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Noam Chomsky

Linguist and intellectual

American linguist and critic of US foreign policy and media power.

«Every authority must justify itself; if it can't, it should be dismantled.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Noam Chomsky sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”; state: strongly towards “liberty”; economy: strongly towards “equality”; democracy: strongly towards “direct democracy”. On technology it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is libertarian socialism (97%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Libertarian socialismThe Self-Manager97%Libertarian municipalismThe Confederalist97%Anarcho-communismThe Communard96%

Closest parties in Europe

PodemosSpain95%Alleanza Verdi e SinistraItaly94%Green PartyUnited Kingdom93%SumarSpain92%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.