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Martin Luther King Jr. on the 12 Axes test

This is where Martin Luther King Jr. sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

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Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Unitary

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Strongly democratic

SecurityFreedom

Power · Liberal

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Cooperative

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Absolute pacifist

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Multiculturalist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Social democratic

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Balanced

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Balanced

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Spiritual

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Strongly progressive

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Balanced

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