If (pure) capitalism has never existed then Marx/Engels would have never written Capitol nor come up with The Communist Manifesto. It was a direct response to

If (pure) capitalism has never existed then Marx/Engels would have never written Capitol nor come up with The Communist Manifesto. It was a direct response to what they saw as the failings of capitalism (as in the real thing happening in the world around them, not the concept of it). To try and argue it is not "True Capitalism" is just BS, and lets you get out of justifying anything you say. "oh I only meant Pure Capitalism, so whatever you say doesn't apply to that" --- It is complete True Scotsman, regardless how much you don't like it. Freedoms have very little to do with capitalism. It is about private ownership vs government ownership. The right/privilege of ownership doesn't have to apply to everyone either (and thus isn't really a 'freedom'), it can simply apply to a select few (non-government) and you are still practicing capitalism. > You don't seem to have read my comments for comprehension though, so it's not surprising that you're getting hung up here... Would you like me to also point out it's a rhetorical fallacy to attack the person making the argument rather than the the argument.