Political view

Anarcho-primitivism

Rejects civilization, agriculture and industry and favors a return to hunter-gatherer ways of life.

Associated with: John Zerzan, Fredy Perlman.

Anarcho-primitivism sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly nature-first on environment and strongly tech-cautious on technology. The profile is close to the middle on culture.

Where anarcho-primitivism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-cautious
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil, 2003 to 2010 and 2023 to present39%Yamandú Orsi President of Uruguay, 2025 to present35%Andy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2026 to present34%

Leaders from history who fit

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement70%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201559%Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 200349%

Similar political views

DegrowthArgues that rich economies should shrink resource use and consumption to stay within…65%Deep ecologyGives nature value in itself and calls for a radical reduction of human impact.64%Neo-LuddismResists industrial and digital technology that is seen to erode community, work and…64%Social ecologyTies the ecological crisis to social hierarchy and proposes directly democratic,…60%Green politicsPuts ecological limits, sustainability and grassroots democracy at the center of policy.58%

Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.