‘Capitalism’ was a term made up by Karl Marx as a straw man to contrast with “Communism”. As always, leftist totalitarians cannot win an honest argument, so they attempt to control what language is permissible in order to prevent honest debate.
“Free Enterprise” Is a much more accurate description of the economic system advocated by Adam Smith, John Locke and other enlightenment philosophers. Among the central principles of free enterprise are:
* Each individual has the right to decide for themselves where, how and for whom they will work. (As opposed to a totalitarian monarch, a totalitarian communist dictator, or a totalitarian socialist ruling class)
* Each individual has the right to decide for themselves what goods or services they will buy. (As opposed to a totalitarian monarch, a totalitarian communist dictator, or a totalitarian socialist ruling class)
* Each individual has the right to keep and spend the wealth that accumulates from their efforts. (As opposed to a totalitarian monarch, a totalitarian communist dictator, or a totalitarian socialist ruling class)
This wealth is misnamed ‘capital’ by evil individuals who would rather seize the wealth of others by force, because they view theft as an easier lifestyle than freedom.
An individual thief, who understands that stealing is wrong, presents a comparatively small danger to society than totalitarians (whether they call themselves monarchists, communists or socialist). Leftist totalitarians always pretend that their thefts are committed “for the benefit of society”, no matter how many centuries of evidence illustrates otherwise.
IMHO, Capitalism is the Purest expression of Human Nature. It is the Natural state of Man.
There’s good and bad, but the bad is self correcting and the good is rewarded.
The Left fears Capitalism because they fear the BAD in themselves. They don’t trust others because the don’t trust themselves.
Capitalism requires Faith.
Faith in oneself and their fellow man.
The Left has no foundation for Faith in either, or at least, they don’t think they have or should need to have.