The Importance of Agorist Class Theory

[Cross posted at The Kingdom of God is Within You]

Before continuing, I would like to note that this entry is not about ACT itself, but rather about the importance of promoting it. Little if anything other than the bear minimum of the theory will be discussed here then, as the article is merely intended to promote ACT and not to further clarify it.

The subject of Agorist class theory is one that should interest radical Anarchists greatly, but unfortunately, like Agorism, it still receives little notice in libertarian circles, not to mention mainstream ones. Indeed, in the most successful doctrines and mantras not only does it seem important to develop an intelligent and systematic explanation of the principles and applications of a theory or strategy, but also, for the sake of further clarification or additional motivation on a psychological level, it seems important to distinguish and analyze the extent of the movement’s enemies. Though perhaps brushed off as a simple method of “scapegoating” the necessity of clarifying a movement’s position in regard for its enemies not only further defines the movement in terms of its principles by natural juxtaposition, but it also achieves an even more important goal, it helps to promote the movement’s very character binding the constituents together as comrades allied against a common enemy.

Indeed, the practice of psychology supports this conclusion of binding comrades together by picking out a – and in the Agorist’s sense, the – common threat. Furthermore, developing an identity with fellow comrades in a movement helps it to succeed in two categories. One, in the active promotion of the movement’s benefit – in Agorism’s case, the benefit of the movement comes through the benefit of the movement’s constituents – whereby the general strength and momentum of the cause snowballs into a acceleration of potency and achievement concluding in a general victory for the goal of liberty and justice against tyranny and statism. And two, in the bonding of Agorists together in fraternity as lifelong comrades for purposes not only inside the realm of the movement’s benefit, but also in the benefit of each individual within it.

As Agorist class theory dictates, with the parasitic (government) class continuously infringing on the rights of the “entrepreneuriat” (non-governmental/Agorist/free-market/etc.) in a chorus, it becomes necessary for entrepreneuriats everywhere to stand up in common defiance against their class oppressors; this can truly be called a class unity. Writing to distinguish and define class unity in the Agorist sense, SEK3 notes,

This class unity is not that of a workers’ class (though workers are heavily involved) nor of a capitalist class (though capitalists are involved) nor even of a ruling class — this class is based on the commonality of risk, arising from a common source (the State). And risk is not proletarian (or particularly capitalist); it is purely Entrepreneurial.

Absolutely, this categorizes the very strength of the entrepreneuriat, his very power thriving off of his self-interest and entrepreneurial nature, whether in labour, bonds, teaching, maritime, etc., he not only utilizes his surroundings, but also his comrades in the Agorist movement. Through the counter-economic endeavours of capital coupled with the trade of goods and information with fellow Agorists, not only can the Agorist class survive the war against the state, but they will necessarily prosper given the high incentive to do so conceived from their nature as entrepreneurs. Indeed, as communism is a philosophy for Marxists and central-planners, fascism a philosophy for statists and bueracrats, Agorism is a philosophy for radical Anarchists and entrepreneurs. Given the superiority of the market system then, and those entrepreneurs that inhabit it, it seems obvious that if only Agorists could band together, with the incentive to prosper through the natural building blocks of the counter-economy, in a rivalous way to the unity of the fascists and statists, the might and power of the counter-economy and the Agorist class would dash the head of leviathan into the rocks of its grave. The importance of Agorist class theory must be this, that by defining and distinguishing a common enemy for counter-economists and entrepreneuriats alike, the power of Agorism not only clarifies the situation of the counter-economy, but also the nature of the enemy itself. By bonding comrades together in a common struggle to promote the movement – by promoting economic interest – Agorist class theory molds the movement into a high powered explosive device whereby the end result shall commence with not only victory, but total domination over the parasitic regimes of the world today.

Utilizing Agorist class theory for victory then, let the state be compared to Babylon to give a small vision of the victory that fate has enstore for the Agorist movement. As in Psalms, so will be the end of the song when the Agorists defeat the state once and for all,

8 O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one,
How blessed will be the one who repays you
With the recompense with which you have repaid us.
9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little onesAgainst the rock,
(Psalms 137:8-9, New American Bible).