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# Agonism
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- [[pull]] [[political theory]] [[conflict]]
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- [[push]] [[democracy]]
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**Agonism** (from the Greek *agōn*, meaning "struggle") is a political theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of conflict. It accepts a permanent place for such conflict, but seeks to show how we can accept and channel this into positive outcomes.
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## In the Agora
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In the context of the [[Agora]], Agonism is the alternative to both:
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1. **Antagonism:** Conflict where opponents are enemies to be destroyed (the [[Moloch]] trap of polarization).
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2. **Harmonious Consensus:** The unrealistic expectation that we will all agree if we just talk enough (the Utopian trap).
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## Conflict as a Feature
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A healthy distributed system *needs* friction.
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* We need **[[Forking Truth]]**: The ability for you to define "Capitalism" differently than I do, without one of us having to be "wrong" or "deleted".
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* We need **[[Social Friction]]**: The ability to disagree passionately on a topic while agreeing on the rules of engagement (the [[Social Contract]]).
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## Why we need it
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Without Agonism, the Agora risks becoming a fragile [[Echo Chamber]]. We need to build systems that can hold the tension of opposing viewpoints without collapsing.
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*See:* [[Chantal Mouffe]], [[Ernesto Laclau]].
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