We are coerced by our fellow human beings. Since they have the ability to choose to do otherwise, our condition need not be thus. Coercion is immoral, inefficient and unnecessary for human life and fulfillment. Those who wish to be supine as their neighbors prey on them are free to so choose; this manifesto is for those who choose otherwise: to fight back
This is the opening passage of Konkin’s New Libertarian Manifesto, which was the starting point for agorism. I’ve always been aware of agorism, but it’s only very recently that I’ve really decided to look into it in any real detail. It seems I really missed a trick by not looking it up sooner, since much of what I found in NLM matches what I already thought. It’s entirely possible I’m an agorist without realizing it.
It’s also entirely possible that, if you’re not an agorist already, you’ll be one by the time you finish.
Nine-part youtube of the text synced to yours truly reading it, here: http://www.nostate.com/2330/new-libertarian-manifesto-on-youtube/
Epic win, MG. Epic.
I have a whole bunch of PDFs on my machine which are now in my reading list on the subject- let’s see where this takes me….