how many ACists in the world?

Metric · #1 09-07-2007, 12:59 PM

Anyone care to take a shot at an estimate? I'm curious about the total number of "Borodog-type" ACist's in the world -- that is, educated, productive people who have come to the AC philosophy based on reasoned economic and ethical considerations (specifically not counting the "teen angst" variety of anarchists).

I'm going to throw out the first number that comes to mind -- I'm guessing that there are fewer than a million such people in the world, total. How badly wrong (or how overly safe) do you think this guess is?

elwoodblues · #2 09-07-2007, 01:09 PM

If you are making the distinction between supporters of very small versus NO government then I would think 1 million is probably on the high side (especially if you throw out the teen-angst anarchists). This forum WAY skews one's perspective on the support for the AC philosophy.

bocablkr · #3 09-07-2007, 01:22 PM

To be honest I have never met one in person and did not even know about AC until I joined this forum. I suspect the number of true adherents to be less than 1,000,000.

tomdemaine · #4 09-07-2007, 02:38 PM

Are you counting self proclaimed ACists only or all those whose principles when logically applied lead to a society without a state?

Metric · #5 09-07-2007, 02:54 PM

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Are you counting self proclaimed ACists only or all those whose principles when logically applied lead to a society without a state?

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Estimates for both would be welcome, of course, but I suppose I had in mind the people who at some point have had the conscious realization that their ideas and principles ultimately point toward a stateless society.

Nielsio · #6 09-07-2007, 05:18 PM

Whatever the number is, it's growing exponentially.

jstnrgrs · #7 09-07-2007, 05:26 PM

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Whatever the number is, it's growing exponentially.

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So when can I stop paying taxes?

mosdef · #8 09-07-2007, 05:28 PM

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Whatever the number is, it's growing exponentially.

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So when can I stop paying taxes?

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pvn will send a bulk PM. I check for mine every day.

Nielsio · #9 09-07-2007, 05:33 PM

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Whatever the number is, it's growing exponentially.

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So when can I stop paying taxes?

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After you've converted a hundred people, and each one of those has converted another hundred.

TomCollins · #10 09-07-2007, 05:36 PM

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Whatever the number is, it's growing exponentially.

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So when can I stop paying taxes?

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After you've converted a hundred people, and each one of those has converted another hundred.

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In 10 years, there will be over 1 TRILLION Anarcho Capitalists!