I think a lot of Americans have lost sight of the fact that the purpose of government is to collectively solve problems that individuals can& #39;t, and that vision of government as a servant of the populace is pretty much why I can& #39;t jive with anarchism.

You& #39;re not "self-sufficient." You& #39;re not "self-made." You& #39;re not a rugged individualist. You live with the possibility Bad Things Will Happen. Your house will burn down. You& #39;ll suffer a chronic, debilitating, non-lethal illness. A terrible crime will be committed against you.

And even if you don& #39;t suffer an acute, immediate issue that requires direct aid, you want to live in a world where your utilities are reliable, your hot dog won& #39;t give you botulism, and you don& #39;t even have to THINK about the stability of the bridges you drive over.

Those things are accomplished by collective action; decisions being made and enforced, with the correct motivations. Not selfish fuck-y& #39;all-I-got-mine individualism.