What is Anarcho-Primitivism?
Rejects industrial civilisation itself and favours small, self-sufficient communities close to nature.
On our 12-axis map it is defined by caution technology (100%), local power (96%), protection trade (90%) and freedom liberty (82%), and stays fairly neutral on nation, culture and tradition. On the two-axis compass it falls in the Libertarian Centre area.
What Anarcho-Primitivism stands for
Slow down powerful technologies until we understand what they do to us.
Decisions belong with towns, regions and communities; distance from power is a risk.
Make essentials at home and use tariffs to protect local jobs and industry.
Privacy, free speech and personal choice come first, even when they carry risks.
Libertarian Centre
Economic 0 · Social -5.4 (−10 to +10).
Biggest difference: tradition — Anarcho-Primitivism is more traditional (50% vs 14%).
Biggest difference: faith — Anarcho-Primitivism is more secular (60% vs 20%).
Biggest difference: faith — Anarcho-Primitivism is more secular (60% vs 18%).
Nearest historical thinkers: Henry David Thoreau (87%), Mahatma Gandhi (83%) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (81%).
Anarcho-Primitivism, axis by axis
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FAQ
Is Anarcho-Primitivism left or right?
On the classic political compass Anarcho-Primitivism sits at economic 0 and social -5.4 (−10 to +10), which places it in the Libertarian Centre area. Economically it leans toward equality and collective ownership.
What does Anarcho-Primitivism believe?
Rejects industrial civilisation itself and favours small, self-sufficient communities close to nature. Its most defining positions are caution on technology, local on power, protection on trade and freedom on liberty.
What ideologies are similar to Anarcho-Primitivism?
The closest profiles on our 12 axes are Green Politics (77% similar), Distributism (77% similar) and Christian Anarcho-Pacifism (77% similar).
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