"Basically they joined the club of the leftists and the social "uplifters" to ultimately beat them at there own game."
That is the irony of the 'leftists' handbook some are more equal than the rest. There is but a slight difference in communism and capitalism both systems appear to meet each other on the dark side.
There is nothing that approaches free market capitalism, it is the conerstone of liberty.
There are NO darksides to capitalism. But when Govt intervenes they despoil it.
Check these articles on how the revolving door between Industrialists and our once limited Govt began, but rarely taught us in our state run schools by self interested big govt promoters - union teachers and leftist professors.
I promise you won't regret the small effort.
http://www.libertarian.co.uk/lapubs/histn/histn045.htm
http://www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=248&sortorder=articledate
http://praxeology.net/RC-BRS.htm