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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS
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Destiny (Steven Bonnell)

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Position estimated from: Streams and debates: self-described liberal; pro-market with a welfare state; supports Israel and Ukraine aid; socially progressive; backed Democrats in 2024.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
63near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
15strongly toward progressive
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
31toward libertarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
27toward cosmopolitan
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
62near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
70toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
47near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
27toward cosmopolitan
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
16toward progressive
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
15toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
46near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
47near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
62near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
12strongly toward secular state

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Foreign students should be deported for taking part in protests the government considers supportive of terrorism.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.Strongly agreesfrom their record
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Strongly disagreesestimated
Differences in social status help maintain an orderly society.Strongly disagreesestimated

Closest ideologies

Liberal Democracy92% similar positionModern Liberalism92% similar positionLiberalism90% similar positionModerate Liberalism90% similar positionThird Way89% similar position

Similar and contrasting figures

Mark Carney94% similar · Historical and internationalPete Buttigieg93% similar · US politiciansNancy Pelosi93% similar · US politiciansEmmanuel Macron92% similar · Historical and internationalBarack Obama91% similar · US politiciansFrancisco FrancoContrasting: 40% similarKim Jong UnContrasting: 41% similarAdolf HitlerContrasting: 41% similar

Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.