This is true in theory except in the United States the Government cracks down and investigates these sorts of societies all the time. I've seen too much government interference to believe it.Juggernaut Nihilism wrote:You are inadvertently touching on one of the strongest arguments in favor of libertarian capitalism: In such a society, if you and your friends want to get a grant or save your pennies and buy a tract of land in Oregon, and set up an off-the-grid commune, you are perfectly free to do so. In any historical socialist/communist society, attempting to set up a capitalist microcosm will get you sent to a gulag for treason. In fact, in a capitalist/libertarian society, you are free to propagandize and agitate for a full-on authoritarian communist revolution, if it floats your boat. Try passing out capitalist pamphlets in any historical socialist/communist society on the other hand...Enki wrote:Of course, but what brings force to enforce property rights? The collective. Capitalism is the only form of collectivism that actually requires the entire world participate.
The Cold War resulted in the Conservative factions in America becoming more like their Communist enemies than they will ever admit. They used the power of the state to attack anyone they saw as 'leftists'. You can see videos of agents of the state coming in and destroying people's farms for various reasons.
I have, the entire time any of you have known me advocated for this kind of system, I call it 'Libertarian Progressivism'. Libertarian at the Federal level Progressive at the local level. Occupy Wall Street's mode of operation is hyperlocal, and that's how we are working it.