Individualist Anarchism Puns

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What are your thoughts on ideologies such as Stirner’s egoism or Benjamin tucker’s “unterrfied jeffersonianism?”

Does anyone know any technical difference between Egoism and Individualist anarchism? Both put emphasis on the individual above all else. The only distinction I found was who was influenced by who (ex. Stirner) so I don't deny there is some historical difference in these ideologies.... but on paper the definitions seem like the exact same thing lol.

Since the Germany Ideology there have been many polemics written against egoism, but in my opinion Bookchin's "Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism?" Is the most concise and up to date summery of the reasons egoism is a uniquely useless strand of left thought. Are there any egoists that have read it and still find that they know something social anarchists do not? I am not so much interested in those who share Stirner's philosophical perspective but in practice are effectively social anarchists as I am interested those who think individualism has something of value to share within the revolutionary tradition. I recommend you read the full text since it can be read in an afternoon, but the main thing that confuses me is simple:

Why does an idealist conception of historical change appeal to you given the fact that no revolutionary movement has achieved anything using egoist praxis that is more than a footnote in history?

I'd like to note that Bookchin's criticism of "egoism" also applies to primitivism, most post-modern anarchism, and most situationists.

After doing some research on Benjamin Tucker's "Liberty" periodical...I noticed something interesting. In the first issue of the periodical it lists Jefferson Davis under the section "About Progressive People." It quotes Davis, with him saying something to the effect of him never endorsing the sentiment slavery was important to the Confederacy. Which is just false, and there are plenty of quotes of Davis saying the exact opposite. Sometimes more egregious.

So, since I think this would be the only subreddit to really know about this...how deep is the connection to the Confederacy and American Individualist/Mutualist Anarchism, if any at all? Are there many other instances of them promoting a pro-confederate viewpoint? For anyone who answers, thank you!

Edit: Removed Neo-Confederate link with possible bias about Lysander Spooner and his support for the secession of the confederacy.

Does anyone have an introductory or summary text for individualist/egoist anarchism? Something a little more broad than just summarizing Stirner. I tried searching but it didn't turn up much beyond a 350 page collection of writings which is, too much. I need something smaller. 50 pages or under or even some YouTube videos explaining the stuff would be great.

Thanks, from a brain dead comrade really tired of reading textbooks

Many leftist ideologies tend to lean towards favouring the many but not the few (Jeremy Corbyn for example.) but indivualism is not. could someone explain how individualism works and arguments for either side.

Would it be possible to add a flair for Individualist Anarchism / Anarcho-individualism on the main sub? For some reason there's already an AnInd flair on this sub but not the main one.

I checked and it follows the rules:

1. It's not region specific
2. Individualist Anarchism is easily googleable; the first result is its Wikipedia article. (Idk about Anarcho-individualism or how it differs from IndAn, I'm pretty sure it's just an alternative spelling but idk for sure; all I get when I google it is the PCM wiki page)
3. I can't think of anything that's overly similar. Egoism is a type of Individualist Anarchism, but there are plenty of IndAns that aren't Egoists (such as myself).
4. It's not fictional or memey, so n/a.

There, that's my submission! If you are reading this I hope you have a nice day!

Basically, what distinguishies individual vs. social rights and justice and why are these often considered mutually exclusive things. I'm trying to place this within my growing Buddhist-influenced worldview of social interdependence

So if in a anarchy a group or militia begins to impose on other individuals would it then be the i guess you could say " duty" of the individuals in the anarchy to disperse the militia in order to maintain the anarchy?

The above title is a parody of another post on this sub saying that contemporary anarchism is just a leftist hivemind and idpol bad, etc. I think that post is stupid and that idpol is a fundamental characteristic of anarchism(perhaps even more than general leftism). Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and religious/cultural intolerance is, and will always be, an enemy of liberty.

However, I am concerned that Individualist Anarchism has been mostly overshadowed by its brother Social Anarchism. To be clear in what I’m referring to, I’m not referring to the post-left(egoism, anarcho-Nihilism, etcetera) which I am lumping into social anarchism. Egoist Communists have interesting ideas, but their praxis is identical to that of the social anarchists, perhaps with just a touch of skepticism to Platformism(and some that I have talked to seem to even embrace it). No, what I’m referring to is market anarchism, which ideas were carried by the likes of Ben Tucker, Josiah Warren, Lysander Spooner, and (currently) Kevin Carson.

Now, what is my issue? Well, it seems the much more popular social anarchism(usually in the form of anarcho-communism) has dominated anarchist spaces. And I think the reason is simply that individualist anarchism and social anarchism have contradicting values. See I think the truth often ignored is that individualist anarchism does originate from a lot of liberal ideas. From it’s embracing of market exchange, to its focus on the atomized individual, the individualism of liberalism and anarchism go hand in hand. While the socialist Pierre Proudhon was a large influence on it’s ideological roots, so was Herbert Spencer. But again and again, I see social anarchists label individualists ”socialist” as a way to exclude the so called ”anarcho-capitalists” from anarchist spaces. This characterization, while somewhat accurate, has damaged individualist anarchism I think as a whole. It has been repeated by Carson, Gary Cartier, and Roderick T. Long that their version of market anarchism is leftist, but is it? With its liberal influences, it seems more in the line of center economically. This challenges the narrative that anarchism is a far-leftist ideology. Social anarchism is certainly radically leftist, but I posit that the same couldn’t be said of individualist anarchism.

So why am I bringing all of this up? My thesis is, that social anarchism and individualist anarchism are incompatible. This might be shocking to the anarchist

From Getting Free, by James Herod.

I don't fully agree with all of it (i.e. individualists make more valid criticisms than Herod makes out), but overall the substance is interesting to me.

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What is the difference between mutualism and individualist market anarchism? I recently learned about anarchoIndividualist market anarchism and their focus on freed markets (just finished reading 'Markets Not Capitalism') what confuses me is that the authors (Chartier and Johnson) identify as indidualist market anarchists instead of as mutualists.

I have considered myself an anarchist (anarcho communist to be specific) for a long time now. One thing I never really understood was individualist anarchism and collectivist anarchism. I heard some people say that collectivism is all about collective organizing and working as a group, which i agree with. And I heard people say that Individualism is about individual liberty, voluntary association and consent wich I also agree with. I personally think that the best way to achieve the individualist goals is through collective organizing and working together.

Under an anarchist framework, what would be the ways these two disagree with eachother?

Sorry if it's a stupid question, but when I look for sources on this online half of them say that collectivism is when good and individualism is when bad, and the rest of them vice versa

I was scrolling to some anarchist blogs and i found this concept of an anarchist society based on the individual´s will. can some of you guys give your opinions, as anarchists?

note: is it still considered a left-wing idea?

thanks!! (pls be nice i´m still learning about it)

(Feel free to make suggestions, I'll make sure to add them!)

No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority (1867-1870) - Lysander Spooner [audiobook]

Voluntary Socialism (1896) - Francis D. Tandy

The Individualist Anarchists: An Anthology of Liberty, 1881-1908 (1994) - Frank H. Brooks [store link]

Men Against the State: The Expositors of Individualist Anarchism in America, 1827-1908 (1970) - James J. Martin

Enemies of Society: An Anthology of Individualist and Egoist Thought (2011) - Various Authors

Instead of a Book, By A Man Too Busy to Write One (1897) - Benjamin R. Tucker

Individual Liberty (1926) - Benjamin Tucker

The Debates of Liberty: An Overview of Individualist Anarchism, 1881-1908 - Wendy Mcelroy [store link]

An Enquiry Concerning Poltical Justice, and its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness (1793) - William Goodwin

Hard Cash (1875) - Ezra H. Heywood

Yours or Mine (1876) - Ezra H. Heywood

Is the Illegalist Anarchist Our Comrade? (1911) - Émile Armand

Anarchist Individualism and Amorous Comradeship - Émile Armand

Agorism

New Libertarian Manifesto (1983) - Samuel Edward Konkin |||

An Agorist Primer (1986) - Samuel Edward Konkin |||

Does individualist anarchists believe in private property? What's the difference between individualist anarchism and anarcho-capitalism?

Sources about anarchism tend to divide it between social anarchism and individualist anarchism. Anarcho communism being a type of social anarchism. But even mutualism is often considered in between, rather than an individualist form. I've tried to find sources that talk about what type of economics that individualists anarchists lean to, but I haven't found any that really clarified.

Hi to start with I am very new to anarchism and have been reading alot about individualist anarchism. I find it very appealing and I would love to know what literature I should read about the subject.

Thank you :)

I am learning about this philosophy, but I still don't understand one thing, what is the view on private property of individualist anarchism?

Can anyone explain the difference, if there is one,, between individualism & egoism? Or point me in the right direction for some relevant readings?

i want to learn more about individualist anarchism. it has always fascinated me, and i have the ego and its own by max stirner to read sometime. i took a quiz online for fun to see what kind of anarchist i am, and individualist anarchism was my top result. figured hey, good time to learn more about it, as its something ive always gravitated towards. any objective info on it would be much appreciated

Im very new to the left wing as I used to be a christofascist, so my understanding of of the different types of anarchism is very introductory. My main intro to socialism was through market socialism and anarchy through an explaination of mutualism as anarchist market socialism. I now identify as mainly an anarchist without too much emphasis on labels. I know one thing y'all'll probably say is to read max stirner, benjamin tucker or proudhon, and theyre definitely on the list, but theory is a bit of an investment in both time and energy. Ive only read some orwell and am now reading V for Vendetta, which isnt really theory but still. So, books and authors to read would be nice, but Id like a more direct explaination as to what individual anarchy is knowing my background. Thank you. :)

Are individualist anarchist worth including in left unity?