Anarcho-Individualism

Anarcho-Individualism, or AnInd for short, is an economically variable (although usually left-leaning) and culturally progressive anarchist ideology that emphasizes the individual and the will of the individual over external determinants - such as: society, groups, tradition, and ideologies - seeing the abolition of the state as the fullest realization of individual liberty. He believes that without any government, individuals will pursue their personal objectives and work together in mutual self-interest to create a stable and harmonious anarchist society.

History
Within anarchism, individualist anarchism is primarily a literary phenomenon since social anarchism has been the dominant form of anarchism, emerging in the late 19th century as a distinction from individualist anarchism, after Anarcho-Communism had replaced  Collectivist Anarchism as the dominant tendency.

Boston Anarchism
One of the most well-known individualist anarchist scenes originates from the Boston area in the United States. Thinkers who came from this scene had primarily been influenced by Mutualism, although some had incorporated  Egoism, with Benjamin Tucker combining the aforementioned two to create  Ego-Mutualism, and others - like Henry David Thoreau - would go on to influence  Eco-Anarchism and  Anarcho-Pacifism.

Foundations
Individualist Anarchism has been popularised and heavily influenced by the ideas/works of European philosophers William Godwin, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, and Max Stirner, and American philosophers Benjamin Tucker, Josiah Warren, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Lysander Spooner.

Personality and Behaviour
AnInd is often depicted as passionate about individual liberty and can be shown to have a disdain for any sort of authority or hierarchies, as well as having a strong sense of self and resistance to tradition and conformity. AnInd often prefers to "go his own way" as opposed to letting his ideas be influenced by those around him and usually keeps himself busy with his own affairs. Although he is sometimes willing to work with his fellow anarchists if it benefits him to do so, he is equally likely to be seen debating with them, keeping true to his ideological convictions of true individual liberty.

How to Draw
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 * 1) Draw a ball;
 * 2) draw a line in near-black diagonally across the ball;
 * 3) fill the bottom half of the ball with the same near-black color, and fill the top half with sky blue or turquoise;
 * 4) draw an uppercase letter "I" in the middle of the ball, in opposite colors to the ball (i.e. black on turquoise, turquoise on black);
 * 5) add the eyes, and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - Not a fan of capitalism, but I admire your passion for individualism (as long as it means I don't get to work). Also, how and why do you have private property?
 * [[File:Ancom.png]] Anarcho-Communism - I'm a little skeptical about this whole communism thing, but you seem to care about individual liberty like I do (although your liberal friends keep trying to cancel me on Twitter for speaking my mind).
 * [[File:Annil.png]] Anarcho-Nihilism - You get me, I think... wait, what do you mean "atomization?"
 * [[File:Ego.png]] Egoism - STIRNER GANG, but you call things "spook" too much. My European varient took a lot from you
 * [[File:Mutalist.png]] Mutualism - The original anarchist. My Boston variant took a lot from you.
 * [[File:Anpostleft.png]] Post-Left Anarchism - You truly understand the lumpenproles fight is one for self-determination from the tyranny of the majority.
 * [[File:Postconan.png]] Post-Colonial Anarchism - Another good interpretation of me; fellow colonized lumpens fighting against the will of the authoritative majority and against assimilating into their hive mind is based. (Stop calling me a 'white anarchist,' though.)
 * [[File:Autarch.png]] Autarchism - Only the self may rule their own person.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Clib.png]] Classical Liberalism - Our ideologies come from similar ways of thought, but I'll only be your friend if you reject the state and all those other meaningless social constructs.
 * [[File:Cap.png]] Capitalism - NO! Well, maybe... my [[File:Ancapf.png]] son really likes you, but I just don't see the appeal...
 * [[File:Acol.png]] Anarcho-Collectivism - Collectivism is incompatible with anarchism! However, we both like to smash the status quo together.

Enemies

 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Collectivist; you claim to hate monopolies yet use a monopoly to fight capitalism... curious.
 * [[File: Bckchn.png]] Bookchin Communalism - Collectivist in an anarchist mask; just because we lumpenproles don't want to follow you doesn't make us not anarchists or anti-revolutionary. (Also, Bob Black wrecked your ass.)
 * [[File:Fash.png]] Fascism - Anti-individualist; your bundle is tyranny.
 * [[File: Ochlo.png]] Ochlocracy - Literally tyranny of the majority!
 * [[File:Hmind.png]] Hive-Mind Collectivism - Your existence disturbs me.
 * [[File:OOTS.png]] Death Worship - What the fuck?!

Literature

 * No Treason by Lysander Spooner
 * Instead of a Book by a Man Too Busy to Write One: A Fragmentary Exposition of Philosophical Anarchism by Benjamin R. Tucker
 * The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Lysander Spooner
 * Our Enemy, the State by Albert Jay Nock
 * The Ego and His Own by Max Stirner
 * The Production of Security by Gustave de Molinari

Wikipedia

 * Individualist anarchism
 * William Godwin
 * Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
 * John Henry Mackay
 * Lev Chernyi
 * Oscar Wilde
 * Lysander Spooner
 * Benjamin R. Tucker
 * Josiah Warren
 * Henry David Thoreau
 * William Batchelder Greene
 * Stephen Pearl Andrews

By Region

 * Europe
 * United States

Online Communities

 * r/AnarchoIndividualism

Gallery
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