> Capitalism has been given a bad reputation This is vastly overstated. The ascendancy of the US over the past century is generally considered as proof of the

> Capitalism has been given a bad reputation This is vastly overstated. The ascendancy of the US over the past century is generally considered as proof of the supremacy of capitalism over all manner of controlled economies. Belief in capitalism is the default among people who are considered educated and reasonable. The anti-capitalism consensus often conjured by libertarians is an imaginary straw man.