▁trad itions ▁in ▁Western ▁political ▁thought : ▁ ▁Republican ▁constitution al ism ▁= ▁pro ▁arch y , ▁anti ▁k rat os ▁ ▁Libert arian ▁individual ism ▁= ▁anti ▁arch y , ▁anti ▁k rat os ▁ ▁Democratic ▁progress iv ism ▁= ▁anti ▁arch y , ▁pro ▁k rat os ▁ ▁Pl ut ocr atic ▁national ism ▁= ▁pro ▁arch y , ▁pro ▁k rat os ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁charts ▁these ▁trad itions ▁graph ically ▁using ▁a ▁vertical ▁axis ▁as ▁a ▁scale ▁of ▁k rat os / ak rate ia ▁and ▁a ▁horizontal ▁axis ▁as ▁a ▁scale ▁of ▁arch y / an archy . ▁He ▁places ▁dem ocr atic ▁progress iv ism ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁left , ▁plut ocr atic ▁national ism ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁right , ▁republic an ▁constitution al ism ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁right , ▁and ▁libert arian ▁individual ism ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁left . ▁The ▁political ▁left ▁is ▁therefore ▁distinguished ▁by ▁its ▁re jection ▁of ▁arch y , ▁while ▁the ▁political ▁right ▁is ▁distinguished ▁by ▁its ▁accept ance ▁of ▁arch y . ▁For ▁Mitchell , ▁an archy ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁government ▁but ▁the ▁re jection ▁of ▁rank . ▁Thus ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁both ▁anti - g overn ment ▁an arch ists ▁( M itch ell ' s ▁" li bert arian ▁individual ists ") ▁and ▁pro - g overn ment ▁an arch ists ▁( M itch ell ' s ▁" dem ocr atic ▁progress ives ", ▁who ▁favor ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁government ▁force ▁against ▁social ▁hier arch ies ▁such ▁as