> I sometimes debate with so-called "Libertarians". Their philosophy
> is, essentially, that politics and government are unnecessary. They
> frequently refer to mediaeval Iceland as an example of this. When I
> point out that there were only, at most, a few tens of thousands of
> people in Iceland, giving a population density of just 1 person per
> square mile, on an island totally isolated by the Atlantic Ocean,
> they don't quite see the point. The point is, mediaeval Iceland
> approximated the conditions of primitive man. So, they didn't need a
> government. We do.