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Agorism


Agorism is a libertarian social philosophy that advocates creating a society in which all relations between people are voluntary exchanges by means of counter-economics, thus engaging with aspects of peaceful revolution. It was first proposed by libertarian philosopher Samuel Edward Konkin III.

The term was coined by Konkin, and comes from the Classical Greek word ἀγορά (agora) referring to an open place for assembly and market in a πόλις (polis, ancient Greek city-states).

According to Konkin, counter-economics and Agorism were originally fighting concepts forged in the revolutionary atmosphere of 1972–73. Konkin credits the Austrian School, particularly Ludwig von Mises, as the base of economic thought leading to Agorism and counter-economics.

In the 1960–70s, there was an abundance of political alienation in the United States, particularly for those in favor of libertarian ideologies. Whereas Murray Rothbard chose to create political alliances between the Old Right and the New Left, Robert LeFevre and his "West Coast" followers pursued a non-participatory form of civil disobedience. Ultimately, LeFevre's anti-collaboration methods lost favor and faded away.

After the creation of the Libertarian Party (United States) in 1971, the debate shifted from anarchy vs. minarchism to partyarchy vs. agorism.


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