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Shieldwife is spot-on here, I think. With the SJW crowd, the desire to denounce and blame white people for something - anything - comes first, the particular accusation, whatever they can find or invent, comes as a result of that. It is, in fact, because they hate (other) white people.

Yeah, a bunch of hippies wanting to go live in a commune is harmless... until they find out for themselves why that never works. The Communists would claim that you are the one violating the NAP by claiming anything for yourself and trying to prevent other people from using it.

Perhaps we can condense this impasse a bit? "We Libertarians believe in maximizing individual freedom!" "Why?"

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." General Patton. But going into war, there is always the possibility that you might get to be the poor bastard. Which means that the soldiers have to be fighting for...

Well, yes. Also, the real test of any society according to both CS Lewis and George Orwell - how does it defend itself in case of war? In the case of extreme Libertarianism - it doesn't. Because getting killed is never in your own personal self-interest.

I think the Chinese might disagree with you about that...

What I meant, is that the atmosphere is a "commons".

Bottled Oxygen for sale! Don't worry, my price are not unreasonable.

Some people are a bit prone to all-or-nothing thinking.

As I've said before, Anarchy lasts only until someone or other gets a few lads together and starts forming a new government. Minarchy, or king who wields just enough power to stop anyone else taking over, might be more promising. Until some external enemy shows up.