Gaullism

Gaullism
«Against great perils salvation can only be found in grandeur. Hon Hon Hon»
Basic Information
Aliases	Charles de Gaulle Thought French Social Democracy (debatably, some forms) Free France Model French Paternalistic Conservatism Father of the 5th republic The Last Man(Male) in France (mainly used by Chinese men) Paternalistic National Liberalism 1 of the 12 National Liberal Governments (According to Henry de Lesquen) Gaullo-Bonapartism ( Zemmourism, self-proclaimed)
Alignments	Centre-Auth (Original) Center-AuthLeft (Most Neo-Gaullist Factions) AuthRight (Sarkozysm and Some Other Neo-Gaullists) Culturally Center-Right Culturally Right (some variants) Nationalists Welfarists Conservatives Reactionary (some variants)
Ideological Influences
Influenced by	Anti-Communism Anti-Nazism Civic Nationalism Colonialism (Until the 1950s) Conservative Populism Decolonization (After the 1950s) Dirigisme French Patriotism Integral Nationalism Legitimism (During his childhood) Liberal Conservatism National Conservatism National Liberalism Orleanism Paternalistic Conservatism Pragmatism Presidentialism Republicanism (Later) Roman Catholicism Statism Stratocracy
Influenced	Borisism French Conservatism French Left-Conservatism Integral Neo-Darwinism LePenism Macronism Zemmourism
Ideological Information
Notable Theorists	France Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) René Capitant (1901-1970) Maurice Papon (1910-2007) Georges Pompidou (1911-1974) Jaques Foccart (1913-1997) Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915-2000) Charles Pasqa (1927-2015) Jaques Chirac (1932-2019) Jean-Pierre Chevènement (1939-) Philippe Séguin (1943-2010) Alain Juppé (1945-) Henry de Lesquen (1949-) Philippe de Villiers (1949-) Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951-) Édouard Guillaud (1953-) François Fillon (1954-) Nicolas Sarkozy (1955-) Eric Zemmour (1958-) Valérie Pécresse (1967-) France Marine Le Pen (1968-) Emmanuel Macron (1977-) Florian Philippot (1981-) Foreign Sympathizers Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905-1993) Ivory Coast Paul Biya (1933-) Cameroon Omar Bongo (1935-2009) Gabon Hissène Habré (1942-2021) Chad Blaise Compaoré (1951-) Burkina Faso Idriss Déby (1952-2021) Chad Boris Johnson (1964-) UK
Notable Examples	Free France (1940-1944) French 4th Republic (1944-1946) French 5th Republic (1958-1969) GIGN (1973-)
Variations
Schools of Thought	Neo-Gaullism French Nationalism Fusion Populism Syncretism Factions Alt-Lite Anti-NATO Anti-Progressivism Atlanticism Authoritarian Capitalism Authoritarian Conservatism Christian Democracy Christian Right Christian Socialism Classical Conservatism Conservative Liberalism Democratic Socialism Economic Liberalism Euroscepticism French Left-Conservatism Integral Neo-Darwinism Kleptocracy Laicism Left-Wing Nationalism Homoconservatism Liberal Socialism Market Socialism Pro-Europeanism Progressive Conservatism Social Authoritarianism Social Democracy Socialism of the 21st Century Zionism
Regional Variants	Sarkozysm Anti-Socialism Conservative Feminism Conservative Neoliberalism French Conservatism Gaddafism Neoconservatism Pro-Europeanism Kleptocracy Laicism Social Capitalism Zionism Orbánism (Sympathetic) Macronism (Sympathetic)
Character Information
Likes	France Grandeur souveraineté
Dislikes	Nazis and other Boches Collabos May of 1968 protests Anti-colonial movements
Song	De Gaulle singing la Marseillaise Le Chant Des Partisans

Gaullism is an economically center to center-right and center-left in some forms, culturally center-right, democratic but somewhat paternalistic, statist and moderately nationalist ideology. The ideology Gaullism refers to an ensemble of beliefs attributed to the 5th republic founder, resistant and iconic French historical figure General Charles De Gaulle. Gaullism has been the founding ideology of the contemporary French republic and its legacy remains highly influential.

History

Gaullism was born during WWII and originally referred to the beliefs of the leader of the French resistance Charles De Gaulle and his followers. Gaullism was born from the refusal to accept Petain’s collaborationist government and from the desire to avenge the German invasion and restore the dignity of France. After the war, Gaullism was one of the main ideologies of the provisional government which ruled France from 1944-1946 after the fall of the Vichy Regime, and was the de facto national ideology of the beginning of the fifth republic after De Gaulle assumed power in 1958. While De Gaulle’s Gaullism technically disappeared after De Gaulle’s step down from power in 1969, Gaullism and its various interpretations are still a driving force in contemporary France with several political parties claiming its legacy.

Beliefs

While Gaullism may have varied with the circumstances, some tenets remain essential: the belief in a strong state combining respect for democracy and the desire to avoid sterile political quarrels, the importance of a strong leader, a foreign policy based on pragmatism, the belief in French exceptionalism and in the necessity to preserve and promote French culture and traditions, a refusal of foreign dominance on France as illustrated by the desire of De Gaulle to make of France a nuclear power, defiance of foreign powers including the Anglo-Saxons (America, United-Kingdom) and the USSR.

Neo-Gaullism

After the death of General De Gaulle, Gaullism took on several forms that have come to pass for certain people and certain movements and political parties of the past and of the present. Neo-Gaullism has ideological forms of right and left, as well as centrist.

Sarkozyism

The ideology of the former president of France Nikolas Sarkozy, It can be viewed as right-wing atlanticist sub-variant of Neo-Gaullism.

Variants

French Conservatism

See Conservatism

Macronism

See Neoliberalism

Le Penism

See Welfare Chauvinism

Zemmourism

See Right-Wing Populism

Integral Neo-Darwinism

See Reactionary Liberalism

Personalities and Behavior

Gaullism is extremely solemn, serious and cold. He voluntarily uses a heavy French accent the few times he speaks English to show with pride his French origins. He remains quite lonely, usually approaching others with apprehensions (“He has no friends only interests”). While being a man of few words in private, he is a great public speaker and does not hesitate to be provoking in his statements if he considers it necessary (like “Vive le Québec libre!”, ‘‘Glory to a free Québec!’’).

How to draw

Flag of Gaullism

1. Draw a ball
2. Fill it blue white and red like the French tricolor flag
3. Draw in a usually-red “Croix de Lorraine” (emblem of the Gaullist French resistance)
4. Draw semi closed eyes, he needs to looks unfriendly
5. Draw a military hat- usually, the one with 2 stars De Gaulle wore during WWII or the standard French general hat.

Relationships

(Pas trop proches) Amis

• Paternalistic Conservatism - You realized the importance of a strong state to maintain order and preserve the union of society, I respect you.
• Longism - Quite like Patcon, you definitely were really "intéressant"!
• Patriotism - Vive la France!
• Civic Nationalism - Immigrants and foreigners must accept "certaines idée de la France".
• Venizelism - My Greek self.
• Yellow Socialism - Mon compatriote we have many things in common.
• National Liberalism - Fellow lover of freedom and nation.
• Welfare Chauvinism - Very good ideas but calm down a bit.
• Quebec Sovereigntism - Vive le Québec libre!

Mixte

• Social Democracy - Your economics are not that bad, but do you have any national pride, "palsambleu"!?
• Democracy - I respect you but you need to be guided to avoid becoming sterile like the fourth republic.
• Integral Nationalism - Maurras you became mad from being so right.
• Libertarian Conservatism - How would you preserve your traditions and culture without a strong state? "Quelle folie".
• European Federalism - You were useful to protect us from the yankees and the soviets' influence but you should stop trying to erase nations and culture! Also, don't forget when I tried to warn you that the UK joining wouldn't be a good idea.
• Neoconservatism - Same thing with the guy above. France needed to distance from NATO for a second.
• Reactionary Liberalism - I appreciate your admiration but calm down, I am not Thermidorian anyway. Zemmour really likes you though.
• French Left-Conservatism - Too much economic interventionism but you hold many of my values.

Ennemis

• Nazism - Be damned, dirty nazis! Only "boches" could believe in such nonsense!
• French Fascism - We will never surrender, NEVER!
• Trotskyism, Maoism & Situationism - Stop inciting ignorant students to rebel against my regime!
• Eurocommunism - You too! It doesn't matter how many seats you have, I have absolute executive powers.
• OAS -You literally tried to kill me
• Nixonism - Haha Nixon Shock go Boom.
• FLNism, African Socialism & Ho Chi Minh Thought - Grrrr! You're the reason why I lost my colonies!

Further information

Wikipedia

• Gaullism
• Charles de Gaulle
• Free France
• Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action
• Union for the New Republic
• Union of Democrats for the Republic
• Foreign policy of Charles de Gaulle

Articles

• Gaulism (In French)
• Fondation Charles De Gaulle (in French)

Gallery

Comics

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  Credit: K-Tech, Source

Portraits and Artwork

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  Old portrait 1

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  Old portrait 2

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  Old icon design

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  Credit: TheLegend2T, Source

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