Political view

Neo-Luddism

Resists industrial and digital technology that is seen to erode community, work and nature.

Associated with: The original Luddites of 1811 to 1816, Kirkpatrick Sale.

Neo-Luddism sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly tech-cautious on technology, strongly nature-first on environment and strongly anti-establishment on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on nation.

Where neo-Luddism 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationCentered on nation
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-cautious
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 present52%Péter Magyar Prime Minister of Hungary, 2026 to present49%Andy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2026 to present49%

Leaders from history who fit

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement71%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201560%Corazon Aquino President of the Philippines, 1986 to 199258%

Similar political views

AgrarianismValues rural life, small farms and self-reliant communities over industrial and urban…81%DegrowthArgues that rich economies should shrink resource use and consumption to stay within…79%Deep ecologyGives nature value in itself and calls for a radical reduction of human impact.71%DistributismSpreads property widely among families and small producers, opposing both big capital…71%LocalismPushes power and decisions down to the smallest workable community.66%

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.