Unfortunately this hyper-individualist notion breaks down in our modern era because many of our big problems (access to healthcare, climate change, etc.) only h

Unfortunately this hyper-individualist notion breaks down in our modern era because many of our big problems (access to healthcare, climate change, etc.) only have collective solutions. This argument was central to the obamacare fight and I think any reasonable person will realize after enough thinking that someones decisions have an implicit effect on the rest of society if we want to live in a place where hospitals don't turn away people in an emergency. EDIT: To specifically answer your question, which i think is a good one: > When you give power to the state, are you going to ensure that no one you don't like will ever come into power? Yes! As they say, democracy is a 365 day-per-year job, and it's not a spectator sport. The only way to have a moral society is to participate.