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Nonviolent pacifism

The Peacebuilder

«There is no way to peace: peace is the way.»

Rejects violence as a political tool: disarmament, conscientious objection, nonviolent civilian defense and resolving conflicts through dialogue.

In the test it shows up as a «closeness» on its issues, not as a main label: it is a single-issue movement.

In short

On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”; justice: strongly towards “rehabilitation”; environment: strongly towards “ecology”; immigration: strongly towards “openness”. Among the other ideologies, the closest is degrowth (94%).

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Principles

Rejection of war and violence, disarmament and nonviolent civil disobedience.

Common criticisms

DefenselessCritics ask how you'd defend yourself against an aggressor.
RealismIn a world of great powers it can seem naive.
It takes timeNonviolence works, but often slowly.

Where it comes from

It began with Tolstoy and Gandhi; in Italy with Aldo Capitini, who organized the first Perugia-Assisi peace march in 1961.

Key figures: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr.

Further reading: Nonviolent Resistance — Mahatma Gandhi; The Kingdom of God Is Within You — Leo Tolstoy

Position on the 13 axes

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

Similar ideologies

DegrowthThe Homesteader94%MutualismThe Free Artisan93%Eco-socialismThe Red Sower92%

Closest parties in Europe

Alleanza Verdi e SinistraItaly91%Green PartyUnited Kingdom89%Plefsi EleftheriasGreece89%Kommunistische Partei ÖsterreichsAustria88%

Closest figures

Martin Luther King Jr.Civil rights leader95%Zohran MamdaniMayor of New York94%Noam ChomskyLinguist and intellectual94%Nicola FratoianniSecretary of Sinistra Italiana93%Greta ThunbergClimate activist93%
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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.