A Complete Program on the Initial Setup

of the Agora Project (AGP)

Introduction

The Mission Statement

Internals: To Improve the lives of those in the AGP – To offer employment – To expand the
markets potential products and services – To Practice the Message of What The Coalition
Preaches

Externals: To Protect Anonymity of the Marketplace and Its Members – To Force Government to
become what it really is – To expand membership without destroying the AGP

The Marketplace

Individuals

Carrying Out the Mission Statement

Protecting the Marketplace

Currency

Pricing Structure

Sound Money

Trade Process

Security

Internal Conflict Resolution

External Infiltration Protection

The Paths

Path 1: Protest and Non-Violent Resistance

Path 2: Full-Realization

Path 3: Both
An Expanded Relation to Everything Else

Within Freedom Movement

Magazine

Internet

The Coalition

Outside Freedom Movement

White Marketplace Economy

Black Marketplace Economy

Red Marketplace Economy

Government

Future Business Operations

Banking

Mailing and Distribution

Protection and Insurance

Computers and Technology

Long-Distance Trade Ops (Interstate – Interregional – International)

Open-Ended Morphology of the AGP

Potential Problems and Weaknesses

Internal Structuring

The Cadres Security

The Informal Chain

Disputes and Violations

External Appearance

Appearance to Liberal Mass Media

Appearance to the Community

 External Threats

Response to Government

Response to a Propagandized Community

Summary of Objectives

Individual Objectives

AGP Objectives
 Introduction

The Agora Project or AGP for short-hand is a private marketplace whose unique ability is to
avoid taxation and regulation within the compromised white marketplace. Agorists from across the
country are beginning to do this type of work as part of a revolutionary movement to protest against
government interference in natural laws and rights. This introduction outlines the complete program to
start the initial setup of the Agora on Long Island and in my community, only to hopefully become
something more as the months and years go on. The Mission Statement is first and foremost to be
discussed to generate the necessary understanding of why people may want to join our private
marketplace. After I have concluded the mission statement and have given both a summarized and
detailed explanation of the AGP Mission Statement, I want to discuss certain aspects of the AGP
Marketplace itself, for this is imperative that this be understood to make sure we understand what we
are up to. After discussing the AGP Marketplace, I will move on to discussing the AGP in relation to
everything else both within the Liberty Program as well as society itself. We will than transition over to
the very large potentials we have should this private marketplace grow and then also cover the potential
threats and weaknesses that I can think of that must be addressed if we are to be able to fix these
potential problems. Finally I will conclude this initial setup program with individual and AGP objectives
that will keep current circumstances and long-term circumstances in mind, to help succeed in our
mission statement.
 The Mission Statement
Internals :

The Mission Statement of The Agora is twofold; there is an internal mission statement and an
external mission statement. The two mission statements are really one but aimed in different
directions. The internal mission statement shall be covered first, than we go into the external
mission statements. The mission statements are like objectives, but they are meant to embody
the spirit of this private marketplace.

The first statement is To Improve The Lives of Those in The AGP. The AGP is a private
marketplace, and like a marketplace people strive to offer the best products and services they
can at a competitive price. Competition invites perfection and builds wealth when this is
unimpeded by taxation and regulations. Through the entrepreneurial spirit of a private
marketplace we can invite innovation and thus improve the lives of everyone in the AGP and
serve to bring more people into the AGP.

The second statement is To Offer Employment. Entrepreneurialism and innovation will allow the
market to grow and generate new wealth, unimpeded by taxation and regulation people who
are looking for employment will come to the aid of these grey market entrepreneurs and will
thus be able to interact in the marketplace as well, thus making this marketplace inclusive, but
only by people they can trust, lest the marketplace should be destroyed and shutdown by the
improper advertisement. So if the marketplace is called into existence and not shutdown,
instead of people starving and being poor only to resort to the government or violence just to
survive, they now have this grey market that will help them.

The third statement is To Expand Market Operations. The AGP is a private marketplace and thus
because of that it is beneficial for all in it to be able to invite potential members they can trust,
and through this expansion the AGP can offer a variety of services and products, that may not
have been available before. If we only start with simple services and products offered that is
fine, but as time goes on people will become more entrepreneurial and because of that people
will expand naturally into more gray market operations. This will bring with it the sense of life
and variety that freedom has. However, all Agora members are advised to invite new people, so
long as they can be trusted to keep the Agora discrete and secure as well as any and all dealings
that are made too.

The fourth statement is To Practice What We Preach. The Coalition is as I call it the good brother
of the AGP and so the good brother will preach the message of free markets, so because of that
this AGP will act on what the Coalition speaks of. It will than act on this and the fruits of a free
and unregulated marketplace will be shown to all for all to see as proof that a free and
unregulated marketplace is the answer to the problem of issues regarding growth and
employment.
So To Summarize Now the detailed explanation, the internal mission statement is: To Improve
the lives of those in the AGP – To offer employment – To expand the markets potential products
and services – To Practice the Message of What The Coalition Preaches

Externals :

The first external mission statement of the AGP is To Protect Anonymity of the Marketplace and
its Members. By this I mean that on an outer appearance, it cannot exist to the public so to
speak, anyone who is in the AGP is served by the AGP Members, no one else. So it either is
known to the individual because the individual is in it or it is unknown because no one told them
about it. The Agora is different because customers will be anonymous to each other even if they
frequently employ business to one another. Both these thoughts will essentially be expanded
later on, but this will protect the marketplace and its members for necessary security especially
in the beginning.

The second mission statement of the AGP is To Force Government to Show Its True Nature. We
at the AGP know that Government is Force and that the peacefulness of a democratic
government is only an illusion, we know that if its existence is threatened it will do whatever it
can to survive even if it means breaking the illusion. This will essentially place people in a way to
accept the reality of what government is, since we are moving in that direction already anyway,
this will be a stimulus for the populace whether they like it or not and whether they like us or
not. You might say, “yes but the AGP is a self-sustaining entity that will do whatever it can to
survive” and you would be right in saying that but the essence of The AGP is that its voluntary,
unlike government which is force, so if you are interested in seeing a voluntary entity survive
than work in and build up the AGP.

The third mission statement of the AGP is To Expand Membership without Destroying The AGP
Itself. This is how internal and external mission statements are tied together. We must expand
and diversify what we can offer as soon as possible, various business and entrepreneurial
networks all throughout the AGP to diversify possible products and services that can be offered.
Membership must expand keeping the other external mission statements in mind.

So To Summarize Now the detailed explanation, the external mission statement is: To Protect
Anonymity of the Marketplace and Its Members – To Force Government to become what it really
is – To expand membership without destroying the AGP
 The Marketplace

Individuals:

The Marketplace consists of individuals and as time goes on it is bound to get complicated.
However from the beginning those who sign on to this private marketplace will all know what is
expected of them. The things they are called to embody and uphold. People are unique in that despite
their outer simplicity they are very complex. Therefore, the question of how the AGP will drive its
mission statement will be rooted and embodied in the two philosophies and the question of how to
protect the AGP will be protected will be held in the five rules system, this will also allow for the best
way to carry out the whole AGP Mission Statement. The individual is one of the two very important
parts of the AGP System and upon joining the AGP they understand all that needs to be understood.
Those who want to do this want to be free, but to be free means they are personally responsible to see
it through and likewise honest and mature enough to make this work.

The first issue than for the individual is being able to Carry out the Mission Statement, in a
natural way that would fit the AGP. These actions must be as natural and fluid as possible; there should
be nothing that makes the AGP “look suspicious” both as a whole and its parts. I find it highly possible
that an idea is something that people can live for and act on. There are two philosophies than, one that
is to be followed absolutely and the other that can be followed in degrees, I will explain why in degrees
later. The first philosophy is Voluntaryism and it is to be followed absolutely. We are people who do not
believe in force and coercion to get our way, and like anyone else would only use it in self-defense.
Voluntaryism simply says, that voluntary consent must be given for any transaction or interaction to
take place if both are to truly benefit, we do not know how each form of voluntary consent will take
place but so long as it does than it will be mutually beneficial. The initiation of violence is self-
destructive and because of that it will not only destroy those who employ it but those who will be
victims of it. This keeps in accordance with the mission statements that the AGP will work to:

 To Protect The AGP – The AGP is NOT a gang or anything of that sort, it is a private and peaceful
marketplace. Therefore voluntary consent on all transactions is the pillar to keeping the peace.
 To Unmask The State For What It Is – The AGP is by its nature Voluntary and a self-sustaining
entity, the government is too, but unlike the AGP it is not voluntary but forceful. The existence
of both will essentially force the state into being honest for once and showing its true colors, so
no one can deny it and in effect perhaps help in giving the AGP even more membership.
 To Improve Lives of AGP Members – Since voluntary consent will only occur if there is mutual
benefit and mutual benefit occurs only if there is an ability to improve the lives of all parties
involved than people will trade and be able to manifest the mission statement of the AGP.
 To Expand AGP Membership – The fact that peoples’ lives are being peacefully improved may
serve to bring people together and serve to make sure that the AGP continues to last.
 To Offer Employment – An expanded marketplace means more potential for employment in it,
thus peoples’ lives will be dramatically improved as well.
  To Practice what The Coalition Preaches – The Coalition because it is a Libertarian organization,
understands that government is force. We who are in the Coalition seek to lower force, and
those in the AGP seek to end it through its opposite which is consent.

The Second philosophy is called Agorism and this need only be followed in degrees. The least
common denominator so to speak of this philosophy that all are called to follow however it protest and
challenge the current status quo that the State holds, others however are against the State entirely and
seek to end its violent existence. Whichever position people hold will not represent the whole of the
AGP, each individual has their own reasons and will be asked to keep them private. Agorism is however
the philosophy in which one sets up a counter-economy in order to non-violently defund the state; it
employs the use of doing anything the State forbids via regulation and taxation. At the moment I would
find it very destructive to have the AGP get involved in black market trade, and so only suggest gray
market trade so as to perhaps serve the purpose of making sure that people will not get tied into or get
to close to red market trade, unless we want to see our whole operation become delegitimized. The AGP
is called The Agora Project and Agorism gets its understanding via the word Agora which will be a
peaceful, private marketplace that is untaxed and unregulated.

The second concern of the individual is now also being able to Protect the Marketplace and AGP
Members. The marketplace is a peaceful and voluntary marketplace, and it is a shame that it must be
underground, but by the oppressiveness of the State itself, it is threatened by such peaceful and
voluntary trade without it being able to intervene and monitor all that goes on in its “territory.”
Therefore people in this private marketplace must make sure that they follow the rules, not to scare the
members of the AGP but because despite doing something right, others see it as doing something
wrong. I will expand on security later on in the marketplace section but the individual themselves are
called to voluntary adhere to the Five Rules Systems if they wish to have any participation in the AGP.
After discussing the rules I will discuss the context the responses should be in case of violation of those
rules and basic violation of Natural Rights. The Five Rules System starts as follows:

I. Protect Your Identity – This includes not using your real name but AGP names (I will go over later
on in this section). All interactions within the AGP will not use the real name and as part with
keeping with the Non-disclosure agreement you have agreed that you will not disclose your real
name or anyone else’s real name for that matter while doing AGP Interactions. I will be going
over the Badge system as a low tech way to protect the safety of the marketplace and the AGP
Members.
II. Protect Your Money – Until the AGP grows large enough there is no banking marketplace to hold
AGP Member money. So you will need to make sure that you hold onto AGP Currency in a way
that means you will be able to keep it safe and difficult to find. Perhaps a small safe would be
good to hold onto in order to protect your money. Your Money is your property, the same as
your identity; you are fully responsible for its safe keeping. It is suggested that you only take
your AGP money out for planned interactions, instead of spur of the moment interactions.
III. Discretion is Key – All interactions leading up to, during and after any interactions should be
done as discreetly as possible. It is suggested you stick low-tech but it is inevitable that as the
AGP marketplace grows you will inevitably have to go up progressively in the use of technology
 but regardless of the forms of communication and interactions that take place it is suggested
that you find the most discreet way to have successful commerce.
IV. Privacy is Key – Your Privacy is key here, remember the first three rules here are all part in
protecting both the privacy of the AGP Members as well as the Privacy of the AGP overall. If
privacy is maintained and valued by all in the AGP whether a buyer or seller, employed or self-
employed you will see that the AGP will succeed. Your security lies in your privacy and your
privacy lies in following through with these rules. Privacy is the brother of discretion, so value
them both.
V. Voluntary Interaction Only – Obviously any non-voluntary interaction that takes place
automatically violates all rules. When something is voluntary it is done because there is a
benefit to it being done. In the AGP the improvement of those lives in the AGP is only half of the
deal, the other half lies in the fact that your privacy is respected and your rights in the AGP are
too. All abide by the natural rights, because no one would want their natural rights denied. The
only way natural rights are denied is if there are non-voluntary interactions occurring, but as
soon as they are found they are to be in the AGP’s best interests to be uprooted, unless we want
the violence to destroy the AGP by giving it bad press.

Finally I want to simply conclude this subsection concerning the individual with discussing The
Context of Punishment for Violation of the rules and natural rights of others. I do not know in what way
the actual forms of punishment would occur but the AGP members must be humble enough to remind
each other that, it too is an underground marketplace, and that obviously anything that runs counter to
its own nature as a form of punishment cannot be done. So the only possible suggestion of a form of
punishment that I can think of is temporary boycotting, of a seller or buyer that is founded to have
violated the rules, natural rights of others, or both. However all I can say is that the punishment should
be in the form of a negative:

 Punishment Must Be Non-Violent – We are not going to become like our government,
punishment must be done in the context of a non-violent way. The minute we use violence
(except in self-defense) as a means to serve justice, is the minute we put ourselves up on
the radar and the minute that everything could be put in bad light. Therefore any act to
correct a wrong must involve the two parties involved and a third party who can act as
mediator, professional can come about as the AGP expands, but until than someone not
close to the conflict should serve as mediator if the two parties cannot workout problems
maturely.
 Punishment Must Be Temporary – We are not going to become our government
counterparts, we are not going to be doing something as long lasting as throwing someone
in jail or denying them the AGP forever for doing something like that is wrong and
impossible. Mercy should be shown, but only so much mercy in order to still drive the point
home that they did something wrong. Therefore temporary punishments are the only ones
with meaning to get people back into the system while understanding that we are serious
about The AGP being able to function. It is suggested that people make sure that there are
many people in one type of market so that in case one does something wrong, no one has to
 worry about the service being denied, the fact that there would be healthy competition
would serve to check those markets from doing wrong too.
 Punishment Must Be Proportional – Punishment must be proportional to the wrong done,
this is a short point but obvious point that we sometimes leave out, but a perversion of
justice for a wrong done will certainly destroy AGP functioning. Therefore justice in excess is
unwelcome, but justice lacking can be welcomed since justice will be delivered by the one
who is wronged, but justice lacking reminds the wrong doer that they are in the hands of
the victim and it is up to the victim if there will give mercy or if full and proportional justice
will be served.
 Punishment Must Be Significant to the Individual – True criminals are like children, and as
such a child learns only when they are punished. However punishment should not be
something dry and generic but rather tailored to who they are. A Child only really learns
their lesson when they lose something or go through something significant that reminds
them never to do something like what they did again. This can be the greatest measure of
discouraging any violations in the Five Rules System and The Natural Rights of those in the
AGP.

Currency:

Currency, like individuals form the backbone of all AGP functions. In the beginning of AGP
formation there will be some slight difficulty in getting down a balance between currency value and its
relation to products and services that can be exchanged, I will discuss this shortly. Of course, the AGP
seeks to function with sound money rather than fiat money; however these interactions will also be
addressed in this part of me writing this. I have various concerns but I believe that by tackling the two
pillars of the individual as well as money we will arrive to an answer that will make this problem a non-
issue. Remember the point to a free and unregulated private marketplace is “hands off” and let the
market take care of it.

The first issue is the issue of developing and understanding the Pricing Structure of a new
counter-economy. Obviously creating a new economy is involved and it will need people who are willing
to experiment with pricing and make sure they have enough startup money to make any individual
buying and selling operations worthwhile. This information I have collected over from people who are
either already employing the Agorist Counter-Economy in their community and people who have been
studying counter-economic thoughts for quite some time now. Again it is called free market and like all
free market operations prices are arrived at primarily through negotiations. After doing more research
and talking to people on the issue I have gotten two main lessons on the development of a pricing
structure within the AGP.

The first lesson is that when starting the AGP up there is going to be a time of rough
adjustments, in other words people are going to be trying to figure out how much of the sound money is
equal in value to products and services offered. Especially in the beginning of an agora being setup it will
feel like a mixture of "getting a bargain and being overcharged" the point is we are off the paper money,
and eventually the balance will be struck through the intuition and reasoning of the individuals and the
negotiation of the parties involved.

The second lesson is that copper will be used for the smallest transactions, silver will be used for
the larger transactions, and gold will be used for the largest transactions. It will take more of the copper
to match a silver transaction, more silver to match a gold transaction and a lot of copper to match the
gold transaction. Basically it’s a counter-economy and because it is protesting the taxed and regulated
white marketplace than AGP members should not think in terms Dollars and Cents but, in ounces of
copper, silver, and gold to measure the value of products and services offered. This than comes full
circle to the first lesson.

The next issue now that we have gotten a vital issue out of the way is the issue of keeping Sound
Money in the AGP Economy and not losing that money, whether it be through voluntary or involuntary
loss. As a rule we should either encourage or make it part of the agreement before joining that the
Sound Money stays in the AGP and does not leave it. However, this does not mean that fiat money will
not be denied either in this system too, for we must be able to have as many people as possible invited
to come into the AGP even if they do not initially have sound money on hand. I will go over this issue
because it is important to ask ourselves how we keep the value in the AGP so that our marketplace has
real value and does not lose its value. Remember the AGP is called to practice what the Coalition is
preaching, which is advocating sound money rather than fiat money in any economy.

The sound money must stay in the system. Either people are given enough incentive to keep it in
the system or it is a rule that they agree to from the beginning of their membership, that money
acquired via the AGP is not spent or traded in the white marketplace, unless trying to get more sound
money to re-invest in the AGP. I would prefer it being a rule more so than just incentive, because the
greatest incentive comes from not breaking the voluntarily agreed upon rules.

The next issue is the issue of what currency is accepted in the AGP Marketplace? I say all forms
fiat or sound money is, so long as the fiat money does not have a dangerously high velocity. High
velocity in money basically means that “as soon as X gets money X spends it all because X does not know
how much value it will have in the short-term.” Any AGP Marketplace transactions that take place in
paper however, the AGP Member agrees (as condition before becoming a member themselves) to
convert that paper money back into sound metal commodities, the AGP member may save the fiat
money for a short period of time by inevitably in order to maximize his purchase of sound money his
incentive is to get it sooner rather than later especially if the fiat money is being devalued. This should
happen automatically but the AGP is about acting on the position of sound money. AOCS Mint coins are
the primary currency of this marketplace; the beauty is that the AOCS Mint system does allow for other
forms of sound money currencies to exist.
Security:

The next issue for discussion is one that cannot be emphasized enough. Security is necessary, for
the survival of the AGP and its ability to spread without drawing undue attention to itself. There are
primarily two security issues that come to mind that I have been speaking of indirectly until now. The
first is internal conflict resolutions, or those problems that arise from within the AGP that primarily have
to do issues of quality and pricing. The second issue is external infiltration protection, to prevent us from
making any unnecessary discoveries in the public sphere. It is important to deal with both since both are
potentials for security issues to arise in.

The first category of security issues revolves around Internal Conflict Resolution. I would classify
this with anything that revolves around issues around a dishonest seller or theft from a buyer. First of all
let me add that these types of situations are best addressed in a preventative way, people in the AGP
however have agreed to the rules and natural rights. The philosophy of the individuals, who have signed
on to this private marketplace, is something that is expected of them to embody. By agreeing to be part
of the AGP they agree to embody the philosophy of Voluntaryism while being an AGP member
absolutely, while agreeing to embody the philosophy of Agorism in degrees. By doing so all who joined
essentially understand that there is a larger economy and a larger mission taking place, the AGP is both
an ends and a means to realizing this mission. Therefore, all agree that they will work to resolve all
disputes in a voluntary, fair and in a peaceful manner.

The secondary form of security issues is a little bit more risky and complicated; it is the External
Infiltration Protection and overall security for internal privacy protection as well. First thing we must
discuss is the nature of how we intend to grow and how long this growth may take. The second thing we
must discuss is the overall protection of the privacy of each AGP member. These are imperative to the
understandings and all people who are part of the AGP will know how to expand AGP operations as well.
The AGP values your privacy above all else and its channels of communication will be discussed as well.
Channels of communication are currently thought in the context of two forms, the first being referring
to your referrer and the second is low-tech identification with the internet nonetheless.

So the question that is in everybody’s mind is how will the AGP expand? At the moment the best
and gradual way is through The Referral System. The originators basically start the initial quest to find
new members. Each new member than is responsible for finding new people, the operations grow from
outside the originating group. So for example the first 5 people are called the originators of the AGP,
each of the 5 finds 3 new people and these 3 each find 3 new people. The first group of 3 is the referrals
and the second group of 3 is the newcomers, it is the job of all but in particular the newcomers to
expand the AGP to as many people as possible. It is suggested that each newcomer try to find at least 3
people who can contribute to the AGP Marketplace. So let’s say, “Smith” is a newcomer it is Smiths job
to find at least 3 new people, they can be anyone he knows whether it be personally or business
contacts. However, the people he must find must be people he trusts and are responsible enough to
keep the rules and the philosophy of the AGP. So let’s say now Smith trusts Tom to keep the rules and
philosophy of The AGP, he gives Tom two items: 1) The Brief “Manual” that each individual must read
and understand before signing on and 2) The Badge which on the backside acknowledges that they have
read and understood and will agree to the information presented in the manual. That’s the referral
system, in a moment I will go over the Badge System. Let me conclude however with the fact that while
it is important that newcomers bring in new people so that way they can simply become referral people,
it is encouraged that those who are not newcomers still try to find new people so as to not put the
entire responsibility on the newcomers.

As A Side Note: The Originators do not “own” the marketplace, remember we are not
government we do not claim ownership over anyone’s products, services, or money. The
originators are merely the sparks that will ignite a fire, metaphorically of course. In the
beginning people maybe more reliant on the originators but in time new clusters will
form and will not have to rely so much on the originators to act as “operators” of the
AGP. The only benefit the AGP Originators have over the rest is that they will be able to
know everyone because it was through the originators that everyone came to participate
in it. This will help because as time goes on if the originators come up with anything new
people will be able to get hold of the news quickly.

Moving on now I wish to talk about The Badge System that all AGP members will have. The
purpose of the Badge is to confirm membership to the Private Marketplace and allow trade to
commence. The rule of the badge system simply is: “No Badge, No Trade” Even before any exchange is
made, the badge should be shown first. The physical description of the badge is a business card. The
front of the card simply says: “AG.P. Member” with county and state you come from. On the backside of
the card it shows the Rules and says the following: “I have read the rules, manual and I agree that I am a
Voluntaryist absolutely and an Agorist by degree. I hereby promise to uphold the rules and the
philosophy of the AGP” Than there are two blank lines, the top or left line is for their Agorist name
(which to protect their privacy is not there real name, while doing anything in the AGP the Agorist name
is used) and the bottom or right line is for the Agorist name of the person who made them a member.

Now that we covered the Badge System and the Referral System, it is time now to discuss the
concerns I have for Channels of Communication. In the beginning these channels will be more so open
than as the AGP becomes more advanced, the AGP will eventually be seen on the radar, by that time
however it is my hope that it will be too late. The AGP will in the beginning be able to exploit common
internet sites (e.g. Craigslist) but as time goes on it will become more or less difficult and as the group
gets larger the people may associate only with people in their immediate community instead of
outreaching to the other side of the county, or even in different counties. Therefore a new system will
need to be setup that can address long range communication and underground commerce. It is possible
that as time goes on new entrepreneurs may enter into the AGP in order to offer services that will
address this. The point to keep here is that it is an underground free market society and because of that
one person may not have all the answers but another person may have a series of ideas they are willing
to try. The AGP will provide the necessary resources: capital and people as the AGP grows.
The Paths:

Path 1: Protest and Non-Violent Resistance

The first path we can take is just the merely non-violent resistance path. The residents
of Nassau County are tired of living under such a high taxing and highly regulatory big
government, so because of that they have created an underground economy in which each
individual is responsible for themselves and are able to live and work responsibly in this private
marketplace that has grown out of the grassroots. This first path however is for low-Agorists, or
people who in degree are merely protesting but have no desire to overthrow anyone. However,
after tasting the wine of freedom from this bubbling spring I believe that there is a potential that
this could expand far beyond merely protesting.

Path 2: Full-Realization

This is the potential that is available to the AGP, it is for those who are flat out high-
Agorists who do seek to expand Agora operations everywhere they can in the manner outlined
by the AGP to guarantee that this wine of freedom continues to flow in many places and has
many witnesses. This is the true sense of free market activities. It is this group that I believe will
be the future that way in the event the first AGP terminates for any reason these Agorists may
wish to see it succeed.

Path 3: Both

This path seems to be the more likely path as it is for those who have realized that
protesting is not the fullest extent of the AGP but rather a very limited form and because of that
may develop an anti-state mentality in which they will see to it that others know as well.
Regardless of which way you go, you will have more AGP Membership. Those who are high-
Agorists stay that way, and those who were once low-Agorists become “intoxicated by the wine
of freedom” and turn into high -Agorists.
 An Expanded Relation to Everything Else

Within Freedom Movement:

I have written on a more short-handed account the relation of the AGP to the rest of the
Freedom Movement. I want to expand now upon operations of the AGP as it relates to the rest of the
liberty movement. The first has to do with the simplest account which is the magazine of the Political
Patriot. With the AGP growing it is possible to have the magazine get more subscribers and more
viewers as well. The next relation is the internet itself, this is a bit more complicated especially when
gray market interactions become more pronounced within a given area. The final section is The Coalition
and its relation although simple to understand maybe the most difficult to manifest that understanding.

The Magazine is the simplest and easily manifested relationship that the AGP will have. When
the time comes the originators can use it to incrementally advocate such ideas when the Magazine gets
enough subscribers. Those who work for the magazine and AGP will be able to use the magazine to
advocate such ideals despite not being able to openly state one existing. This will give readers a sense of
preparation for the day when the AGP comes to their community and people maybe more open to
accepting it or becoming a part of it. The magazine among other things is also a medium to expose the
corruption and failings of government while advocating liberty in all its forms. This can be the voice of
the AGP if enough AGP members seek to contribute to it, and in return the AGP may be able to work
with the magazine to get it distributed easier.

The Internet will compliment only long-term, as the AGP grows larger and expands outside
townships and the county the AGP originated in. By that time however there will hopefully be enough
people who are tech savvy that we can work with to setup a private and secure network to improve the
communication without having to destroy or permanently stunt AGP Growth. However the AGP will not
be mentioned one bit in the Coalitions Website. I cannot stress the fact that the legitimacy must be held
strong until a time in the future when we have grown influential enough to be able to not have to worry
so much about The Coalitions involvement and in fact, we can essentially use The Coalition as a front for
the AGP Agenda.

The Coalition will compliment the AGP because it will basically advocate the ideas of free
markets without a significant tax and regulatory burden on the society itself. The Agora Project (AGP)
will work to embody the ideals founded in The Coalitions message. This entity is however called counter-
economics for a reason, its underground and thus because of tax evasion reasons it is semi-illegal,
therefore the AGP is what I like to call the brother of The Coalition however, the two are separate and
cannot be identified with so quickly lest we should discredit the Coalition. The AGP will meet inevitably
in the future with the Coalition to implement their plans together, preferably leaning more so on the
AGP Mission Statements. It is obvious that as more people become part of the AGP network, more
people will understand what the Coalition is all about and will inevitably come out to support it. Those in
the Agora can be in the Coalition, but not everyone in the Coalition is going to be in the Agora that way
the AGP will be able to spread wherever the Coalition goes and since the Coalition is intended to spread
to the Tri-State Region through time we will see to it that the AGP becomes influential in the same
region as well. However those who are in both Coalition and AGP will need to be even more conscious of
anonymity and security than anyone else who is in one but not the other.

Outside Freedom Movement:

White Marketplace Economy – Government Supervised “Legal Goods Traded Legally” Part of the
Economy: Taxed and Regulated

The AGP’s relationship to the white marketplace should not be one so much of hate but
compassion. Do we hate regulation and taxation, and are we willing to avoid them in the name
of free trade? Of course, but for those who are in them we must slowly but surely try our best to
avoid being discovered to soon while we make white marketplace employees turn into AGP
Marketplace employees. Initially those in the AGP will be self-employed but as time goes on and
operations expand people will be able to be employed by the self-employed. Therefore, we
must freely but cautiously benefit off the failures of the monopolistic political class that has
imposed taxation and regulation upon this part of the marketplace.

Black Marketplace Economy – Market Supervised “Illegal Goods Traded Illegally” Part of the Economy:
Untaxed and Unregulated

The AGP is highly recommended to stay mainly in the gray marketplace lest we should
have the AGP taken down from the inside by gangs and government agents who will try to
infiltrate. Therefore, any associations with the Black Marketplace are discouraged and strongly
suggested all avoid. The AGP is not nearly neither large nor resourceful enough to push for
illegal objects to be traded under its name, plus the highly negative bad press would destroy
everything we are doing. They are bound to eventually have associations however, but by that
time the AGP will have grown large and resourceful enough to support such operations, but in
the beginning and middle of AGP development these transactions are discouraged. The AGP in
the beginning and middle must be strongly positioned for gray market operations only:

The Gray Marketplace is defined as the Market Supervised “Legal Goods Traded Illegally” Part of
the Economy. The illegality stems from the fact that it is untaxed and unregulated; however the
benefit is that these are not illegal goods’ being traded, but legal goods and services.
Red Marketplace Economy – Gang Supervised “Illegal Goods Traded Illegally” Part of the Economy:
Taxed and Regulated by Coercive Gangs and Similar Organizations

The AGP seeks to avoid violence, but will use it in self-defense. All people you know who
are to get involved in the AGP must be people who you can trust and people who do not have
gang affiliation. Gangs are no better than government, they both employ violence to get what
they want. The last thing the AGP needs to have is gangs knowing about this, but I feel that the
only way gangs will know and find out is if someone tells a gang member about this or if we start
doing to many interactions within the context of the black market. Again the AGP is not
resourceful enough to handle such violence. So avoid all gangs and related organizations of
force.

Now you see what I see, that there is no difference between taxation and regulation in
government and in gangs. Gangs tell you what to do by the point of the gun, Governments do
too. One tells you to regulate how much you sell or what you sell or pay the price, so does the
other. One seeks to benefit from your labor by taxing you for “protection” the other does too.
Just about the only difference is that one has setup a marketplace for strictly “legal” goods while
the other has setup a marketplace for what the other calls “illegal” goods.

Government – A Gang with the Cloak of Legitimacy, it like a Gang employs the use of force and
intimidation to get what it wants.

Avoid government at all costs only originators should interact, if there should be any
interactions and those that the originators have hired to help. The AGP especially in the
beginning will be too small and under the radar, but as time goes on and the AGP expands
(because it is in the interests all AGP members to do so) government is going to notice how we
are peacefully taking back our wealth and no longer allowing them to leech off our labor.
Therefore all AGP members must follow the rules and understand why they must be followed if
we are too protect the AGP and allow it to fulfill the mission statements or its objectives.
 Future Business Operations

Banking

As the AGP expands its operations it will become beneficial for all to see to it that there money is able to
be secured in an underground banking firm. Of course this is called free market for a reason, and
because of that its not merely one bank but many banks can be formed. Banks can provide whatever
services a regular bank may have and anything that a “free bank” can provide, in other words it is not
regulated but because it is a firm its basis to its existence is to be able to provide for the customer a
great product at a market price. The Banks can essentially become the market that upholds the rule to
PROTECT YOUR MONEY. This means than that these banks are not going to follow through with the idea
of Fractional Reserve Banking. Some potential services that can be thought of for a bank include but
certainly are not limited to:

- “Savings and Checking”

- Loans
- Converting Services (Paper Currency to Sound Money Currency)
- Debit Card Systems (Electronic / Physical)
- Business Rating Service: Quality of Service Emphasized

Mailing and Distribution

As the AGP expands its market operations outside the initial county boundaries, it will become beneficial
for a new entrepreneurial market to be founded on the basis of Mailing and Distribution. This can be
one version of making a marketplace out of following the rule of Discretion and Privacy. Again this is a
marketplace and because of that there is no “one” mailing service, there can be many. In these days of
increased violation of civil liberties, those who do not like the USPS opening up envelopes or packages
would have a definite benefit starting an underground mailing firm to help those who do not want their
privacy violated. Some potential services that can be thought of for a mailing and distribution firm
include but are certainly not limited to:

- Sending Private Physical Messages and Packages Services

- Online Secure (Encrypted) Email Services
- Converting Services (Paper Money to Sound Money Currency)

Protection and Insurance

As The AGP expands its market operations to the point where it will become noticeable on the
government radar or even in the red marketplace, there is going to be a sense of protection needed.
However this does not mean that self-defense will be denied, rather that any necessary security to
protect business operations will be provided. The question people may be thinking is how do you
protect something without guns? That’s simple, here in America there can be a gray marketplace for
guns and any entrepreneurial figure can seek to offer that protection, this however is different than
gangland because gangland initiate violence the same way government does, whereas the competing
Protection firms in the AGP will seek to enter into voluntary contract with those who are AGP Members.
Some services that Protection and Insurance companies can offer include but are not limited to:

- AGP General Marketplace Protection

- AGP Specific Business Protection
- Uphold Contracts
- Funds for Those Discovered
- Funds for Those Who Are Victims of Broken Rules
- Market Rating Services: Protection Emphasized
- Dispute Resolution [Assuming Mediator Services do not become their own marketplace]

Computers and Technology

As The AGP expands operations which it is bound to do, there is a lot of potential for business to be
done in the Gray Market for computers and technology. As time goes on and the AGP grows this
marketplace can become very lucrative because everyone will want to make sure that they can expand
business operations via computers and technology, however this marketplace will need to also have
discretion and privacy in mind as well as identity protection too. The computer and technology
marketplace will inevitably be touched on by any entrepreneurial figure and can become very well to do
especially if they help uphold the marketplace rules. Some services that a computer and technology firm
can offer include but are not limited to:

- Interacting with other markets to improve the quality of their operations

- Providing the necessary programming and technical skills for maintenance of the AGP as it
becomes more advanced

Long-Distance Trade Ops (Interstate – Interregional – International)

Since the long-term vision of the AGP is to expand at the very least to the Tri-State Region, the
AGP calls long-distance trade than anything outside the county and surrounding counties of said
business (e.g. business is done in Nassau county, long distance trade is not Nassau, Queens or Suffolk
but any other county in the tri-state and beyond). There are 23 counties that consist of the Tri-State
Region, shared primarily between New York State and New Jersey, with only 3 counties from
Connecticut, even if we managed to get 1000 individuals per county overtime we would most certainly
have a protest going down. I do believe that once the AGP leaves Long Island it will have grown
substantially stronger and entered into its middle phase, once its presence (1000+ Individuals) is in all
the Tri-State Counties it will have entered into its advanced stages.

At the moment we could use the rest of the AGP Tri-State Region Counties, as launching pads to
get into the rest of the country. From the Northern Tri-State Counties we expand operations North
(Upstate NY and Border Canada), Northwestward (Greater NY, PA, Canada) and Northeastward (New
England and Canada). From there we can link up with other similar Agorist like marketplaces in New
England and essentially have a hub of trade that extends from New England into The Middle Atlantic Tri-
State Region. Also the AGP Western Tri-State Region Counties can be used to expand westward into PA
and outward to the rest of the county. Finally we take the Southern AGP Tri-State Counties and expand
operations along the Eastern Seaboard and go west as well. While I am unsure if all will be so willing to
jump onto the AGP Marketplace, we can have affiliates started up that we will voluntary associate with
so long as we agree to a common currency and common set of rules for interactions, of course the less
the better. By this time an entire underground marketplace will have the potential to go international in
particular Canada and Mexico comes to mind.

Open-Ended Morphology of the AGP

The AGP seeks one very important quality; it must embody this quality for it to survive. It must
be open-ended in order to meet the changes in the marketplace. However the morphology of the AGP
must always have the rules and values described thus far in mind if it is to succeed. Let me say that
these potential markets are only a few potential markets that can come about and let me also say that
these businesses must be allowed to interact with each other, the banking market should be allowed to
interact with the protection and technology markets to provide the best services as possible to the
customer and generate more profit. I have also spoken to fellow Agorists concerning a market of
necessity, for if we have a marketplace that can provide the necessities (food and clothes certainly,
shelter eventually) than we will be able to draw and keep more people in the AGP, and they will see to
the AGPs survival. These interactions will inevitably happen, and in part with keeping the rules of
discretion and privacy they are only between the two parties to know: If everyone knew everything
about the AGP than it could spell disaster for the whole project if one should be caught. Remember free
markets are the fruits of freedom, but one must keep in mind that they must tend to the tree of liberty
with a generous portion of personal responsibility if freedom and in effect free markets are to survive.
 Potential Problems and Weaknesses

Internal Structuring

The potential problems and weaknesses within the AGP itself really revolve around the
Originators security and disputes and violations that occur before protection and dispute resolution
firms are profitable enough to come into existence, when the AGP is still just starting out. Again, like
finding the pricing structure in the beginning these problems may be short lived and a balance will be
struck in time. Let me go over however these internal problems and weaknesses.

The Originators Security is imperative they are responsible for getting any important news out
concerning AGP Functions and giving the necessary connectivity in the beginning. In the beginning the
informal chain of communication will be the main form of communication (e.g. “I know a guy who can
get you what you need”). As time goes on however, the originators will blend into the background as the
“I know a guy” communication has everyone interconnected.

Disputes and Violations are important and I think it will be up to the originators to act as the
third party in the beginning until the market provides for the necessary protection and mediation
services to uphold the rules of the Marketplace. Again disputes and violations must be treated in the
context of the context that punishment would be made. It is imperative to make sure that the AGP seeks
to draw all disputes to a close and treat any and all violations as quickly as possible, so as to not
interfere in the AGP Marketplace processes.

External Appearance

The other thing we should be concerned about in part is our appearance to those outside the
AGP. Now I am not one for bending over backwards just to make people happy, absolutely not. Rather
we need to address how we can deal with people who have discovered us or are talking about us. AGP
members are free to talk about the theory and ideals behind the AGP so as long as they do not talk
about the existence of the AGP’s functions or even being an AGP member unless it is someone they can
trust to keep it a secret, but even then this to maybe risky. The AGP is concerned primarily with the
perception founded in the media and the perception founded by the people in the community.

The Appearance of the AGP to Liberal Mass Media, is obviously going to be one in which they
will paint us up as the devil himself. We will be spoken of as people who do not contribute to the group,
who are arrogant and people that are “criminals” trying to make a profit while others suffer by our so-
called “arrogant will.” The response of course to all of this is that these are lies. The AGP will alleviate
such false suffering because we will provide jobs and interactions in the marketplace that can give them
the things they need to survive and the things they want to help them along. We can use the Political
Patriot magazine as a means to inform people of what it means to be free and defend the AGP’s ideals
of free market without necessarily advocating the AGP itself, lest we should allow the liberal state
controlled corporate media to accuse the Political Patriot Magazine of defending falsely so-called
criminals.

The Appearance of the AGP to the Community is another important appearance to be

concerned about. Obviously as the AGP grows in influence and numbers the AGP will advertise for itself,
but the question will be “what will the AGP advertise” and “how will it advertise”? The AGP will
advertise itself as a private voluntary marketplace, that seeks to let those who interact with it keep the
fruit of their labor without charging a fee or telling people what they can and cannot do. It will not
advertise itself through billboards or celebrity promotions rather it will advertise itself solely by word of
mouth from one current member to a potential member that the current member can trust to be
mature enough to uphold the rules and philosophy of the AGP. By doing this people will see that the
media is lying and the government is afraid of the AGP because the AGP is not some criminal gang but
people doing peaceful trade on legal things. Granted I do not anticipate that everyone will like what we
are doing but I think that as the future unfolds and jobs are being lost and money devalued people will
be much more tolerant and perhaps waiting and willing to join the AGP. There is nothing for us to lie
about here, because unlike the government we in the AGP are voluntary members.

External Threats

The only real threats come from without, because everyone (in theory) is united ideologically
from within by upholding both the rules and philosophy of the AGP, so the only threats are external
threats. The first external threat is the obvious one, the threat of oppressive government that really only
seeks to have a complete monopoly on commerce. This one however will not become a threat until we
reach a certain membership level and a certain level of influence in a large area (population more so
than just physical land), however it is a slow but powerful external threat. The other external threat is
the brainwashed community; obviously those who are against us have either believed the state and
mass media or they just think that violence is the only way to keep the status quo, which will in time
show itself as a complete failure to the public eye.

The Response to Government in the beginning is going to be largely low-tech forms of

communication that will keep us out of the government radar, but even if there were electronic forms of
communication that could be made they can simply be electronic forms of communication asking if “you
know a guy who knows a guy?” Inevitably this type of communication will prove time consuming as the
AGP grows and expands past a certain point, the AGP will need to act in an open ended manner and
“cross the bridge when we get there” to ensure commerce within the AGP. However as time goes on
even further down the road, computer and technology entrepreneurs can offer services and technology
that will facilitate connectivity over long distances. Again keeping the rules of the AGP built into these
services.

The Response to a Propagandized Community is a little bit tricky, they are not nearly as slow as
government but they are not nearly as powerful either, until we prove the current status quo as a failure
(via mission statement), the propagandized community will be around to spread disinformation about
the AGP. The best thing I can suggest to respond to the propagandized community is if you cannot
rationally debate the ideals of the AGP to them and try to disprove the disinformation, than like any
monster do not interact with them at all. If you cannot show how they are wrong (without
compromising AGP Security) than do nothing to them at all, ignore them. We are a voluntary and
peaceful community; we are not a gang (only a gang would try to silence such criticism or
disinformation) so if there is any disinformation let them spread it in time they will be proven wrong
nonetheless.
 Summary of Objectives

Individual Objectives (Everyone Regardless)

 To Uphold The Rules

o Rule 1: Protect Identity
o Rule 2: Protect Money
o Rule 3: Privacy is Key
o Rule 4: Discretion is Key
o Rule 5: Voluntary Interactions ONLY
 To Embody The Philosophy of the AGP
o Voluntaryism Absolutely
o Agorism in Degrees
o To Peacefully Resolve Any and All Disputes
 To Spread the AGP’s Influence
o Find at Least 3 People Who I can Trust To Uphold The Rules and Embody The Philosophy
 To Speak About The AGP only with other AGP Members
o Share the ideals but not the existence of the AGP with anyone you wish
o Share the ideals and possibly the existence with those who have the potential to
become recruited AGP Members
o Share The Ideals and Interactions ONLY with fellow AGP Members (Remember: “No
Badge, No Trade”)

AGP Objectives (Objectives the Originators Should Keep In Mind)

 To Act on The Mission Statement

o Internals
 To Improve the lives of those in the AGP
 To Offer employment
 To Expand the markets potential products and services
 To Practice the Message of What The Coalition Preaches
o Externals
 To Protect Anonymity of the Marketplace and Its Members
 To Unmask Government for what it really is
 To Expand membership without destroying the AGP
 To Uphold The Rules
o Rule 1: Protect Identity
o Rule 2: Protect Money
o Rule 3: Privacy is Key
o Rule 4: Discretion is Key
 o Rule 5: Voluntary Interactions ONLY
 To Maintain The Philosophy Throughout
o Voluntaryism Absolutely
o Agorism in Degrees
o To Peacefully Resolve Any and All Disputes
o To Understand The Context of Punishment or Restitution
 Punishment Must Be Non-Violent
 Punishment Must Be Temporary
 Punishment Must Be Proportional
 Punishment Must Be Significant to the Individual
 To Create A Brief Manual For Any New Individuals Who A Recruited
 Find Out How to Get Business Cards Made
 To Uphold and Improve The Referral System and Badge System