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Atlas/Row 1 · Col 4/Falangist
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§ Cell № 4 of 81
Row 1, Col 4
Economic: Social-lib
Governance: Totalitarian
Coords: X-1 · Y+4
Descriptor

Falangist

“Corporatist traditionalist authoritarianism.”

Exemplar ↓
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
José Antonio Primo de Rivera
§ 01
The Idea

What Falangist actually means.

Falangism is a Spanish fascist-inspired movement that centers on national unity, a powerful authoritarian state, and traditional religious values. It promotes corporatist economics, meaning the state coordinates employer and worker organizations to maintain social harmony.

While Falangism, as conceived by José Antonio Primo de Rivera in 1930s Spain, is often described as a far-right ideology overall (because of its ultranationalism, traditionalism, and hostility to democracy), it did adopt certain leftist or syndicalist economic elements—hence its claim to be a 'Third Position' apart from both liberal capitalism and Marxist socialism. Falangism promoted unions and workers' rights—but under state or party control.

§ 02 · Tenets

Core commitments.

01
Organic unity of the nation above class conflict.
02
Catholic moral order as social foundation.
03
Vertical syndicates replace independent unions.
04
Rejection of both liberalism and Marxism.
05
Strong charismatic leadership.
§ 03 · Position

Where it sits on the grid.

Economic axis — X-1
SOCIAL-LIB
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y+4
TOTALITARIAN
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List

Canon & critics.

§ Canon
  • Obras Completas
    José Antonio Primo de Rivera
    1934–36 · Speeches
  • Twenty-Six Points
    Falange Española
    1934 · Pamphlet
§ Critics
  • The Spanish Civil War
    Hugh Thomas
    1961 · ~1100 pp
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