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In the "real world" the term "capitalist"/"capitalism" is misused and misinterpreted to blame the ills of the nation/world on the economical system. The fact that corrupt politicians take money from corrupt corporations, essentially selling their political power to the highest bidder, is not a result of capitalism -- it is a result of corrupt politicians and business leaders. If an "extreme right libertarian worldview" were to be the dominant way of thinking for a majority of Americans, those corrupt politicians would not have the power to grant favors to corrupt business leaders who yearn to funnel them money. If a politician cannot seize property at a whim for a businessman who pays him enough money to "revitalize the area" and put bundles of cash in his own pocket, that businessman would have to actually make use of the capitalist ideal of (gasp) paying market value or higher if the existing tenants don't want to move.
So, to call what we have here in America "capitalism" is to hold up a half-eaten apple and try to sell it as new. It is no longer an accurate term for what has happened in this country, and does not deserve to be the scapegoat for the corruption of some of our citizens.
As for the tax issue, it is true that taxes are extorted from us at the point of a gun. If we don't pay, we are jailed. That is not what our founders had in mind, and certainly isn't "freedom."
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seretogis - sieg heil
perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost
no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames
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