In Defense of Anagorism

political economy in the non-market, non-state sector

Quotebag #71

“Well, I am not convinced that Agorism is revolutionary at all. Except the fact that most agorists I’ve seen are simply some strain of ‘Anarcho’-Capitalist (or at the very least, support private property and the allow for wage labou[r]), Agorism itself [is] based on the idea that Black Markets can destabilize a society enough to topple the state.”—db0

“If the G8 want to hide themselves as far away from protesters as possible, I propose we shoot them off into space and leave them there.”—Broadsnark

“The big problem is that the elites pull their ‘divide and conquer’ shit. So they have the conservatives attack academia, and then the proggies feel that it’s ‘liberal’ to support academia in turn. Why that unbelievably obvious trick continues to work, I have no idea. Then again, maybe none of this stuff works.”—Roseanne

“A key flaw of capitalism is that in its search for profit, it preferentially creates products for those with disposable incomes to the detriment of adequate levels of necessary goods. Freedom to make a profit means the freedom to not produce necessities.”—Radical Progress

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3 responses to “Quotebag #71”

  1. Roderick T. Long Avatar

    Well, I am not convinced that Agorism is revolutionary at all.

    The big problem is that the elites pull their ‘divide and conquer’ shit.

    Ah, smell the irony ….

    1. Lori Avatar

      “Then again, maybe none of this stuff works.”

    2. Lori Avatar

      There will always be at least a little banter between friends:

      “Also, it’s more embarrassing to be caught wearing only socks, or only a cap, than to be caught wearing only a mack – thus reinforcing our dialectical superiority.”

      Also, read Dear Left, I Love You, by radicalprogress.

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