I'd argue that your argument about capital is correct, except it's not just the 21st century ... it's every century before that. Even in societies that aren't c

I'd argue that your argument about capital is correct, except it's not just the 21st century ... it's every century before that. Even in societies that aren't capitalist / democratic / free-market per se, it's the golden rule: the one with gold makes the rules (or, gets what they want). It's not always like that; just most of the time. I'm not saying that's good or bad; I'm just saying it's like gravity.