> Advertising is part of capitalism. Because the core principles of Capitalism could function without advertising, I think this is incorrect. The main point I

> Advertising is part of capitalism. Because the core principles of Capitalism could function without advertising, I think this is incorrect. The main point I was trying to make was that advertising does not remove the inherent Democratic component of Capitalism. > You're describing creating demand. Someone didn't want something because they didn't know it existed. Now they want it. This is the most effective advertising possible. The advertiser didn't really create the demand though, it existed before them?