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Economic: Capitalist
Governance: Statist
Coords: X+2 · Y+2
Economic: Capitalist
Governance: Statist
Coords: X+2 · Y+2
Descriptor
Right-Wing
Nationalist
“Nation before everything else.”
Exemplars · 2 ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Right-Wing Nationalist actually means.
Right-Wing Nationalism emphasizes national sovereignty, economic protectionism, and cultural conservatism, often with state-enforced policies.
Ferdinand Marcos's Philippines (post-1972 martial law) maintained a pro-business environment while using nationalist rhetoric to justify repression of opposition. Marcos tolerated foreign investment but limited land reform and allowed corruption.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Nation-state as primary moral and political community.
02
Tight borders; restrictive immigration.
03
Cultural cohesion and shared heritage as goods.
04
Skepticism of supranational institutions.
05
Tariffs and industrial policy to defend domestic labour.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X+2
CAPITALIST
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+2
STATIST
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- The Virtue of NationalismYoram Hazony2018 · ~290 pp
- Suicide of the WestJames Burnham1964 · ~310 pp
§ Critics
- NationalismElie Kedourie1960 · ~150 pp
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