Agorism

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Agorism is an anarcho-capitalist political philosophy founded by Samuel Edward Konkin III that believes the ultimate goal as bringing about a society in which all "relations between people are voluntary exchanges– a free market."[1] The term comes from the Greek word "agora," referring to an open place for assembly and market in ancient Greek city-states. Agorist theory divides people into two classes: people who make their living through the market, and people who make their living by coercing others. They support a nonviolent overthrow of the second class, called the "political class by the first, called the "economic class", through peaceful black market and gray market activity, known as counter-economics.

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  1. Konkin, Samuel Edward. New Libertarian Manifesto