Madness

There is a great brouhaha about "socialism" and "marxism" and "collectivism" these days. Many people are quite firmly in the camp that such ideas and practices derived therefrom are inimical to our way of life. (I must admit I am no lover of government and taxation.)
We have seen political parties spring up to oppose such notions, whether they are a real problem or whether they be illusions.

Agreed so far? Thus, to combat certain notions of collective effort, mankind must resort to collective efforts.

It is merely the definition of "socialism" and "collectivism" that is being fought over, not the reality.
The only way to withdraw into one's own life, into a solipsism, is to go mad. It is time to give that a try, according to most observers.