New Libertarian Manifesto

Samuel Edward Konkin III

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PREFACES .............................................................. 11 I. STATISM: Our Condition ................................. 14 Libertarianism vs. coercion.  The nature of the State.  Constituents of libertari-anism and diversity of the Movement.  The State strikes back: anti-principles.  Ways and non-ways to Liberty.  Betrayal and response; action over all. II. AGORISM: Our Goal ........................................ 23 Consistency of ends, of means, of ends and means.  Portrayal of agorist soc-iety.  Restoration theory: restitution, time loss, and apprehension cost; inherent advantages.  Agorism defined.  Objections countered. III. COUNTER-ECONOMICS: Our Means ........ 37 Micro activity and macro consequences.  Agorists: counter-economists with libertarian consciousness.  The purpose of “Establishment” economics.  Step by step backward from agorism to statism (for theoretical purposes).  Black and grey markets: the unconscious agora.  “Third,” “Second,” and “First” World Counter-Economic status and grossest examples.  Counter-Economics in all fields of commerce even in North America, some exclusively counter-eco-nomic.  Universality of Counter-Economics and reason for it.  Limitation of counter-economics and reasons.  The role of the intelligentsia and Establish-ment media.  Failure of counter-cultures and the key to success.  Steps from statism to agorism and the risk of market protection.  The fundamental prin-ciple of counter-economics.  The reason for inevitable growth of agorist counter-economic sub-society. IV. REVOLUTION: Our Strategy ........................ 54 Self-aware counter-economics enough but some burn to do more—fight or support struggle.  Combativity inadequate without strategy.  Phases of agorist growth decide appropriate strategy.  Tactics that are always appropriate.  New Libertarian Alliance as association for entrepreneuring Liberty.  Libertarian creed is constraint of New Libertarian tactics.  Phase 0: Zero-Density Agorist Soci-ety.  Raise consciousness.  Phase 1: Low-Density Agorist Society.  Radical caucuses and Libertarian Left.  Combat anti-principles.  Anticipate crises of statism.  Phase 2: Mid-Density, Small-Condensation Agorist Society.  The State to strike back but restrained by agorist contamination.  Phase 3: High-Density, Large-Condensation Agorist Society.  Permanent crisis of statism.  Need to crush counter-economy grows as ability wanes.  Anti-principles great-est threat.  The State’s final strike: Revolution.  Strategy includes delaying tac-tics and counter-intelligence.  Correct definition of (violent) Revolution.  Phase 4: Agorist Society with Statist Impurities.  Collapse of the State and simul-taneous dissolution of NLA.  Home! V. ACTION!: Our Tactics ....................................... 68 Some tactics listed.  Tactics must be discovered and applied in context.  Ac-tivist=entrepreneur.  Where we are now (then).  Opportunity from collapse of statist Left.  Opportunity from premature party sell-out.  The concluding chal-lenge.  New Libertarian pledge and rousing finish: Agora, Anarchy, Action!

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