My response is that REAL capitalism has never been tried either, yet it works. The true test of a theory of government isn’t whether it can work when implemented perfectly but whether it can work when implemented imperfectly, as will always be the case in the real world. Capitalism is like a weed that thrives if you give it half a chance. It is highly robust. Communism is like a hothouse flower that fails every time it comes into contact with reality.
Exactly right.