What Kind of Anarchist Are You?

Anarchist Types - identify favorite in each group

ECOLOGY + TECHNOLOGY

Anarcho-Primitivist – Many technologies, especially industrial mega-technology, are inherently oppressive; favors rewilding and low-tech tribal structures. • Prefer very low-tech or no tech  • Ecology above all  • Wants decentralized, tribal-scale future

Green / Eco-Anarchist – Ecology central; technology used cautiously; localism emphasized. • Tech is potentially harmful and must be ecologically controlled  • Prefer low or appropriate tech  • Ecology is central to anarchism * Often overlaps with bioregionalism, degrowth, and anti-industrialism.

Social Ecology (Murray Bookchin) – Ecology central; appropriate technology  • Tech is conditionally good  • Mixed-tech is fine  • Ecology central  • Structured municipalities + assemblies

Anarcho-Transhumanist – Embraces technology for liberation; promotes enhancement, AI, biotech, and decentralized high-tech solutions compatible with anarchist principles. • Technology can expand freedom and human potential  • Supports biotech, AI, and cybernetic enhancement  • Favors decentralized technological access rather than corporate/state control  • Sees advanced technology as compatible with anarchist liberation * Often strongly pro-open-source and anti-corporate monopolization of technology

Solar Punk - Ecological, decentralized future combining sustainability, mutual aid, renewable energy, and hopeful design aesthetics. Technology should serve communities and ecosystems rather than corporations or states. • Renewable energy + ecological urbanism  • Technology acceptable if sustainable and decentralized  • Emphasis on optimism, creativity, and cooperative futures  • Often combines anarchism, mutual aid, gardening, maker culture, and local resilience * Solarpunk is partly: political tendency, artistic movement, aesthetic vision -rather than a fully coherent anarchist ideology.

Strategic Violence

Anarcho-Pacifist – Nonviolence as moral principle; often rejects sabotage and coercive action, even in self-defense  * But - some anarcho-pacifists allow defensive obstruction, nonviolent sabotage, protective intervention - but in general, they reject violence as strategy or moral principle; prioritizes nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.

Anarcho-Syndicalist – Strong formal organization (unions/federations); direct action including strikes; violence only as self-defense; focuses on workplace struggle. • Social change via workplace organizing  • Direct action sabotage is OK depending on context  • Violence only as last-resort self-defense  • Strong formal organization (unions, federations)

Insurrectionary Anarchist – Rejects formal structures; prefers small affinity groups; direct action and sabotage are central; violence acceptable in resistance. Social change through uprising, not organization  • Direct action including sabotage OK  • Violence in resistance acceptable  • NO long-term organization; prefer affinity groups * Suspicious of bureaucracy, mass organizations, and gradual reform.

Illegalist Anarchists - emphasize theft, expropriation, outlaw activity, individual revolt. Historically important in France.

Situationist / Neo-Situationist - Focus on spectacle, alienation, culture disruption, playful revolt Influenced by Guy Debord, prominent in 1968 Paris Revolt.

Anarcho-Nihilist – Emphasizes destruction of existing structures without necessarily proposing a replacement; may (or may not) embrace chaos or rejection of meaning as tactic. Rejects long-term political programs or utopian plans  • Focus on destroying oppressive systems rather than building new ones  • Deep skepticism of ideology, morality, and institutions  • Revolt and negation emphasized over structured movements * Rejects fixed meaning, moral certainty, and grand political narratives.

Organization

Platformist / Especifista – Strong organization, shared ideology, strategic planning, long-term institutions accepted.  • Strong organization  • Tight theoretical unity * Clear shared strategy, not just spontaneity  • Long-term institutions OK  • Change is strategic, organized

Post-Left Anarchist – Minimal organization; spontaneous, anti-institutional, experimental. • Skepticism of organization  • High autonomy, anti-duty  • Anti-work, anti-institution, pluralist future * Critiques traditional leftism as moralistic and overly organizational.

Anarchy Without Adjectives – Encourages anarchists with any goals to collaborate; rejects rigid ideological purism.  • Rejects rigid ideological labels (communist, mutualist, etc. • Different economic systems may coexist in a free society  • Emphasizes cooperation among anarchists despite differences  • Focus on abolishing hierarchy rather than enforcing one economic model

PROPERTY + Economics

Anarcho-Communist – Abolishes private property, markets, money, and wage labor; Distribution according to need rather than labor performed * Collective decision-making and mutual aid are central. Collective ownership ONLY  • NO private property (beyond personal stuff)  • Wage labor must be abolished  • NO money  * NO markets of any kind  • (“No markets” means people do not buy and sell things at all. Instead, production and distribution are organized communally. A person takes what they need from shared resources rather than purchasing it. Example: a free community kitchen, free clothing depot, or shared tool library.)

Collectivist Anarchist – Collective ownership of productive property, wage labor abolished, labor-based compensation allowed via vouchers or hours. Historically connected to Michael Bakunin * Transitional from capitalism. • Abolish capitalist private property  • Abolish wage labor  • Labor-based compensation OK (vouchers, hours) ALLOW markets inside collectives OR labor vouchers  • Markets may still exist in limited form inside worker collectives or through labor vouchers/hours. Example: one cooperative trades goods with another cooperative using labor credits rather than capitalist money.

Mutualist – Private property allowed only for direct personal use; markets exist but capitalism is rejected. Labor-for-labor or mutual credit systems encouraged. Historically connected to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon * Ownership by workers or by individuals who use the property  • “Private property only if directly used” / Many mutualists oppose absentee ownership rather than all private property * Wage labor discouraged, but OK if non-exploitative  • Markets YES  • Markets are accepted and even central — but capitalist markets are rejected. Mutualists support markets made of small producers, cooperatives, artisans, and self-employed workers exchanging goods fairly. Example: a carpenter directly trading furniture for bread, or using mutual-credit systems instead of profit-driven banking.

Anarcho-Distributist – Supports widely distributed small-scale property ownership, cooperatives, guilds, and local self-sufficiency while rejecting both corporate capitalism and centralized state socialism. • Property should be broadly distributed, not concentrated  • Supports small businesses, cooperatives, family farms, and guilds  • Anti-corporate and anti-monopoly  • Prefers local economies and decentralized communities • Markets allowed, but large-scale capitalism rejected  • Skeptical of both big government and big business

Individualist / Market Anarchist – Supports fully voluntary private property and markets; wage labor acceptable if non-coercive; individual freedom prioritized. Individual ownership  • Private property acceptable  • Markets essential  • Wage labor OK if voluntary  • Individual freedom > collective freedom

Anarcho-Capitalist – Advocates fully voluntary markets and private property with minimal or no state; rejects collective ownership; emphasizes private contracts, wage labor, and free-market economics. • Strong private property rights  • Completely free markets  • Wage labor fully acceptable if voluntary  • Most services (security, courts, infrastructure) privatized  • State replaced by voluntary contracts and private institutions (Rejected by most anarchists because capitalism creates hierarchy and concentrated power)

INDIVIDUAL vs COLLECTIVE

Egoist – Individual autonomy is absolute; rejects moral obligations and fixed identities. Cooperation occurs only through voluntary “unions of egoists.” No natural obligations or duties * Temporary, voluntary associations preferred * Decisions based on self-interest and consent, not collective morality * Skeptical of permanent institutions and collective identities * Associated with Max Stirner

Individualist / Market Anarchist – Individual liberty, voluntary exchange, and personal sovereignty prioritized over collective structures. • Individual freedom prioritized • Voluntary contracts emphasized • Markets and personal property accepted • Suspicious of collective authority and enforced equality • Cooperation should remain voluntary

Post-Left Anarchist – Rejects rigid ideology, duty, and mass organization; favors spontaneity, play, experimentation, and personal autonomy. • Skeptical of organization and formal movements • Anti-duty, anti-work, anti-moralism • Emphasis on experimentation and self-expression • Prefers fluid and temporary associations • Critical of collectivist conformity

Anarcho-Communist – Collective well-being and mutual aid prioritized over individual accumulation; resources shared according to need • Collective ownership of productive resources • Strong emphasis on mutual aid and solidarity • Distribution according to need
• Consensus and communal decision-making valued • Individual freedom understood through collective liberation * Associated with Peter Kropotkin

Collectivist Anarchist – Collective labor and shared ownership central; individuals compensated according to contribution. • Collective ownership of production • Strong worker solidarity • Shared economic planning through federations • Individual interests linked to collective struggle • Cooperation emphasized over competition

Anarcho-Syndicalist – Organized collective power through unions and federations is the path to liberation. • Collective workplace organizing central • Strong formal federations and assemblies • Worker solidarity emphasized • Collective direct action preferred over individual revolt • Long-term organization encouraged

Communalist – Freedom achieved through democratic participation in directly democratic communities • Municipal assemblies and civic participation central • Collective ecological stewardship • Confederated communities preferred • Individual freedom rooted in democratic community life • Balances local autonomy with collective responsibility * Associated with
Murray Bookchin

Mutualist – Balances individual autonomy with voluntary cooperation and reciprocity. • Individual possession respected • Voluntary cooperation emphasized • Markets allowed but exploitation rejected • Mutual dependence acknowledged without coercion • Seeks balance between autonomy and solidarity

IDENTITY & OPPRESSION

Anarcha-Feminist – Gender and patriarchy are central oppressions; links liberation to abolition of hierarchy.  • Patriarchy is a core power structure • Gender liberation is central, not secondary • Emphasis on relational healing and anti-domination ethics

Queer Anarchist – Focuses on dismantling heteronormativity, binaries, and state control over bodies. • Heteronormativity & gender binaries seen as domination • Queer liberation central to anarchism • Emphasis on bodily autonomy + anti-normativity

Decolonial / Anti-Racist Anarchist – Race, colonialism, and empire are central oppressions; emphasizes restorative justice. • Race/colonialism understood as primary domination • Anti-racism should be central • Restorative justice + community accountability

Black Anarchist - Focuses on racism, prisons, policing, colonialism, and capitalism as interconnected systems of domination; often influenced by Black liberation struggles and mutual aid traditions. • Anti-racism central  • Critical of prisons, policing, and state violence  • Emphasis on community survival + self-organization  • Often overlaps with abolitionism and decolonial politics. Associated with Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin

Vegan Anarchist - Links domination of animals to domination of humans and ecosystems; opposes industrial agriculture and animal exploitation. • Animal liberation central  • Anti-speciesist ethics  • Often connected to environmentalism and direct action  • Critiques hierarchy across all living systems

Religious Anarchist – Rejects state authority and hierarchy on spiritual or religious grounds; emphasizes compassion, voluntary cooperation, and moral autonomy. • Divine/spiritual law above state law  • Anti-authoritarian ethics  • Mutual aid and simplicity emphasized  • Found in Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and other traditions * example:  Leo Tolstoy

Anarcho-Naturist - – Combines anarchism with naturism, simple living, ecological harmony, vegetarianism, and body liberation • Simplicity and anti-industrial living  • Body freedom and anti-puritanism  • Often vegetarian/ecological  • Small-scale communal living

Philosophical Anarchist – Believes the state lacks legitimate moral authority, but may not advocate immediate revolution or abolition through force. • Skeptical of political authorit y • Often gradualist or non-revolutionary  • Focus on moral critique of the state • May coexist with many economic systems

Indigenous Anarchist - Focus on kinship, land relations, anti-colonial governance, consensus traditions

Relationship anarchy - rejects strict rules or hierarchies about how relationships “should” work. Instead of assuming that romantic relationships must come first, or that friendships are less important, people practicing RA try to build each relationship individually based on the needs, boundaries, and desires of the people involved.

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What Kind of Anarchist Are You? — Quiz #1 - Circle one answer for each question.

Economics

How should productive property be owned?  A. Collectively by everyone  B. Collectively by workers with compensation systems  C. Owned by users (use-based property)  D. Private property OK as long as voluntary

Should markets exist?  A. No — abolish all markets  B. Yes — limited exchange/labor vouchers  C. Yes — mutual exchange/anti-capitalist markets  D. Yes — free markets

Should money exist?  A. No  B. Labor vouchers  C. Mutual credit systems  D. Yes

Organization

How should anarchists organize?  A. Strong, disciplined federations  B. Strong workplace unions C. Loose networks; informal groups  D. Almost no organization

Decision-making should be:  A. Consensus  B. Direct democracy  C. Affinity groups  D. Individual autonomy

Strategy

How does change occur?  A. Strategic organizing  B. Workplace struggle + strikes  C. Uprisings/revolt  D. Cultural shift + autonomy

* Is sabotage/violence OK?  A. No  B. Only property destruction  C. Yes, fully  D. Only if consensual within groups

Individual vs Collective

Freedom means:  A. Primarily collective freedom  B. Balance  C. Individual freedom prioritized D. Individual freedom only

Obligations to others exist:  A. Naturally (mutual aid)  B. Voluntarily  C. Only if chosen  D. Not at all

Identity & Oppression

***The core oppressive system is:  A. Patriarchy  B. Racism/colonialism  C. Heteronormativity  D. Economic/class capitalism  E. All equally

Ecology + Technology

Technology is:  A. Oppressive  B. Dangerous but salvageable  C. Neutral  D. Potentially liberatory

**Future society should be:  A. Rewilded / primitive  B. Low-tech ecological  C. Mixed-tech ecological  D. Tech-enabled municipal democracy  E. High-tech autonomous

Scoring Key

Participants tally their letters:

• Mostly A (Economics) → Anarcho-Communist

• Mix of A+B → Collectivist

• Mostly C (Economics) → Mutualist

• Mostly D (Economics) → Individualist

• Mostly A (Organization) → Platformist

• Mostly B → Syndicalist

• Mostly C → Insurrectionary

• Mostly D → Post-Left / Egoist

• If * = A → Anarcho-Pacifist

• If * = B/C → Revolutionary type (depends on economics)

• If ** = A → Primitivist

• If ** = B → Eco-Anarchist

• If ** = C/D → Communalist or Tech Anarchist

• If *** identifies patriarchy → Anarcha-Feminist

• If *** identifies race/colonialism → Decolonial

• If *** identifies heteronormativity → Queer Anarchist

WHAT KIND OF ANARCHIST ARE YOU? — QUIZ #2

SECTION 1 — ECONOMICS

1. What should replace capitalism? A. Markets should remain, but without bosses or the state. B. Cooperative worker-run production, communal distribution, no markets. C. Small-scale market exchange is fine, but capitalism must be abolished. D. Entirely voluntary gift-giving and mutual aid networks.  E. Not sure / depends on the context.

2. Should there be markets in a free society? A. Yes—competitive markets without hierarchy or state interference.  B. Yes—only between cooperatives, not corporations or landlords.  C. Maybe—small-scale personal trade okay, but no large markets.  D. No—markets inherently create inequality and must be abolished.  E. Doesn’t matter—people can voluntarily choose whatever.

3. What should replace wage labor? A. Nothing—people should be free to contract for wages if they want.  B. Cooperative production where no one hires or fires anyone.  C. Labor-for-labor exchange systems (labor notes, mutual credit).  D. Work done freely for the community based on ability and need.  E. Some combination depending on the group’s preference.

4. How should goods be distributed? A. Market exchange—voluntary trade sets value.  B. Worker cooperatives distribute based on labor contributed.  C. Mutual credit: individuals exchange according to hours worked.  D. "From each according to ability, to each according to need.”  E. Each community experiments to find what works.

SECTION 2 — PROPERTY & OWNERSHIP

5. What kinds of property should exist? A. All property (personal + productive) can be privately owned.  B. Personal property only—no private ownership of workplaces or land.  C. Small-scale private property is okay; large holdings become social.  D. No property; only use-based possession with communal stewardship.  E. Communities decide what property rules fit them.

6. Should people be allowed to own land they don’t personally use? A. Yes—if purchased or traded voluntarily.  B. No—unused land should revert to communal use.  C. Only small amounts of unused land; no speculative land ownership.  D. Land should be held in common, used by whomever needs it.  E. Local assemblies should decide.

7. Should workplaces be privately owned? A. Yes—any consenting arrangement is fine.  B. No—workplaces must be controlled by workers.  C. Small owner-operator businesses are okay; no absentee owners.  D. No workplaces should be “owned” at all—just collectively used.  E. Communities should experiment.

8. Which definition of property feels right? A. Property is whatever people freely exchange or sign contracts about.  B. Property is based on use and occupation only (“possession vs. property”).  C. Property should reflect labor input—labor creates legitimate ownership.  D. Property is unnecessary; everything is held in common. E. Property norms should be flexible.

Scoring Key

SECTION 1 — ECONOMICS

A → Market Anarchism
B → Anarcho-Communism / Collectivist Anarchism
C → Mutualism
D → Anarchist Communalism / Gift Economy
E → Pluralist / Mixed

A → Market Anarchism
B → Mutualism
C → Communal-Mutualist hybrids
D → Anarcho-Communism / Anarcho-Syndicalism
E → Voluntaryist / Syncretic

A → Market Anarchism
B → Anarcho-Syndicalism / Collectivism
C → Mutualism
D → Anarcho-Communism
E → Pluralist / Pan-Anarchist

A → Market Anarchism
B → Anarcho-Collectivism
C → Mutualism
D → Anarcho-Communism
E → Communal / Pluralist

SECTION 2 — PROPERTY & OWNERSHIP

A → Market / Individualist Anarchism
B → Anarcho-Communism / Syndicalism
C → Mutualism
D → Communal / Egoist hybrids
E → Pluralist / Pan-Anarchist

A → Market Anarchism / Agorism
B → Mutualism
C → Left-Wing Individualist Anarchism
D → Anarcho-Communism / Social Ecology
E → Pluralist / Pan-Anarchist

A → Market Anarchism
B → Anarcho-Syndicalism / Collectivism
C → Mutualism
D → Anarcho-Communism
E → Pluralist / Experimental

A → Market / Individualist Anarchism
B → Mutualism
C → Mutualism / Collectivist hybrid
D → Anarcho-Communism
E → Pluralist / Pan-Anarchist

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WHAT KIND OF ANARCHIST ARE YOU? — 40-QUESTION QUIZ #3

Each question has A–E options. Score them according to the Scoring Sheet at the end.

1. What should replace capitalism?  A. A market economy without a state  B. Cooperative production without markets  C. Labor-based mutual exchange systems  D. Gift economy and free communal access  E. Local experimentation

2. Should markets exist in a free society?  A. Yes, fully  B. Yes, but only between cooperatives  C. Some small markets ok  D. No  E. Up to communities

3. Wage labor should be… A. Permitted freely  B. Replaced entirely by worker control  C. Replaced with labor-for-labor exchange  D. Abolished in favor of communal work  E. Optional

4. How should goods be distributed?  A. Market exchange  B. Work-based distribution  C. Mutual credit  D. According to need  E. Mixed

5. The best model for economic organization is… A. Individually owned businesses  B. Worker-run unions & collectives  C. Mutualist associations + cooperatives  D. Communes with shared resources  E. Multiple coexisting systems

6. What best describes your economic instincts?  A. Free-market libertarian left  B. Revolutionary worker control  C. Decentralized cooperative markets  D. Communal abundance E. Anti-dogmatic / anti-economic orthodoxy

7. Should money exist?  A. Yes  B. Only internal cooperative accounting  C. Mutual credit only  D. No—money is unnecessary  E. Maybe—depends on context

8. The ideal economy feels… A. Entrepreneurial  B. Union-driven  C. Small-scale cooperative  D. Communal + non-monetary  E. Diverse + flexible

9. Is competition acceptable?  A. Yes—voluntary competition  B. Only among worker collectives C. Small-scale, non-extractive competition  D. No—cooperation only  E. Depends on the community

10. Do you favor “free markets,” “free communes,” or both?  A. Free markets  B. Free communes C. A mix leaning toward mutual exchange  D. Communes only  E. Freedom of experimentation

11. Should people be able to own land they don't use?  A. Yes  B. No  C. Only small amounts  D. Land should be common  E. Community decision

12. Are productive assets (factories, farms) private or collective?  A. Private if voluntarily agreed B. Worker-owned  C. Owner-operator + cooperative  D. Communally used  E. Varies

13. Best definition of property?  A. Contractual ownership  B. Occupancy-and-use  C. Labor-based  D. No property; common stewardship  E. Flexible

14. Is rent legitimate?  A. Yes, if voluntary  B. No—tenants should control housing  C. Possibly, but limited  D. No such thing as rent  E. Depends

15. Are large personal fortunes acceptable?  A. Yes—if without coercion  B. No—wealth should be collectively managed  C. Only if earned through labor  D. No—abolish wealth differences  E. Up to local norms

16. Should a person own their workplace?  A. Yes—if they created it  B. Yes—together with coworkers  C. Yes—so long as they work there  D. No ownership—just use  E. Local choice

17. The legitimate basis for property is…  A. Voluntary contract  B. Use and occupation  C. Labor input  D. Community decision + need  E. Mixed

18. Should intellectual property exist?  A. Yes  B. No  C. Possibly in modified form  D. No—knowledge is communal  E. Community experimentation

19. How should decisions be made without a state?  A. Decentralized contracts  B. Federated worker assemblies  C. Cooperative councils + mutual associations  D. Direct democracy in communes  E. Many parallel methods

20. What is your stance on authority?  A. Suspicion, but legitimate if voluntary  B. Oppose hierarchy completely  C. Oppose hierarchy but OK with elected coordinators  D. No authority except direct community norms  E. Authority structures vary

21. Should communities be federated?  A. Voluntary federations B. Yes—strong federation of unions  C. Loose federations  D. Minimal federation; mostly autonomous communes  E. Optional

22. How should conflicts be resolved?  A. Contractual arbitration  B. Union/collective mediation C. Mutualist arbitration networks  D. Community assemblies  E. Varied systems

23. Stance on policing?  A. Community defense + voluntary security  B. Worker defense guards C. Mutual aid patrols + arbitration  D. No policing—restorative circles  E. Local autonomy

24. Should prisons exist?  A. Only voluntary restorative institutions  B. No—use restorative justice C. Temporary containment only if necessary  D. No prisons at all  E. Up to communities

25. View on violence as a tactic?  A. Self-defense only  B. Revolutionary defense of the working class  C. Defensive action + resistance  D. Reject or minimize violence  E. Case-by-case

26. What kind of organization style do you prefer?  A. Decentralized entrepreneurial networks B. Highly organized syndicates  C. Cooperative federations  D. Affinity groups / small communes  E. Multiple simultaneous structures

27. Technology in a free society?  A. High-tech markets B. Industrial technology under worker control  C. Appropriate tech / small-scale  D. Low-tech / eco-communal  E. Mixed

28. Urban or rural orientation?  A. Urban freedom  B. Industrial cities  C. Towns + cooperatives D. Rural eco-communes  E. Mixed

29. Environmental attitude?  A. Market-based sustainability  B. Worker-managed ecological transition  C. Cooperative permaculture  D. Deep ecology + communalism  E. Local differences

30. Transportation?  A. Privately run free-market mobility  B. Worker-controlled public systems C. Cooperative transit networks  D. Walking, biking, communal transport E. Mixed

31. Housing?  A. Private housing market  B. Union-run construction + collective housing  C. Mutual housing cooperatives  D. Housing as a communal right  E. Mixed

32. Energy policy?  A. Market alternatives  B. Worker-run green industry  C. Cooperative energy networks  D. Community-level off-grid solutions  E. Mixed

33. Consumption?  A. Entrepreneurial + voluntary exchange  B. Worker-produced goods  C. Small cooperative producers  D. Communal abundance + local production  E. Mixed

34. Agriculture?  A. Free-market farms  B. Agro-industrial cooperatives  C. Mutualist farm co-ops D. Communal agriculture  E. Mixed

35. Best revolutionary strategy?  A. Counter-economics / agorism  B. Mass union organizing  C. Building mutual aid + co-ops  D. Establish communes / dual power  E. All-of-the-above

36. Stance on electoral politics?  A. Abstain always  B. Oppose + organize workers instead  C. Mostly abstain; maybe local referenda  D. Reject voting entirely as domination  E. Local choice

37. What’s the path to liberation?  A. Market evolution + counter-economics  B. Worker uprising C. Mutual aid networks growing  D. Communes replacing the state  E. Many paths

38. How radical should abolition be?  A. Abolish the state; markets stay  B. Abolish capitalism + the state  C. Abolish monopoly capital + hierarchy  D. Abolish property, market, state  E. Flexible abolition

39. Preferred community vibe?  A. DIY hustler/entrepreneurial  B. Workers united / militant  C. Cooperative & pragmatic  D. Communal & relational  E. Diverse

40. What feels like “freedom” to you?  A. Voluntary exchange + autonomy  B. Collective power + solidarity  C. Equitable cooperation  D. Shared abundance & mutual care  E. Freedom to choose systems

SCORING

Count how many A, B, C, D, E answers you gave.

INTERPRETING RESULTS

Rank your totals by letter:

• Highest A → Market Anarchist

• Highest B → Syndicalist / Collectivist

• Highest C → Mutualist

• Highest D → Anarcho-Communist / Communalist

• Highest E → Pluralist / Pan-Anarchist

If you have:

• Tie between A & C → Left-Market Mutualist

• Tie between B & D → Libertarian Socialist / Communalist-Syndicalist hybrid

• Tie between C & D → Communal Mutualist

• Tie between A & E → Voluntaryist Pluralist

• Tie between all → Big-Tent / Synthesis Anarchist

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Are You an “ANARCHIST IN EVERYDAY LIFE”?

Relational Anarchism / Relationship Anarchy —  Rejects traditional hierarchies in relationships (romantic, sexual, familial). Emphasizes autonomy, consent, and negotiated relationships rather than fixed roles.

Polyamory / Ethical Non-Monogamy —  Practicing multiple consensual relationships rather than state-regulated monogamy; often linked to critiques of ownership and exclusivity.

Mutual Aid / Solidarity Networks —  Community-based sharing of resources, skills, and support without charity hierarchies. Examples include disaster mutual aid and neighborhood support networks.

Food Not Bombs  - Decentralized groups recovering surplus food and distributing free meals in public spaces as a protest against poverty and militarism.

Dumpster Diving / Freeganism Recovering discarded goods (especially food) from waste streams as a critique of consumerism and capitalism.

Gift Economy Practices  — Sharing goods and services freely rather than selling them—free stores, tool libraries, skill shares.

Underground / Informal Economy  — Participating in unregulated economic activity such as barter, mutual aid labor exchanges, informal services, and peer-to-peer production.

Tax Resistance / Tax Avoidance  — Some anarchists refuse to financially support the state by legally minimizing or refusing taxes tied to war or coercive government programs.

Squatting / Autonomous Housing  — Occupying unused buildings or land for housing or community projects.

Autonomous Zones / Intentional Communities  — Creating spaces outside normal state control where anarchist principles guide daily life.

DIY / Punk / Autonomous Culture  — Self-organized cultural production—zines, punk shows, graffiti, community spaces, skill-sharing workshops.

Digital Autonomy  — Use of encrypted communication, decentralized platforms, open-source tools, and privacy practices to resist surveillance.

What Kind of Anarchist Are You?

Anarchist Types - identify favorite in each group

ECOLOGY + TECHNOLOGY

Strategic Violence

Organization

PROPERTY + Economics

INDIVIDUAL vs COLLECTIVE

IDENTITY & OPPRESSION

What Kind of Anarchist Are You? — Quiz #1 - Circle one answer for each question.

Economics

Organization

Strategy

Individual vs Collective

Identity & Oppression

Ecology + Technology

Scoring Key

WHAT KIND OF ANARCHIST ARE YOU? — QUIZ #2

Scoring Key

WHAT KIND OF ANARCHIST ARE YOU? — 40-QUESTION QUIZ #3

SCORING

CATEGORIES

INTERPRETING RESULTS

Are You an “ANARCHIST IN EVERYDAY LIFE”?