Capitalism is not the enemy. Capitalism has improved the Lives of millions.

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81. Your OP suffers from a general failure to define terms. Let's define 'capitalism' first and

then we can discuss whether it (or 'capitalists') is\are the enemy.

Otherwise, this OP and the consequent thread is just the tossing around of buzz words and Madison Avenue agit-prop.

Let me reframe the question: "Does a system where the means of production are privately owned produce the best outcome for mankind at large?"

A couple more data points to throw into the discussion, since you mention 'Calorie Intake per Capita'. It has been estimated that some 16 million American children experience at least 1 episode of food insecurity (bluntly translated, 'hunger') per month in the U.S. 1 in 5 American children, it is estimated, lives in poverty. Meanwhile, 1% of the U.S. population controls 40% of its wealth and 10% of controls 80% of its wealth. For those American children (and many of their parents) what you call capitalism sucks plainly and simply. And given the huge potential wastage of human potential -- does an Einstein or Salk lurk among those malnourished children? -- one can rightly question whether capitalism any longer serves the broader interests of mankind.