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Economic: Centrist
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X+0 · Y+4
Economic: Centrist
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X+0 · Y+4
Descriptor
Autocratic
Theocrat
“Divine right + absolute rule.”
Exemplar ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Autocratic Theocrat actually means.
This system merges absolute political power with religious or divine authority. The economy may be centrally directed or managed via edicts that claim a higher spiritual justification. Individual freedoms are minimal, as the ruler's power comes from a presumed sacred source.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is one example of this ideology in practice. Political parties are banned, and there are no national elections for legislative bodies.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Sovereignty derives from God, not the people.
02
Religious law binds civil and criminal authority.
03
Clerical class governs or guides the state.
04
Suppression of heresy and rival faiths.
05
Public morality enforced by law.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+0
CENTRIST
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+4
TOTALITARIAN
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Islamic GovernmentRuhollah Khomeini1970 · ~150 pp
- City of GodAugustine of Hippo426 · ~1100 pp
§ Critics
- A Letter Concerning TolerationJohn Locke1689 · Essay
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