There's a good argument that the existence of the state itself exerts a specific aggravated case of the tragedy of commons on the entire society over which it p

There's a good argument that the existence of the state itself exerts a specific aggravated case of the tragedy of commons on the entire society over which it projects coercive power. https://www.libertariannews.org/2012/07/15/the-state-is-a-tragedy-of-the-commons-3/ https://www.libertariannews.org/2012/07/15/the-state-is-a-tr... In light of this it's pretty amusing that it keeps being discussed as a reason states are great/acceptable/necessary/tolerable. I guess all propaganda is funny if you don't take it for granted.