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Industrialist, Hitler backerBusiness1873–1951

Fritz Thyssen

German steel magnate (Vereinigte Stahlwerke) and devout Catholic. He funded the NSDAP from the 1920s; he broke with Hitler in 1939 over the war and the persecution of the Church, fled, was held in concentration camps and later fined in denazification.

Closest spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Right-Wing Populism
Closest personality
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Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal24%
    Unitary76%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy32%
    Autocracy68%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security75%
    Liberty26%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation77%
    Multiculturalism24%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Militarist
    Militarist60%
    Pacifist40%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist38%
    Nationalist62%
  • Economy

    Strong · Private
    Public23%
    Private77%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning46%
    Free market54%
  • Trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism74%
    Globalism26%
  • Religion

    Strong · Religious
    Irreligious13%
    Religious87%
  • Morality

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive11%
    Traditionalist89%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology59%
    Biology41%

What sets Fritz Thyssen apart

Most unusual position

Religion

Fritz Thyssen leans further toward religious than 88% of the 749 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 50Fritz Thyssen 13

Of all the axes, Religion is where Fritz Thyssen stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Technology

On Technology, Fritz Thyssen sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 60Fritz Thyssen 59

Here they share common ground with most personalities.