Libertarians: Evil or Really, Really Evil?

[Cognitive Dissident]

Here's the next "free market" disaster.

Notice how, by government "standards" the stuff was considered "safe."  Notice how the government inspected the sludge a week ago.  I'd be willing to bet government was actively involved through the entire process.  Not only that, I'd be willing to bet the factory was built under communism (I.E. it's probably a government creation.)

Hungary: Toxic red sludge has reached the Danube

In this anarcho-capitalist paradise you speak of, what would be the motivation for the company to even care about safety regulations?

I'm pretty sure Union Carbide didn't give a shit about keeping stuff safe, and they probably could have if they'd wanted to - which led to the Bhopal incident.

Which anarcho-capitalist paradise is that?  I don't recall speaking of one.

In the absence of the state, a company that wished to continue doing business would be respectful of the environment (there would be no "regulations" with no state) because they would be held responsible for the damages.

The Union Carbide situation happened under a state--a lot of good monopoly abuse did.  I'm sure they "owned" the "authorities."  It's hard to "own" the authorities when there aren't any.