> Capitalism was the cause of extreme poverty This is demonstrably false. Extreme poverty was simply the state of the world until a few centuries back. In 1820

> Capitalism was the cause of extreme poverty This is demonstrably false. Extreme poverty was simply the state of the world until a few centuries back. In 1820 more than 90% of the world was living in extreme poverty. It's absurd to claim a single diffuse concept like capitalism was responsible for lifting people out of poverty, it's just as absurd to claim it was responsible for putting them there.