http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/10/09/avoiding-the-argument-from-history-and-normality.aspxOften times in political debates, market anarchists may find themselves pressured to produce historical examples of stateless market-based societies. Typically, the market anarchist responds to this by refering to particular periods of medieval icelandenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/10/09/avoiding-the-argument-from-history-and-normality.aspx#60400Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:43:27 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:60400Stephan<p>very insightful post Brainpolice, I like it. Great stuff</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=60400" width="1" height="1">http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/10/09/avoiding-the-argument-from-history-and-normality.aspx#57369Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:45:50 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:57369wombatron<p>Very good post. &nbsp;Now I have something better to say against the standard &quot;Why don&#39;t you move to Somalia?&quot; attack.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=57369" width="1" height="1">http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/10/09/avoiding-the-argument-from-history-and-normality.aspx#57361Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:01:40 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:57361Cork<p>Excellent post! &nbsp;I agree 100%. &nbsp;I&#39;ve always thought that these supposed historical examples are extremely dubious and murky. &nbsp;Every time I&#39;ve tried reading about these supposed examples of &quot;anarchy,&quot; I run into a bunch of crap that isn&#39;t anarchistic at all. </p> <p>Almost all of the authors eventually say something like &quot;sure, the whole system was closely monitored by a state, but it&#39;s still pretty much anarchy!&quot; &nbsp;Ummm...no. &nbsp;It&#39;s either anarchy or it isn&#39;t. &nbsp;If there is any state, in any way, shape, or form, it is not anarchy.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=57361" width="1" height="1">