&gt;&gt;Because using government power (and physical force in general) to coerce people into using some product or service isn&#x27;t a free market anymore, and therefore isn&#x27;t capitalism.<p>This is precisely what British East India Company did in India.<p>&gt;&gt;So, Lenin was right in that capitalism can easily evolve into government cronyism if left unchecked. But then it isn&#x27;t capitalism anymore.<p>Capitalism or Communism, the issue is accumulation of a lot of power in a few hands. Once that happens, things are basically done for the benefit of a few banks&#x2F;dictators&#x2F;rulers and then things start going downhill from there.