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'''Agorism''', shortened to '''A<sup>3</sup>''' ('''Anarchy, Agora, Action'''), is an Anarchist, economically right-wing and anti-copyright ideology.

First proposed by Samuel Edward Konkin III, Agorism is generally more about the means than the ends. It, in short, states that the best way to achieve a free society is peaceful, through participation in all forms of trade (legal or illegal) which do not violate the Non-Aggression Principle.

To this end Agorism promotes Grey and Black markets, while advocating against Red markets. Grey markets are those which are which are legal but outside the framework of the state, Black markets are those which are illegal but not violent, and Red markets are those which are violent (ie those which violate the NAP). The focus of Agorism is on counter-economics, which are defined as the sum of all non-aggressive Human Action which is forbidden by the State.

Some people tend to say Agorism is a [[File:Libsoc.png]][[Libertarian Socialism|Left-Libertarian]] ideology<ref>[http://www.spaz.org/~dan/individualist-anarchist/software/konkin-interview.html "Smashing the State for Fun and Profit Since 1969" An Interview With the Libertarian Icon Samuel Edward Konkin III (a.k.a. SEK3)".]</ref><ref>D'Amato, David S. (27 November 2018). [http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/black-market-activism-samuel-edward-konkin-iii-agorism "Black-Market Activism: Samuel Edward Konkin III and Agorism"]. Libertarianism.org. Retrieved 21 November 2019.</ref> or that it is a [[File:Anmark2.png]] [[Left-Wing Market Anarchism|Left Market Anarchist]] ideology and that it is not related to right-wing market anarchism in any way, though others argue that this definition of leftism is inconsistent with that used by most leftists<ref>Long, Roderick. T. (4 January 2008). [http://en.liberalis.pl/2008/01/04/interview-with-roderick-long/ "An Interview With Roderick Long"]. Liberalism in English. Retrieved 21 December 2019.</ref>~~.Furthermore on the topic of property it is also worth checking Konkin's opinion on intellectual property~~.

Some people tend to say Agorism is a [[File:Libsoc.png]][[Libertarian Socialism|Left-Libertarian]] ideology<ref>[http://www.spaz.org/~dan/individualist-anarchist/software/konkin-interview.html "Smashing the State for Fun and Profit Since 1969" An Interview With the Libertarian Icon Samuel Edward Konkin III (a.k.a. SEK3)".]</ref><ref>D'Amato, David S. (27 November 2018). [http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/black-market-activism-samuel-edward-konkin-iii-agorism "Black-Market Activism: Samuel Edward Konkin III and Agorism"]. Libertarianism.org. Retrieved 21 November 2019.</ref> or that it is a [[File:Anmark2.png]] [[Left-Wing Market Anarchism|Left Market Anarchist]] ideology and that it is not related to right-wing market anarchism in any way, though others argue that this definition of leftism is inconsistent with that used by most leftists<ref>Long, Roderick. T. (4 January 2008). [http://en.liberalis.pl/2008/01/04/interview-with-roderick-long/ "An Interview With Roderick Long"]. Liberalism in English. Retrieved 21 December 2019.</ref>.

Konkin abruptly opposed intellectual property rights and wrote an essay called "Copywrongs" about it<ref>Konkin III, Samuel Edward. [http://users.aol.com/vlntryst/wn20.html "Copywrongs"]]. Archived 13 August 2006 at the [[w:Wayback_Machine|Wayback Machine]].</ref> and regarded them as creators of monopolies and market distortion.

Some agorists distinguish pink markets. Pink markets (legal and immoral from libertarian's perspective) are synthesis of red (illegal and not ethical) and white (legal and ethical). Into red markets belongs taxes, conscription and so on.

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 '''Agorism''', shortened to '''A<sup>3</sup>''' ('''Anarchy, Agora, Action'''), is an Anarchist, economically right-wing and anti-copyright ideology.
 First proposed by Samuel Edward Konkin III, Agorism is generally more about the means than the ends. It, in short, states that the best way to achieve a free society is peaceful, through participation in all forms of trade (legal or illegal) which do not violate the Non-Aggression Principle.
 To this end Agorism promotes Grey and Black markets, while advocating against Red markets. Grey markets are those which are which are legal but outside the framework of the state, Black markets are those which are illegal but not violent, and Red markets are those which are violent (ie those which violate the NAP). The focus of Agorism is on counter-economics, which are defined as the sum of all non-aggressive Human Action which is forbidden by the State.
-Some people tend to say Agorism is a [[File:Libsoc.png]][[Libertarian Socialism|Left-Libertarian]] ideology<ref>[http://www.spaz.org/~dan/individualist-anarchist/software/konkin-interview.html "Smashing the State for Fun and Profit Since 1969" An Interview With the Libertarian Icon Samuel Edward Konkin III (a.k.a. SEK3)".]</ref><ref>D'Amato, David S. (27 November 2018). [http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/black-market-activism-samuel-edward-konkin-iii-agorism "Black-Market Activism: Samuel Edward Konkin III and Agorism"]. Libertarianism.org. Retrieved 21 November 2019.</ref> or that it is a [[File:Anmark2.png]] [[Left-Wing Market Anarchism|Left Market Anarchist]] ideology and that it is not related to right-wing market anarchism in any way, though others argue that this definition of leftism is inconsistent with that used by most leftists<ref>Long, Roderick. T. (4 January 2008). [http://en.liberalis.pl/2008/01/04/interview-with-roderick-long/ "An Interview With Roderick Long"]. Liberalism in English. Retrieved 21 December 2019.</ref>.Furthermore on the topic of property it is also worth checking Konkin's opinion on intellectual property.
+Some people tend to say Agorism is a [[File:Libsoc.png]][[Libertarian Socialism|Left-Libertarian]] ideology<ref>[http://www.spaz.org/~dan/individualist-anarchist/software/konkin-interview.html "Smashing the State for Fun and Profit Since 1969" An Interview With the Libertarian Icon Samuel Edward Konkin III (a.k.a. SEK3)".]</ref><ref>D'Amato, David S. (27 November 2018). [http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/black-market-activism-samuel-edward-konkin-iii-agorism "Black-Market Activism: Samuel Edward Konkin III and Agorism"]. Libertarianism.org. Retrieved 21 November 2019.</ref> or that it is a [[File:Anmark2.png]] [[Left-Wing Market Anarchism|Left Market Anarchist]] ideology and that it is not related to right-wing market anarchism in any way, though others argue that this definition of leftism is inconsistent with that used by most leftists<ref>Long, Roderick. T. (4 January 2008). [http://en.liberalis.pl/2008/01/04/interview-with-roderick-long/ "An Interview With Roderick Long"]. Liberalism in English. Retrieved 21 December 2019.</ref>.
-Konkin abruptly opposed intellectual property rights and wrote an essay called "Copywrongs" about it<ref>Konkin III, Samuel Edward. [http://users.aol.com/vlntryst/wn20.html "Copywrongs"]]. Archived 13 August 2006 at the [[w:Wayback_Machine|Wayback Machine]].</ref> and regarded them as creators of monopolies and market distortion.
-Some agorists distinguish pink markets. Pink markets (legal and immoral from libertarian's perspective) are synthesis of red (illegal and not ethical) and white (legal and ethical). Into red markets belongs taxes, conscription and so on.
 ==History==