The answers libertards give to each other and those we give to authoritarians are often different.
To other libertards, we have to come up with a well-reasoned, thoughtful argument, with support and contingencies.
To authoritarians, we have to use a glib sound bite. Who will build the roads? Without government, who would possibly make the hamburgers and blue jeans?
In reality, a libertarded city might not have any roads at all, like Kowloon Walled City before they tore it down. It wasn't necessarily a nice place to live, but it got on well enough without roads.
Some libertards are kooky enough that they would build a city around ziplines, sleds pulled by teams of housecats, for-hire piggybackers, and go-go-gadget hatcopters. If there were any cars at all, they would be made of hemp, have built in pistol holsters instead of seatbelts, and be powered by Stirling engines burning moonshine. Visit New Hyperbole City today!
But seriously, either someone will build a road at their own expense, or everyone else will adapt to the lack of a road. What you certainly will not see are paved county roads with one mailbox every half-mile or so. A massive system of autobahns will not spontaneously appear, and it certainly would not be free to use. Rail networks, as you mention, would almost certainly more efficient use of private funds. People living where roads are not economical would simply buy off-road-capable vehicles and chainsaws instead of paving their own. Libertarded CONUS would start to look a lot like Alaska, except with more fanboats, ATVs, mudboggers, dune buggies, ultralight fan-gliders, mountain bikes, zeppelins, and such. People who like cars would have to pack in closer on fewer roads, and pay for their use directly.
To other libertards, we have to come up with a well-reasoned, thoughtful argument, with support and contingencies.
To authoritarians, we have to use a glib sound bite. Who will build the roads? Without government, who would possibly make the hamburgers and blue jeans?
In reality, a libertarded city might not have any roads at all, like Kowloon Walled City before they tore it down. It wasn't necessarily a nice place to live, but it got on well enough without roads.
Some libertards are kooky enough that they would build a city around ziplines, sleds pulled by teams of housecats, for-hire piggybackers, and go-go-gadget hatcopters. If there were any cars at all, they would be made of hemp, have built in pistol holsters instead of seatbelts, and be powered by Stirling engines burning moonshine. Visit New Hyperbole City today!
But seriously, either someone will build a road at their own expense, or everyone else will adapt to the lack of a road. What you certainly will not see are paved county roads with one mailbox every half-mile or so. A massive system of autobahns will not spontaneously appear, and it certainly would not be free to use. Rail networks, as you mention, would almost certainly more efficient use of private funds. People living where roads are not economical would simply buy off-road-capable vehicles and chainsaws instead of paving their own. Libertarded CONUS would start to look a lot like Alaska, except with more fanboats, ATVs, mudboggers, dune buggies, ultralight fan-gliders, mountain bikes, zeppelins, and such. People who like cars would have to pack in closer on fewer roads, and pay for their use directly.