Democratic socialism seems to be the label for the best mix of elements we've founds so far. "Capitalism" doesn't mean "anything to do with markets", and tells

Democratic socialism seems to be the label for the best mix of elements we've founds so far. "Capitalism" doesn't mean "anything to do with markets", and tells you exactly who it's for right there in the name. Capitalism vs. not letting free markets exist to any substantial degree, is a false choice. Relying on that label as if approaches that aren't at least pretty close to what the US does are all diametrically opposed to capitalism and necessarily share nothing with it, is a way to end up arguing over things that aren't real and don't matter.