RE: Capitalism promotes democracy
Yeah, like it did in Germany prior to WW2. However, republican government (not democracy) does promote capitalism and other indicators of freedom. You have a lot to learn.
Wrong. As Milton Friedman shows, economics comes first. There is no instance in history where you have a free political system but not a free economic system, but as your own example shows, there are several examples where you can have free economic systems without/before having a free political system. Economics comes first.