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Machiavellianism also called (Political) Opportunism or Realism is a type of politics which primarily focuses on acquiring and maintaining political power from a "selfish" standpoint. In a way Machiavellianism can be said to be an ideology focused entirely on the political concept of praxis, that being actions done for political gain.

History

Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli more well known as just Niccolo Machiavelli was a Florentian diplomat as well as a writer and a philosopher.

Foundations

TBA

Personality

Machiavellianism is very much... machiavellian in his behaviour. Generally very manipulative in such.

He is known for speaking to crowds in Masks of whatever ideology's rhetoric he is using to get in power.

How to Draw

Machiavellianism's design is based on the Machiavelli Coat of Arms.

Draw a ball with eyes.
In Blue Draw a Cross on the ball.
Draw 4 needles pointing at the center of the cross.

And you're done!

Relationships

Status Quo ideologies love him, Non-Status Quo hate him. This is true no matter what ideologies those are.

REALISM GANG

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Oligarchy - Nobody rules alone.
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kleptocracy - Is there any other reason to claim power?

Further Information

Literature

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The Dictators Handbook: Why Bad Behaviour is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom by James Burnham
Machiavelli and Us by Louis Althusser
Three Turning Points in Political Thought 2: Machiavelli by Isaiah Berlin
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green

Gaining and Maintaining Power: The Official Reading List

Wikipedia

Videos

Online Communities

Citations

↑ The Prince, the Discourses on Livy (composed c. 1517) has been said to have paved the way of modern republicanism. It has also significantly influenced authors who have attempted to revive classical republicanism.

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[1] The Prince, the Discourses on Livy (composed c. 1517) has been said to have paved the way of modern republicanism. It has also significantly influenced authors who have attempted to revive classical republicanism.

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 </ref>|alignments=[[File:nonquadrant.png]] [[:Category:Non-Quadrant|NonQuad]]}}'''Machiavellianism''' also called (Political) '''Opportunism''' or '''Realism''' is a type of politics which primarily focuses on acquiring and maintaining political power from a "selfish" standpoint. In a way Machiavellianism can be said to be an ideology focused ''entirely'' on the political concept of [[Polcompball Dictionary|praxis]], that being actions done for political gain.