance axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 103 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • People should be free to change their legal gender and have it fully recognized in society.

    Trans Rights · Social axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 97 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Police should be given broad authority to maintain law and order, even if it limits some freedoms.

    Police Powers · Governance axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 96 points further towards agreeing than the average quiz taker.

  • Nations should confront and atone for past injustices, even if it damages national pride.

    Historical Reckoning · Social axis · 43 answered

    This group sits 95 points further towards disagreeing than the average quiz taker.

What they nearly all agree on

The statements that divide this group least.

NazismEveryone who took the quiz
Fully disagreeNeutralFully agree
  • The country runs better when power is concentrated in a strong central authority.

    Centralization of Power · Governance axis · 43 answered

    100% of them agreed.

  • Immigration and cultural diversity strengthen society.

    Multiculturalism · Social axis · 43 answered

    100% of them disagreed.

  • In times of crisis, leaders should be able to bypass normal checks and balances.

    Emergency Powers · Governance axis · 43 answered

    100% of them agreed.

  • Maintaining a strong national culture is more important than embracing global cosmopolitanism.

    National Identity · Social axis · 43 answered

    100% of them agreed.

  • Common humanity transcends all ethnic and racial distinctions.

    equality · Ethnic/Universal Vision axis · 43 answered

    100% of them disagreed.

  • Universal principles apply equally to all human populations.

    universalism · Ethnic/Universal Vision axis · 42 answered

    100% of them disagreed.

  • Racial consciousness fundamentally shapes historical development.

    race · Ethnic/Universal Vision axis · 43 answered

    100% of them agreed.

  • Schools should teach children to be proud of their nation and its history.

    Patriotism · Social axis · 43 answered

    97% of them agreed.

What they argue about

Sharing a label does not mean sharing an answer. These are the statements that split Nazism closest to evenly.

NazismEveryone who took the quiz
Fully disagreeNeutralFully agree
  • The economy should move away from fossil fuels, even if this costs more in the short term.

    Climate Economics · Economic axis · 42 answered

    42% agreed, 42% disagreed.

  • Technocratic administration outperforms populist governance models.

    technocracy · Mass Mobilization axis · 42 answered

    47% agreed, 47% disagreed.

  • Industrial progress outweighs preserving cultural heritage values.

    progress · Tradition vs Modernization axis · 43 answered

    44% agreed, 46% disagreed.

  • People should have the right to own weapons without heavy government regulation.

    Right to Bear Arms · Governance axis · 43 answered

    51% agreed, 44% disagreed.

  • Economic progress depends mainly on entrepreneurs taking risks, not on government planning.

    Entrepreneurship · Economic axis · 42 answered

    40% agreed, 47% disagreed.

  • The economy would be fairer if more companies were owned by their workers instead of outside shareholders.

    Worker Ownership · Economic axis · 43 answered

    53% agreed, 46% disagreed.

  • Redistributing wealth through taxes and public programs makes the economy stronger.

    Redistribution as Growth · Economic axis · 43 answered

    51% agreed, 44% disagreed.

  • Market mechanisms allocate resources with superior efficiency.

    markets · Economic Coordination axis · 41 answered

    51% agreed, 43% disagreed.

Their average position

Economic
Left5.7%

Averaged across 43 responses.

Governance
Authoritarian62.4%

Averaged across 43 responses.

Social
Traditional58.2%

Averaged across 43 responses.

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