| Capitalists are a class, and its not loony lefties who alone think so. Any political scientist consider capitalists as a class when dealing with class relations.
Capitalism is a theory, one in which capitalists sit at the top of the social heiarchy. Capitalism has never existed purely because, shock horror, it doesn't work. When people get rich they like to have the rules set in their favour, thus corrupting capitalism. Once in power the rich don't wan't to lose, so must build their Machievellian welfare states.
And capitalism as an era has existed, we live under it now. Once the world catches up, then we may progress to communism.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill |