It’s a bad movie that you might have seen before. It tends to show up whenever an advocate of voluntary cooperation explains how society could operate without state coercion. Right on cue, the zombies from “Night of the Living Statists” rear their heads and mindlessly intone, “But if there’s no government, who will build the roads?!”
The zombies can’t hear your response, so it’s useless to try to give them facts and explain how things could be done in a way that’s better for everyone if roads and other such things were provided as private services rather than as coercive government monopolies. For those who are open to the facts, though, is there any evidence that people can actually cooperate voluntarily for their own interests?
As a matter of fact, there’s quite a bit of evidence of that.
When I die, what will I remember? Who won an election or who I loved?
How one woman’s grand gesture for love turned into a nightmare
‘Please do not adjust your set’
We’re all broken, but some of us find meaning in broken partners
Lack of specific needs and wants makes my world feel meaningless
‘Metaverse’ future seems easy, but humans thrive on challenge
Get rid of celebrities and politicians; this is the kind of news I still want
Don’t trust this con man — or almost anybody else on ‘TV news’
Booing Ron Paul evidence that voters don’t want honest conversation