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Originally Posted by SeanPlunk
Exactly. Libertarians always ignore externalities. The truth is that in modern day society their is almost no way to do things without affecting someone else. This is why government has to have laws limiting individuals.
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False. We just pay close attention to the externalities (a.k.a., unintended consequences) of government action much much closer than the rest who just seem to go along "well, it's the best we can do." Nonsense.
BTW, hardcore anarcho-capitalist libertarians, which I'm close to presently, are dead serious about law and order. Our ideal society would certainly have laws (but limited substantially to transgression against real property) and rules like which side of the street to drive on, etc., etc. The notion we're for a total free for all at all times and places is categorically wrong. It's either spewed as propaganda, or a profound misunderstanding of what we're on about. We're just against government as an agent of force to shape society and all the negative externalities they inflict on humanity.